God Takes Care of Me (First Steps Devotions) (14 page)

When was the last time you dreamed doing something?

Did it turn out to be as awful as you thought it would be?
Or better?

Paul was going to Rome. He was a prisoner for telling people
about Jesus. Paul did not know what was going to happen. Many prisoners were
killed in Rome. Paul knew that could happen, too. When Paul got to Rome, he
wrote to his good friends, the Philippians, “If I live, it will be for Christ,
and if I die, I will gain even more.”

Soon after arriving in Rome, Paul asked to meet with the
religious leaders. He explained to them about Jesus and told them that Jesus
was God’s Son, the Messiah. Paul stayed in his own rented house and told
everyone about Jesus. Many people came to see Paul in his house. He was able to
talk about Jesus in Rome, just as God had promised!

Is God m control of everything that happens?

Can He make bad things good things?

Name a time you expected something to be bad and God turned
it into something good.

When bad things happen, what should we do?

Dear God, sometimes I dread doing certain things and going
certain places. Help me to trust You more. Help me not to dread doing hard
things.