Determining If a Door has Closed

How to Tell if God Is Redirecting—or Refining—You

By Anita Carman

As I lead the ministry of Inspire Women into second decade, I am in awe of God who has led me every step of the way. There were days when I felt I was flying blindfolded and longed for a map, a “Help Me” book, or even some directions scratched on the back of a napkin to give me some semblance of direction. On those days, God reminded me I was entering uncharted territory and no map other than God Himself could be found. But what does God being our map mean? Often, it means remembering who we are as daughters of the King and looking to the Bible for guidance from our faith siblings.

Learn the Family Code

In every family, there is a family code of behavior. When we accepted Jesus as Savior, imagine God writing our name in a box in His family tree. The characters in the Bible are not just Bible characters but our faith siblings. My younger son used to watch to see if his brother got away with something in our family before attempting the same thing. He would then modify his actions depending on whether his older brother got away with a behavior. In the same way, to learn God’s family’s code of behavior, we are to model after the choices of our faith siblings.