Acts 16:6 Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. 7 Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. 8 So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas.
9 That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!" 10 So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.
Sometimes, God really does tell us to not go to, or do, or be perfectly good things.
Asia & Bithynia were perfectly good places for Paul & Silas to go preach the Gospel.
But that's not what God had in mind. And they didn't dare go against what He had told them to do. Why? The favor of God would probably evaporate. They needed all the favor they could get. (Read the rest of the chapter to find out about favor.)
Sometimes it seems God is moving us away from perfectly good things - things we are, things we do, places we are, places we could go to.
We have to trust Him when He says be this, go here, do this. It may not seem to make sense, but it makes sense to Him. He sees the BIG picture.
We often have a hard time just seeing, let alone the BIG picture.
This isn't something I'm postulating about - this is something I'm living, right now.
It will be interesting to see how it all turns out.
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