heading from Greece north and overland rather than over sea toward Jerusalem. But he made this decision to avoid persecution (Acts 20:3). Also, many times Paul tells his readers that he “hoped” to visit them (Philippians 2:19, 23; 1 Timothy 3:14; Philemon 22). These are very ordinary plans and decisions. So here’s where we are. From Paul’s life we learn a new kind of guidance, that we are to plan in light of God’s Scripture-soaked mission, but we must be open to the Spirit’s interruption. Here are four