Pillow Grace

I broke my heel and needed to prop my leg up on pillows. Shortly thereafter, I went with my husband to stay in a hotel to see my dad in the Veteran's Home. I was in tears, because I was up until 3 a.m. trying to arrange the pillows, so I could put my leg in the cast on top of them. After a while, the weight of the cast weighed down on the pillows and put pressure on my heel. After 3 a.m., I got a little sleep out of pure exhaustion!

 I found I had the same problem with the pillows some of the times while I was at home. During this time, I prayed for Pillow Grace, because it was extremely frustrating! I didn't want to frustrate my husband, because he couldn't do much, because there was a gradual weighing down of the pillows. Fortunately, Christ got me through all of that, which doesn't happen near as often.

 My sweet husband, trying to help with this problem, got me a wedge and some new pillows to use. His thoughtfulness made such a difference to me. I'm so glad that Christ gave me His grace, so I was griping at my husband each day with these issues. I am truly blessed to have such a thoughtful husband!

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?