As you spend intentional time in prayer, God is able to both shape your heart and character as well as open and close the right doors for your next season of ministry.
Take a look at this story from the life of the apostle Paul (Acts 16:6-10):
6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8 So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 And when Paul[c] had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
I have seen God do this over and over again as I have transitioned from one ministry to another. There have been doors that seemed to be wide open, then after a long season of prayer, those doors miraculously got slammed in my face. Then, just a miraculously, a new door of opportunity would open up in it's place.
Don't be discouraged if you find yourself in a season of waiting and prayer. It is better to wait on the Lord for His next opportunity for you, than to step through the wrong door. Look at how Jesus is described in Revelation 3:7-8:
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."
Remain faithful in your current season of seeking Him, and He will open the right door at the right time.
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