Walk Through the Open Door
I want to share something powerful with you today that's going to revolutionize how you approach the opportunities God places before you. Too many believers are sitting around waiting for a lightning bolt from heaven when God has already swung the door wide open in front of them!
Bust the Move
Let me tell you about the Apostle Paul - one of the greatest apostles who ever lived. When Paul didn't know what to do, you know what he did? He did something! Paul just started moving.
You can't steer a parked car! There are people who are always waiting on the Lord, but that's become an excuse. We call it paralysis of analysis - you're thinking about it so much that you're just sitting there doing nothing. Remember Abraham? The Bible says "by faith Abraham went out not knowing." Sometimes operating by faith means we don't know everything, but we move anyway.
Look at Acts 16:6-10. The Bible says Paul and his team "were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia." But here's what I love about Paul - he didn't just sit around waiting. Paul said, "God, you're either going to give me a red light or a green light." He wanted to preach the gospel in Asia, and there was nothing wrong with that vision. But it wasn't God's timing yet.
Watch this! Three chapters later, the Bible tells us that ALL of Asia heard the word of God when Paul went in God's perfect timing. You see that? Sometimes God says "not yet," but that doesn't mean "never!"
Divine Direction Through Wise Counsel
But here's what happened next. Paul received a vision of a man from Macedonia saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." And watch what the Bible says: "After he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them" (Acts 16:10).
Did you get that? Paul didn't just make this decision alone! He consulted with his team –Luke and Silas and others. The scripture says, "We decided to go to Macedonia." Even the great Apostle Paul understood that no one man is an island! He valued the counsel and confirmation of his ministry partners.
Even Paul needed people in his life. Remember Acts 9:26-27? When Saul (Paul) first came to Jerusalem after his conversion, "they were all afraid of him and believed not that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles."
Barnabas was willing to risk his reputation and speak on Paul's behalf! It was Barnabas's relationship with the apostles that got the door opened for Paul to be accepted in the body of Christ and established in his apostolic calling.
Listen to me: Every Paul needs a Barnabas. Every Mary needs an Elizabeth. Every David needs a Samuel. Every Elijah needs an Elisha. You aren’t any different! As great as Paul was, as heavily as he was anointed, even Paul had to have a Barnabas to speak on his behalf and a team to consult with for major decisions.
I'm saying this to somebody reading this newsletter: Allow God to work through other people to help you.
Your Breakthrough Is Coming
Don't allow yourself to be frightened or intimidated. In this upcoming year, God is going to open doors. He is going to create and give you new opportunities, and you've got to be ready to seize the moment! Don't back up, don't be afraid - step through the door in boldness and confidence!
1 Corinthians 16:9 - Paul said, "A great door and effectual is opened unto me." The word "great" literally means things esteemed highly for importance, of great weight, excellent, splendid, prepared on a grand scale. The word "effectual" means powerful!
God's going to open doors for you that are prepared on a grand scale! He's going to open powerful doors for you to increase your influence and raise you up to a whole new level for his glory!
Look what happened when Paul and his team obeyed and went to Macedonia! A slave girl was set free from demon possession. A jailer and his entire family were converted. And the Philippian church was birthed! When you walk through the doors God opens, you don't just receive blessing for yourself - you become a blessing that impacts generations!
Prayer For Open Doors
Father, in the name of Jesus, we thank You for the doors You're opening in 2025! We pray for wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. We pray for confirmation on every step we are about to take.
Lord, make them sensitive to avoid the doors You've closed and bold to walk through the doors You've opened. Give them divine connections like Barnabas gave to Paul. Raise up people to speak on their behalf and open opportunities they never imagined.
Their gifts will make room for them and bring them before great people. Their future is bright because the steps of a good person are ordered by the Lord, and You delight in their way!
God, we give You praise, glory, and honor for what You're about to do in the name of Jesus Christ!
Pakistan Missions Trip
God has opened an incredible door for us to go to Pakistan this November! We'll be hosting a pastor's conference and conducting a miracle service, and my heart is burning with excitement to see what God is going to do in those meetings! We're going to see the blind receive their sight, the deaf hear, the paralyzed walk, and souls saved for the Kingdom of God!
I'm reaching out to you to ask if you would consider giving a special offering to help make this trip possible. Remember, when you give, you're investing in eternal souls and multiplying the miracle harvest. Every dollar you sow is going to come back to you pressed down, shaken together, and running over!
Thank you for being such faithful partners in this ministry. We love you, we appreciate you, and we're believing God for supernatural provision as we prepare to walk through this incredible open door He has placed before us.
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By Mail:
Sean Pinder Ministries
P.O. Box 2726
McKinney, TX 75070
God Bless,
Pastors Sean & Aimee Pinder
