Are You a Door Opener?

So much on my heart and mind—not sure where to begin except to state: I’m not Linda so don’t expect the deep, thoughtful and profound communication she is so good at.

As she prepares for an upcoming speaking engagement she needed someone to do the weekly blog. I thought a good topic to blog on would be about opening doors for others. It’s something that has been on my heart for awhile because I see it happen a lot with the Christian men leaders I get to associate with but I haven’t seen it happen as much for us gals. Why?

I’d like to propose a few reasons, some may have validity and others may just be my way to voice concerns, either way, if you’re reading this I hope it prompts you to think about doors you need others to open for you and doors you need to open for others.

#1: You’re too self-reliant to let others know you need a door open. (This one hurt!)
#2: You may not think you’re worthy to have others open doors for you.
#3: You don’t want to be ” duty bound” to help when others need it because life is just so busy, overwhelming or unpredictable that you can't imagine doing one more favor for someone else.
#4: You’re not sure what the “rules” are for playing.
#5; You’re jealous of the God-given gifts of other women so you can’t possibly open doors for them to succeed because that means you won’t. (What a lie-when we lift Jesus higher, He draws all men to Himself. How do we lift Jesus higher? By walking confidently and assuredly in His gifts demonstrated by our lifestyle).
#6: You’re a perfectionist and nothing others do is going to be good enough, so if you can’t do it yourself, it’s not from God.
#7: You’re indecisive and tossed by every wave that comes your way so you don’t know which door to ask others to open for you.

Do any of these resonate with you? If so, what do you need to do or who do you need to reach out to? Take the next step and see what happens. It’s all a grand adventure when we live outside our comfort zone, anyway!