On the morning of their flight the pilot was preparing the crew for the day's route, he noticed the new blonde flight attendant was missing. When he called her hotel room, she answered the phone, sobbing, and said she couldn't get out of her room. "You can't get out of your room?" the captain asked, "Why not?" The flight attendant replied, "There are only three doors in here, one is the bathroom, one is the closet, and one has a sign on it that says, 'Do Not Disturb'!"
It is not unusual for a person to feel absolutely trapped. It may be because of bad decisions they have made or the decisions of someone else. Finding a way out seems impossible. Do not assume that the door your considering is closed forever, it may just take some perseverance. Seek your answer through prayer and a diligent search of the Bible. Do not just assume that God will approve of your chosen direction. God's direction is often the very opposite of our choices. We are inclined to look for a way out that avoids the root of the problem. We also are inclined to make choices that give instant gratification. A person says, "It makes me happy" or "Its fun", without considering God's truth or the long term consequences of a choice. Remember the right way may be hard but that doesn't make it impossible.
Consider this passage: "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. For My thought are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the Lord. for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts"
(Isaiah 55:7-9).
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