<p>1:12 <i>Now I would have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out for the progress of the gospel</i>- If we are truly focused on God&rsquo;s agenda, knowing we have His backing, then all setbacks, even our death itself, will be understood by us as all for the ultimate advancement of the aims we are working towards. It&rsquo;s a battle, a war, a campaign, a race, which we can&rsquo;t ultimately lose. With God on our side, we have to win. And we shall. &quot;Progress&quot; is the same word as used in :25 about the progress in their faith. Paul's focus was upon the progress and development of others, and this enabled him to bear with his own apparently dead end situation in a Roman prison.</p>