Have you ever had a door that just seemed to have a mind of its own?  Some days it will unlock to open smoothly, swinging open wide to welcome a new day, and other days, well, let’s just say it isn’t quite as welcoming!  I imagine you’ve guessed it by now, but, yes, I have such a door to contend with.  This is one of those doors that hold a place of importance as it happens to give much needed access to our office…one that MUST be unlocked and available for entry and exit every day.  Not to mention fire code requires it!! 

A recent morning proved to be one of those days.  This stubborn door just did not want to unlock for me, no matter how much I begged and pleaded.  I tried everything. I pushed, I pulled, I jiggled, I shook, I jumped up and down, I even tried talking nice to it again, but NO it would not budge.  That door wanted to stay locked and nothing I could say or do would change its’ “mind”, not even the “magic” words…”Open Says – Me!”

Knowing the importance of the unlocking of this door, I made sure that I let others in the building know about my dilemma via email. I did not want there to be an urgent need to exit this door, only to find it locked, for goodness sake.  After some discussion, another of our ladies here in the office bravely gave it a try, pushing, pulling, jiggling, shaking, jumping up and down, sweet talk, but all to no avail.  Whew!  At least it wasn’t just ME.  Strength in numbers, I always say… 

Well, after my email had gone out, one of our strong men offered to “come to the rescue”, took the appropriate key and off he went.  After, a good bit of shaking, rattling and rolling going on down the hall it appeared that victory was his.  He came back with a smile on his face, having conquered this strong willed door.  It was UNLOCKED and ready for service, letting in a breath of fresh air…much to my delight. His “extra muscle” had done the job.  In the process we discovered that the doors were a bit out of alignment with each other, making it hard to lock and unlock the door. 

This reminded me of my own life. Some days it just seems that I’m out of alignment.   Maybe I’ve not taken the proper time for prayer and that special time spent with God at the beginning of my day.  Possibly, I’ve let the ups and downs, “shaking, rattling and rolling”; of my life get me down.  It seems that no amount of pushing, pulling, jiggling, shaking, jumping up and down will open that needed door…the, sometimes heavy, door to my heart, that is until I turn it over to my ever powerful God.  When I give Him the key, turning my struggles over to Him, He will ALWAYS open that door, allowing it to open freely, letting in that wonderful “breath of fresh air” once again.