I've heard it said that sometimes when God closes a door it's for a purpose or that he opens a window or something like that. But then what if there doesn't seem to be any window or door open at all? You start busting through walls.
I've just started to understand taking initiative and that God has given me my brain to make decisions. I've heard a thousand times about people praying and praying and praying for God to let them know what to do. Not that God doesn't have the power to audibly talk, but it's been quite some time since it's happened. Then the reality is that God probably won't tell what to do. Then he leaves decisions in your hands and wants you to seek him the whole way through it. All the time allowing you to use your wisdom through the Holy Spirit ( or the essence of God if you want to think of it that way), to make decisions and all the time bringing glory to God. Why because you rely on him, faith in him, you use wisdom and faith all at the same time. You honestly don't know the outcome of decisions, but you learn from them.
Of course you can lean to far on one side and think that you're taking things into your own hands when you make decisions. On the other you can make no decisions and wait for some sort of specific sign...all the while not making any decisions and wanting the safe and "clear" answer form God.
Of course decisions take time, because if you make too fast decisions with unclear motives it's not wise at all. But if you've honestly sought God and what he has to say, then push through and take initiative. Then I could actually see how if you waited for God to give the clear answer the less faith that would actually take. But taking off with trust actually takes more faith.
In Matthew 21:21 Jesus says "I tell you the truth, If you have faith and do not doubt not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done."
I guess the important difference between decisions is faith. If you make decisions solely to get what you want done for sefish reasons then that wouldn't be faith. But if you move with wisdom and reason then you're more on the right track. Then the question arrises that will we ever know enough wisdom or reason to move? Well that's the battle. I don't know the answer to that one. So each person is going to have to deal with that one on their own terms.
Wisdom also becomes more and more with ease the closer the relationship with God. When you know who he is and what he has already said then the more prepared you will be. You couldn't say that practice makes perfect but practicing the relationship with God brings wisdom, Kinda like I said in the first sentence of this paragraph.
So seek wisdom with all you've got, all the resources that God has given you. All the people around you; pastors, friends, mentors, etc. And then move. Bust through walls and you will find a way that you never knew was there. It might or might not be what you expected but to live with it and learn. Then the more walls or window passages you take the more you know how to handle the next situation. So don't stop moving. Just imagine what could be on the other side.
