God uses SHIPWRECKS! Don't believe that God cannot turn your wreck into His good story. He has a way of making the worst events in life have happy and fruitful endings. "Shipwreck" is a term we use to describe a life that had promise but went badly off course. Unfortunately that term would describe too many of our lives!
Paul was legitimately "shipwrecked" and I am sure that it was this event that caused him to talk to Timothy about those who suffer "shipwreck" in their faith. God used this tragedy to allow Paul to emerge as a leader and save the lives of 176 men.
Paul knew that God desired for him to get to Rome, but the path in getting there was anything but smooth. Paul's trust and faith in Christ kept him heading toward the destination where someone who had not counted the cost may have tapped out or changed their mind in assuming perhaps they heard God wrong about going to Rome.
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