Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 16:6-10
by: Trisha Gerstel.
We do not know exactly why God chose to change Paul’s direction. We only know that Paul listened and obeyed. One of the surest ways to become weary—an exhaustion that seeps down into your very soul—is to attempt life on our own, making plans without (or, in some cases, despite) the Lord’s direction. When we stubbornly forge ahead with our own ideas, giving no heed to what direction the Lord would have us take, we will ultimately become frustrated and hopeless, even if things seem to be going well. Thankfully, the opposite is also true. When we prayerfully ask for and then follow God’s direction, we will experience joy and peace even during troubling times.