Technology Grace

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Romans 5: 15

Sometimes I get a big head and think I can handle most technology things that cross my plate, but I was very much mistaken today! I was trying to create this blog for readers to see how amazing these Brief Prayers are, while trying to customize it at the same time.

Unfortunately, I spent many hours trying to figure out how to format things exactly the way I wanted, while being frustrated with myself, all the while. I finally decided to use the Brief Prayer and said, "Technology Grace."  Basically, it's my saying to Christ that I'm frustrated with the technology I couldn't figure out, please give me grace with it, so I don't blow a gasket! 

Before I knew it, I was feeling calmer and things started falling into place much easier. Actually, it wasn't that difficult to access the formatting I needed, but I had been too prideful to ask God for help. Once I did, things went smoothly. A big thing I haven't mentioned so far is it's important to thank Christ for giving us this grace!

Example of a Brief Prayer

But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Acts 15:11

I was with someone who was scooping up some free popcorn. They didn't ask me if I wanted any. The person told me that I should get a bag of popcorn and then took it from my hands. They wanted me to get the popcorn for them to eat later.

It's such a silly thing, but it really did irritate me. Didn't that person think about whether I wanted some or not? Couldn't they have asked me if I wanted some before they took it from my hands? I found myself getting frustrated at that person. Then, it popped into my mind that that's not what Christ wants of me. He wants me to be gracious to those who irritate me, but I was too frustrated to be gracious at that moment.

What I prayed was, "Popcorn Grace," and immediately Christ calmed me down, so that I didn't respond to the person in a less than positive manner. Although the "Popcorn Grace" prayer was very brief, I was asking Christ to please give me grace with this popcorn situation, so I would respond in a gracious manner, and He did! It amazed me that He knew and understood my brief prayer and granted me that grace, so I could be more gracious as an example of how He works in my life! I have continued to use these brief prayers which are changing my life and my response to others. If Christ can do this for me, He can most certainly do it for you, as well. Try it...what can it hurt?