"Grieved or Calloused/Open or Closed" The situation of events that seem to be happening daily throughout  the world can leave you in such a place as to become so hardened towards people that the goodness in you can be turned to sour grapes. and the grace and mercy that was bestowed in you can be diluted with bad wine. We have been called to be a blessing but the blessing many times seems to be tested with unbearableness. Revelation 3:10 Jesus is admonishing the Philadelphia church to hold fast to what they have.
What did they have? Vs.8 says they were given an open door which no one could shut, because they kept His word and didn't deny His name. What does this have to do with grieved or calloused. I believe that there is also a door before us and it can be opened or shut by the way we react to this world and respond to His voice. We don't keep His word and deny His name when we become callouss to the atrocities, sorrows, poverty and the needs of this world. Jesus said the Philadelphia church had little strength, but they weren't governed by their strength when it came to His word and His name. I believe many have become callouss towards this world. Working with my hands most of my life has produced these callouses that aren't as sensitive to the elements any longer and this can happen to our hearts, but that can change. Even as Jesus cried out over the city of Jerusalem, moved in His spirit over the unbelief and refusal of the visitation that was before them(Matt 23:37).The Spirit will come to those calloused hearts and change them to grieving in the spirit that will lead to intercession that will bring obedience to His word and confessing His name before men. Once more grace and mercy will flow and the callousness will become soft like babies skin. Once more you will hear the voice of the Spirit and feel and intercede for the people as the Spirit moves through you.  

 Come into His presence let the Spirit carry you into the throne room and those closed squeaky heavy doors, those calloused hearts will open suddenly. You may have beautiful doors in front of you that beacon you to go through, but if they are shut they are shut for a reason and should not be opened until the Lord does. When the Lord opens the doors it is effortless because He did it. What He has set before us becomes light because His burden is light and His yoke is easy(Matt. 11:30). A great testing has come upon the world and the spirit of this age wants to take away your crown. But the Lord says to him that overcomes I will make them to be a pillar in the temple of My God. Jesus opens doors when we decide to embrace His presence, touching the people of the world with the Fathers heart, denying ourselves and surrender to His will and Lordship.