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Has the Holy Spirit ever kept you from doing something? Perhaps He has graciously kept you from sin or from foolishness. But has He ever kept you from ministry? In Acts 16:6-7, the Spirit of Jesus would not allow Paul and his companions to enter Bithynia for ministry. Strange, isn’t it? We don’t think of the Holy Spirit keeping us from ministry. Truth is, missionaries Daniel and Sky Scott in Pretoria need what Paul and his companions needed. They need supernatural direction to know where not to start new ministry and where to start it. The Scotts have ministered in Pretoria for 10 years, and they sense that a season of new ministry is upon them. But the doors haven’t opened up. Please pray: “Where, Lord? With whom, Lord? Holy Spirit, You are the same Spirit who guided Paul. Please lead Daniel and Sky to a ‘person of peace’ (Luke 10:6) who is hungry for discipleship and training in godliness. Holy Spirit, please give them vision to see who is saying, ‘Come over . . . and help us!’ (Acts 16:9 ESV).”