(2Co 11:25) “Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;” Now we know Paul did not just suffer shipwreck on the way to Rome, but twice more. In one of those it took a day and a half for rescue to take place. Most of us would take that as a sign from God not to continue on. Paul took it as routine, as hardships being a part of serving God.