Right Now Grace

I was in the middle of addressing cards when I was asked to do something right now. I said that I would help with it as soon as I finished addressing that card, but I know the other person wasn't all too pleased with that. I had a stack of cards to address, but put them down to assist this person when I realized how angry I was that I was expected to drop everything in the middle of my project to do this thing immediately!

 Knowing that anger isn't what Christ wants in my heart, I prayed for Right Now Grace. When I said this brief prayer for grace, so that I was no longer angry with this person, nor harbored resentments toward them. I am so blessed with how gracious Christ truly is. He helped me relax and do that person's thing immediately and deliver it to them. I no longer had resentments to this person and was with Christ's assistance able to let it go.

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?