"Many also of those who believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.  And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and they began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.  So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing.  Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, 'After I have been there, I must also see Rome.'  And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while."

Who is the winner here?  God.

And there is an interesting phenomenon that occurs whenever God is the winner.  His people turn out to be winners as well.  It almost seems like Paul can do nothing wrong here, but the truth is:  The word of the Lord was growing.

We often wonder why there is no power in our preaching.  Why our lives seem devoid of strength.

Paul has it figured out here.  Give to God all the glory.  Do what you can, not so you will be glorified, but so the word of God will increase.

When we place God at the center of our will - we will begin to see God's will.