Galations 1:13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14 And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
This scripture is a little longer than what I usually use but it is simply Paul telling of the deeds he did while he was still working doing the will of the Jews in persecuting the Christians. He goes on to emphasize again how he was converted by God to preach the message of the gospel among the heathens. It was 3 years before he return close to home because he was growing in his knowledge of God and preach the to the people Arabia or the heathen. This prepared him for being able to preach to Jews. God called Paul to preach the gospel and he was not called by man so Paul depended on God for all the advice he got and not friends. This is good advice for us, as well. We must not question our call. We must do exactly what God has called us to do without conferring with our friends first. God called you, not your friends.