Newton's Laws of Motion Grace

Since I'm in the healing process from a foot injury, I've had to ride in the backseat of our car for rides of an hour or more. When the car starts or stops abruptly, Newton's Laws of Motion kicks in. That's every action has an equal and opposite reaction!

 With that said, it means that when the car stops quickly, my cast is thrust in the opposite direction and then forward. If there is a speedy take off, the cast flips forward and then back. It's kind of like when you hold and empty swing up in the air and let it swing back and forth until it slows down and comes to a stop.

 I realized that these starts and stops might not seem so dramatic to the person driving the car, but seem very dramatic when my leg in the cast is flopping back and forth during stopping and starting. When I've mentioned this to the driver, it just sounds like I'm being critical. If it sounds like that to the driver, I'm sure not being a very good example of being gracious in the way that Christ would want. I am praying for Newton's Laws of Motion Grace, so that in the future, I am much more tolerant and gracious!

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?