Well, about a month ago, we went to visit a family member and stayed in the hotel. When I went to turn the shower on to warm the water, it sprayed right in my face! I was drenched from head to toe! I wanted to yell, but what would that solve?
Fortunately for my husband's poor ears, I prayed for Shower Grace and instead of being fit to be tied as I stood there dripping, I prayed for the person who had played the prank. I prayed for them to come to know Christ and to be open to leading the life that Christ wanted them to live. After I prayed for that person, my attitude was much more gracious and I was no longer angry.
As of late, I've been praying for God's grace in specific situations for me to be more gracious to others with these brief prayers. It's amazing what's happened!
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.
Brief Prayer Post Links
- Keep My Mouth Shut Grace
- Moved Things to a Place It Doesn't Belong Grace
- They've Pulled a Board Out of My Fence Grace
- Music's Too Loud Grace
- Dropped the Ball Grace
- Lawn Full of Weeds Grace-Especially Significant During COVID-19
- Do the Opposite Grace
- COVID-19 Grace
- Sweet Husband Grace
- TV Show Grace
- Let Them Cross the Street Grace
- Do Other Things First Grace
- Bad Deal Grace
- I'm Doing It to Myself Grace