Computer Screen Grace

Recently, a little one was using our computer. All of a sudden I hear, "The computer screen is upside down!!!!" My husband went back there to fix it, but was unable to. Around that time, I prayed for Computer Screen Grace. Shortly thereafter, the little one came where I was. He said he was sorry that the computer screen was upside down.

 I was pleased that he said he was sorry, but implied the computer did this just on its own. Fortunately, I had already said a brief prayer, because Christ had all the words come out just right instead of sounding frustrated. I explained that if he had pushed some of the buttons, he should say that he's sorry that he pushed the buttons and we would forgive him. He did admit to pushing the buttons and I told him that we accept his apology. Unfortunately, I missed an opportunity to further explain that we forgive him, just like Christ forgives all of us for all we do wrong. (I need to be prayerful about this in case there is an opportunity in the near future to readdress this.)

 Fortunately, a neighbor who is much more technologically savvy came over and fixed our computer screen and it's works well.

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?