The Apostle Paul was completely converted.
He made no claim to perfection, but he laid claim to the risen Lord and did not look back. His life was about anything that had to do with the Lord and His purposes.
From his writings, it can be assumed that although prison was miserable confinement, he did not consider his own situation to be equal with the needs and condition of the churches.
You do not find Paul choosing self-protection over ministry. Although stoned and left for dead, he returned to Lystra where the stoning had taken place. Not because of a stubborn streak, but because of ministry.
If you have no problems, you are not a Soldier of The Cross. If you have no enemies, it is not necessarily a good sign.
We are not looking for a good life. We are looking for Abundant Life, and it is not cheap.
It comes at a great cost.
Everything.