You may be familiar with the age-old adage, “When one door closes, another door opens.”
This well-meaning mantra is often uttered during a time of transition. It could be when leaving a job. It could be at the end of a relationship. It is essentially the conclusion of any season.
While they say, “When one door closes, another door opens.” What they don’t say is how long you’ll be in the hallway.
The hallway represents the time between one door closing and the next door opening; the time spent in transition. This could be a day. This could be a week. This could be a month. This could be a year.
For this reason, the question to ask during a time of transition is less about the closed or opened doors. The question to ask during a time of transition is what do you do in the hallway?
There can be a temptation to run through the hallway to the next open door without even considering why the last door closed to begin with.
Maybe there are some skills that need to be developed before the next job starts. Because of this, the hallway can be a place of growth.
Maybe there is some hurt that needs to be addressed before the next relationship begins. Because of this, the hallway can be a place of healing.
Maybe there is something that needs to be discussed before the next season arrives. Because of this, the hallway can be a place of reflection.
Psalm 139:7-8 reads, “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there” (New International Version).
When you find yourself in transition, my prayer is that you will feel the presence of God in the hallway.
Nick Chellsen 