Trying To Be Good

«That evil is present with me.» Romans 7:21

The apostle Paul was a man of God! He traveled to many places to tell everyone the story of Jesus. He also told people how evil he had been and how he had persecuted those who were friends with Jesus. He also talked about how Jesus had gone to meet him and changed his life.

But sometimes Paul felt like doing wrong things. This made him very sad! Sometimes Paul cried because he wanted to be good, but he realized that his heart was evil!

You know, dear child, when you choose to love and obey Jesus, you must ask Him for the strength to do what He wants every day! We are still in a world full of sin, and we are not yet perfect. That will only happen when we are in Heaven.

In the meantime, every time you feel the desire to lie, to take what isn’t yours, to say bad words to someone, you need to pray: “Jesus, I have the desire to do evil, but put in me the desire to do good.”

This way, Jesus will give you the strength to do good!

Let’s practice!

Repeat the prayer: “Jesus, I have the desire to do evil, but put in me the desire to do good! In Jesus’ name, amen.”