“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” - Revelation 3:20 NIV
Do you ever feel like you're part of a movement that continues along the same route, as if nothing has changed? Maybe some new things have been attempted on this journey, but they haven't truly altered the course of the familiar paths. It seems like repeating the same patterns and going along with them.
If you find yourself on such a path, it may be due to recurring patterns caused by unresolved heart issues, likely involving difficulties with forgiveness. As a result, you might soon begin to hear someone knocking at the door repeatedly, louder, but only twice. This will happen both in reality, in dreams, or in other ways. This is sign of Jesus giving a second chance for those struggling with forgiveness. Perhaps you heard the knocking sound of Jesus before but responded with: “I can’t deal with this now.” This is another opportunity to forgive and let go, and to be open to seeing things from a different perspective.
You might not realize it, but unforgiveness harbors hatred and deception in a heart. Perhaps you have believed lies instead of the truth, and these lies are keeping you trapped in the same life cycle that are keeping you stuck.
The second knocking is also an invitation to release certain personal desires, wants, needs, and plans, and to adopt new, divine desires, dreams, and plans. It is a call to rid oneself of the misleading and alluring desires of the world to welcome healing, restoration, gifts, and the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
The church is in a countdown phase, and the time for grace, repentance, and forgiveness will eventually come to an end. Let us take this opportunity to genuinely forgive those who have wronged us.
If you're finding it difficult to express your feelings and to forgive from your heart, try this exercise: Write a letter (which you won't send) to the person who hurt you. In the letter, express all the negative emotions and issues affecting your relationship. Conclude the letter with forgiving the person that wronged you.
Once the letter is complete and your heart has released its burdens, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any false beliefs that are keeping you trapped in negativity. Request guidance to uncover the truth about the situation and seek grace for healing anything broken in your heart and the heart of the person who wronged you.
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