GPS Grace

We were supposed to stop by a town to pick up a crib for my grand-daughter's new baby.  Unfortunately, we didn't exactly know where the house was located, although we had the address. When we stopped in a subdivision to get directions, I asked if I could put in the GPS.

When we stopped at a business on the side of the road to get directions, I asked if I could put in the GPS. When we stopped and asked two more people for directions, I asked Christ for GPS Grace, stopped being so frustrated, put it in and didn't gloat when we found the location of the baby crib.

Having Christ's grace is not about being right. It's more about about asking Christ to calm me down when I could be frustrated, allowing me to be gracious to others involved. This removes any tensions, any I told you so's and it maintains the dignity of all involved.

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?