Walking Grace

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:21

It seems that when I walk with my husband, he lags behind and I have to keep stopping to catch up. Sometimes I get frustrated with having to do this several times, especially when we are in a hurry. I think it's because that I know he can walk faster and sometimes he leaves me behind in the dust.

Anyway, this one day it was getting on my nerves and I was afraid I might say something sarcastic, when it popped in to my heart to say, "Walking Grace." Basically, I'm praying and telling Christ that I'm afraid I might say something I could regret and please give me grace about his walking behind. Well, again, Christ gave me a calm feeling, so that it no longer bothered me. It's not that my husband started walking faster when I prayed this, it's just that God's giving me grace in this situation allowed me to be more gracious and tolerant with my husband. I'm not sure I thanked Christ that time, but it is very important to do so!

 

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?