Acts 16:6-7 
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. 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. 
 
The amount of carnal presumption prevalent among believers today is quite appalling. It’s amazing how many Christians today do not bother to consult the Lord as they go about His business. That is a dangerous sense of independence! 
 
One of the key things we learn from the experience of Paul and Silas is that knowing God’s will in broad terms is not the same as knowing it specifically. For instance, we know that God’s will is for us to be Christ’s witnesses everywhere in the world (Acts 1:8). Yet in the text above, it is God who forbids the apostles to take the Gospel to Asia Minor and Bithynia at that stage. 
 
In every situation there are specific factors and dynamics only He knows about. If we go ahead presumptuously, we may ruin our overall mission. 
 
We save ourselves untold problems when we let the Lord order our steps (Psalm 37:23). What has happened to the need to commit our ways unto the Lord (Psalm 37:5)? Let us commence, continue and conclude in step with the Spirit.
 
Pastor Josh