If we are to fulfill our ministry, and if we are to move into uncharted territories, the majority of our direction will simply have to come directly from God himself.  Others have not been where we are going.  If throughout the Bible, God causes men and women to do things that defy human logic, why do we resort to common sense when making decisions in our lives?  If God told Gideon to secure only 1% of his army to go into battle, which obviously defies solidly time-tested military wisdom, why don't we consider that God may also cause us to advance in our lives via nontraditional and even bizarre means?