Revenge Grace

I recently made a mistake that affected other people. When I realized what I had done, I said to the person that I was talking to that I had to go, because I wanted to contact the company and try to fix my error. In the process, the original person I had talked to wouldn't answer my call even though they knew I would be calling back shortly to share what I had found. 

 The more I thought of it, the angrier I got. I realized their action was of revenge for me hanging up so abruptly, so they decided to not answer my call. (Of course, I realize when I'm not angry that there might be 40,000 other reasons that they didn't answer my call, but it didn't seem like that at the time!) 

 Anyway, I first was thinking that I was going to share my feelings on the matter in person, but Christ who wants better of me, reminded me with the thought to say a brief prayer. I asked for Revenge Grace, to not be pulled into someone else's need to be spiteful and act in kind. Christ wants me to be an example of how He works in my life. That's why He gives me His grace, so that I can be more gracious to others as He has been to me!

 P.S. I wanted to add that when I talked to this person later, we were both much more gracious. I thought it was significant, because possibly when I'm praying for Christ's Grace, it potentially benefits the other person, as well as, it benefits me!

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?