Key Verse: Acts 16:9-10,"During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them."
Wouldn't it be great if we had road signs for life, such as College, Turn Here or Character Work Next Four Months? They might not make life easier, but we'd be a little more confident about which choices to make. These signs would be helpful in our spiritual lives as well. But, unfortunately, there are no such signs.
Some people believe following God is easy; it's usually anything but easy. One of the frustrating aspects of following God is that we often don't know where we're going. We may have one idea about how to serve God, only to discover God wants us to do something else. This can be frustrating and even discouraging if we're not careful.
So often we can see only the next step in our journey. And our limited perspective means we don't always know what's best for us. God, on the other hand, can see our entire journey. Therefore, when God asks us to make sacrifices or change our plans, it's always in our best interest to obey. The result honors God and brings us to the best possible place in our lives.
Don't think you're alone in this. Even the apostles had experiences like ours. Acts 16 records a story of how Paul went through some frustrations before he finally discovered God's will concerning the next phase of his ministry. This week we're going to look at how Paul dealt with this change of plans and see what resulted. So put on your traveling shoes; we're about to make a detour.
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