One of my all time favorite movies is "The Sound of Music" and in it there is one of my all time favorite lines. This line is one that I, along with many others, have remembered in times of stress and struggle to keep focus where it belongs, on the Lord.

It is the line that goes something like, where one door closes the Lord will open a window.

Several months ago I was approached to think about head up a ministry within my church. My initial reaction was NOOOOOO WAYYYYYY. That is bigger then I can chew most certainly. Then the person who approached me said a few key things that had me wondering if maybe this was God opening the window. I agreed to pray about it and get back to her.

The dinner theater took up a huge amount of my time and hers and the topic was put on the back burner. I did what I said I would do, I prayed about it. I told the lord if he wanted me to walk through that window I would but he had to let me know that he wanted me to because I sure didn't want to.

Like a bolt of lightening hitting me one morning all of my doubts disappeared. I could clearly see how to get to point C from point A. It all seemed to make sense. I felt a sense of excitement over the concept and idea of doing this ministry.

Serving in this ministry has always been a love of mine. It was the first ministry that I was involved in when I started attending my church. I just always pictured my role as supportive not leading. I was far more active in other ministries to be more involved in this one. For me it was a secondary ministry.

Doors have been closed and I am not active in my primary ministry any longer. This was not my choice and it has been a very difficult thing for me to swallow and to manage in a Christ reflective way. I have been told by a few that are aware of the whole situation that I have handled it in a humble way and that I could have made other choices that would have been unwise but understandable given the situation.

Tonight I met with the women who approached me finally able to make our schedules work together. We had a wonderful dinner and talked about the door that seems to have slammed shut this week. Shared the vision that I have received for the ministry that she approached me about. Shared the results of my prayer about it. The vision is nothing new, I have shared this with her on many other occasions over the years that I have known her.

Long story short she agrees with the vision. She feels that it comes from God not my own heart or desires. She feels that it is the right choice for this ministry and is going to present it to the other women who need to be in on the choice. She is also going to share that with the Pastor at the church who would need to be aware of all of this. If there is any problem it will be addressed up front.

The door to my calling has been shut on me. I have been patient and while this is not final yet, I feel that the Lord is opening that window and I am rather excited about it.