It happened at midnight.

 

“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”

- Acts 16:25 (KJV)

It was their darkest hour.

 

“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”

- Acts 16:25 (KJV)

Dipping your toes in the pond of adversity…

 

“And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.”

- Acts 16:22-24 (KJV)

Don’t get stuck.

 

“[They] brought them to the magistrates, saying, ‘These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, and teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.’”

- Acts 16:20-21 (KJV)

Fear of reaction should never lead to inaction.

 

“And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers.”

- Acts 16:19 (KJV)

Always powerful enough… “

 

Paul ... turned and said to the spirit, ‘I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.’ And he came out that very hour.”

- Acts 16:18 (NKJV)

He wasn’t angry with the woman.

 

“And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ‘I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.’ And he came out that very hour.”

- Acts 16:18 (NKJV)

Don’t settle for less.

 

“The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, ‘These men are the servants of the Most High God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.’”

- Acts 16:17 (KJV)

It’s time to let some things go.

 

“Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver.”

- Acts 19:19 (NKJV)

Here’s the place to start.

 

“I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.”

- 1 Corinthians 9:27 (KJV)