Pray... For Doors to Close?!

I think of prayer as asking God for something... A new opportunity, wisdom, health - or some new thing I need.

To some this may sound selfish, but there are times when I realize I've reached the end of my own ability - and I need help.

I recently came across the suggestion that people should also pray for God to close doors, not to give them what they are asking for - if it is not for their own good.

I don't remember doing that very often.

The idea of taking my hands off the steering wheel of my life and letting God decide is, for some reason, hard. And humbling. It's an admission that I don't really know it all... which, of course, is true.