June 28,
11Three months later we sailed in a ship that had been docked at Malta for the winter. The ship was from Alexandria in Egypt and was known as "The Twin Gods." [a] 12We arrived in Syracuse and stayed for three days. 13From there we sailed to Rhegium. The next day a south wind began to blow, and two days later we arrived in Puteoli. 14There we found some of the Lord's followers, who begged us to stay with them. A week later we left for the city of Rome. 15Some of the followers in Rome heard about us and came to meet us at the Market of Appius and at the Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and was
I love to recount the incident early in my military Career then a senior officer sat next to me at a table and said "Lee, I have just one piece of advice. This is a long journey you are undertaking. Don't think about how long the path is, or where the path leads. Do your job well every day and the destination will take care of itself".
He was very right...
It's interesting that Paul, on his way to trial was thankful and encouraged. I think that is mostly because wasn't as concerned about the outcome of things as he was about being in the center of God's will.
We might use this as a barometer in our own lives. If our minds are obsessively controlled by the "outcome" we probably have mistaken priorities. After all...if we are truly in the middle of God's will, the outcome is, by definition,the best possible outcome.
Scripture says "he is at perfect peace whose mind is stayed on me".
Live boldly out there today...
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