When Paul and Silas began to affect the income source of the masters of the damsal
they cast the spirit out of, they were angry.  Their concern wasn't for the damsal, but for the money she would no longer bring them.  If we, as Christians, begin to cost non Christians money, they are going to be mad.  If we are doing God's work and following His direction, we cannot let that stop us.  Her masters caught Paul and Silas and brought them before the magistrates.  I never said that if we were doing God's work that when we made people mad that there would never be consequences.  Notice that Paul and Silas were not accused of costing their accusers money, but of stirring up trouble.  They had followed Paul and Silas several days,with the damsal calling attention to them and herself with no problem, but as soon as Paul and Silas started costing them money, they were trouble makers.  They were accused of teaching customs that were unlawful for the masters to receive or observe, being Romans.  This is a strange charge, since the Romans worshipped about every god, known or unknown.  Still, the crowd rose up against them, and the magistrates had them stripped and beaten and thrown into prison.  Paul and Silas had followed God's call to Macedonia after being prevented by the Holy Spirit from going some places they had desired to go, and were beaten and imprisoned for their obedience to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Again, we are never promised that things are going to be easy.  We are simply to follow where God leads and be obedient to His direction.  We must never turn back because things are to hard.