Stories From the Klos Family

Opportunity Knocks

I met an interesting woman last weekend. We spoke at length about our testimonies and how God is working in our lives. This conversation made me do some deeper thinking over the course of the week. In the above photo, what do you see? A door? Ryan once told me a story that as kids they would look at a six-panel door and see a cross (the negative space of the top four panels) and the Bible (lower two panels).

God has been teaching me a lot about doors lately, especially how they are closely related to trust. When Ryan and I left Calumet in February, we not only created our own company, but we also joined a start up with several other former co-workers. In the past six months God has provided a roof over our head, food and enough money to pay the bills each month. It was stressful at times, especially the first of each month when the mortgage was due again and being hit with our first year of property taxes, but each time God provided payment from a previous job we had completed. Not to mention all the meals we've received from family, friends and neighbors. We are truly grateful that God loves us so much that He has promised to provide for us.

Matthew 6:25–34 [Do Not Be Anxious]
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Earlier in the month the start up we are a part of made a decision to terminate a relationship with a client. It was a difficult choice since none of us have full-time income and this project was enough to provide all of us with a salary and pay the rent for the office space. We felt that this wasn't what God had wanted for us and we closed the door.

Almost two weeks pass. We have some steady work, but still don't see any doors being opened. Then, slowly a ray of light exposes a crack in a new door. An opportunity to work for a large Christian publishing company, Zondervan, arrives. This is so perfect it's almost unbelievable. I was so excited that I almost experienced what tears of joy felt like, I could feel the Holy Spirit stirring my heart. All five team members of the start up are looking to be hired on with full-time benefits for Zondervan. We hope that everything will be finalized this week as we have a pretty big deadline ahead. I believe though, that with God on our side, all things are possible!

So what have I learned about doors? Well, they hurt if your fingers get caught as it closes. But most importantly, in order for a new door to be opened, I need to close the first one. And trust 100% that the Lord will open the next one at just the right time.