Computer Carry Over Grace

The computer guy had to come back to fix my computer again. It wasn't his fault that it was acting up and most probably was my fault. I turned it off when it was down-loading updates, hoping to be able to work on a project. All it did was to complicate things more.

 Fortunately, my husband knows someone who can fix my computer when it goes loopy or I get impatient with it. When he came over to fix it, all I could remember was how frustrated I was when I had turned my computer off that time and one thing after another happened to it, none of which allowed me to use it.

 I realized that I was tense with both my husband and the computer guy, although they hadn't done anything wrong. What I needed was Computer Carry Over Grace, although I didn't ask for it in those particular words. Once Christ showed me that I was feeling frustrated for no valid reason, I was able to turn things over into His very capable hands. Somehow, all those old feelings of frustration over what happened with the computer at an earlier date resurfaced, which was unfair to both of them. Hopefully, they never picked up on my feelings of frustration, but I know that after I prayed, my interactions were much more calm, like a big burden had been removed from 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?