Chains are not necessarily harmful.
Paul You are mad!
Acts 26:24
Festus is pointing out how pathetic Paul looked.
You may not have a crown or a gown, you may be in a plain prisoners clothing, there may be nothing special about you. In fact, you may even have a stigma of social disgrace, you can have chains and hindrances that mean you are contained and limited to be what other people take for granted. Yet you can stand and dominate the environment you find yourself in with Christlike dignity and confidence knowing the outward chains of your life are small in comparison to the chains that the people around you are facing.
These chains can open doors of opportunity.
When Paul lifted his hand like a great orator (v1) we can imagine his chains lifted too. He is about to preach to a king and queen, “I consider myself fortunate,” and “These chains have given me the greatest opportunity.”
Your disability, your suffering, your hindrances are tools in the hands of God.
It is who is with you in the chains not who is facing you that matters, v22, “God has stood by me (Msg).
Chains can be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Missions Paul 