Paul and his companions went to Phrygia and Galatia. Paul clearly had desired to go to Asia, but the Holy Spirit stopped prevented him from doing so. We can sometimes get ourselves in a real tizz over making the right or wrong decision about something. While it is obviously best to make the best decision, if we do make the wrong decision the Holy Spirit is perfectly capable of redirecting us. The thing we need to be truly on our guard against is having a hard heart, for then we will not be able to hear the Holy Spirit.
Paul received a vision of a man of Macedonia, urging him to come and help them. It is perfectly normal for God to communicate via visions and dreams. At the same time we need to note that it was not used frequently in Acts, but was used on a number of occasions. Moreover, the dream tied in with the clear mission that Paul knew that God had given to him.
So Paul went Philippi, part of Macedonia. Paul often accused of being a misogynist, but this really is a load of nonsense with precious little Biblical evidence to support it. Here we see Paul speaking to the women who had gathered where they were. One of these was Lydia.The Lord opened her heart to receive the gospel, and she became an important part of the spread of the gospel.
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