Missing Joy Grace

I've mentioned in recent posts that this year things have been especially hectic for me. Maybe, it's Satan's way of sneaking up on me, because he tries to trip Christians up at times. Anyway, I have fallen prey to these sneak attacks more often than not in the last month and I'm ashamed of it.

The first thing this tells me, that I'm not spending the time in prayer daily with Christ. Additionally, it's not just my morning prayers that I sometimes ramble through, it's not turning to Christ for His grace when I am confronted with stressful and potentially problematic situations. Not smart!!!

As a result of all of this, I realize that I've felt a lack of joy in my life, but there is an easy remedy. Christ is the source of all Joy and He will give it freely if I ask Him, not just once, but maybe every day or with every stressful and potentially problematic situation. I need His Missing Joy Grace, because I feel so alone without it. 

Busy Calendar Grace

It's nearing the holidays and my calendar seems to be filled with more this year than in years past. Many of days on our calendar have three or four different major things to do and still be sane at the end of the day.

After I had a situation recently, where I regret not having asked for Christ's Grace in the matter and just bulldozed my way through, I need to be mindful of asking for Busy Calendar Grace, because just looking at the calendar with almost every white portion of most days filled up makes me tense. Christ can relieve this tension and can provide me with the grace to handle all these situations as an example of how He works in my life, instead of me pulling out my bulldozer and making a mess of things again!

Lack of Patience Grace

Me, have a lack of patience, never!!!! Sure!!!! I don't know if the lack of patience is because of all the busyness these days or that I had two pieces of cake when I went to visit relatives recently. 

I know that sounds funny, but I have Hypoglycemia and I don't handle refined sugars well. After having sugar, it usually drops my blood sugar low and makes me cranky, so possibly my lack of patience is due to that. Regardless, I'm responsible for what comes out of my mouth or what doesn't come out of my mouth.

In the last week, there have been a couple of times where I've interacted with others who also were in a cranky mood. Did I pray and ask for Christ's grace the way I should have? Unfortunately, I didn't, I'm sorry to say. Because if I had, Christ would have given me the Lack of Patience Grace to joked the situation off, to have ignored it, to have been less judgmental, or to have distracted the people with the cranky moods.

 Instead, my lack of turning this over to Christ's very capable hands, I made matters worse and feel terrible about it. Again, I am very blessed that Christ is all-forgiving and will again help me in situations like this when I ask Him. 

Time Crunch Grace

Well, I've been busy of late and have run behind. I just inked out some time to get on the Christian blogs I felt led to write and found that a post didn't come out on November 8, because I hadn't written one.

I feel badly for viewers, but I especially feel like I let Christ down when I let all the busy things in life fill up my time to the point that I don't find time to share the one small thing I do for Him by sharing my faith and perception with others. 

I am sorry to you, my viewers, and especially to Christ who didn't say, I'm far too busy to give my life for Debbie's sins, maybe later. Fortunately, Christ gives me Time Crunch Grace and forgives me when I ask Him. Not only that, He allows me the grace to forgive myself, because there are times I can become awfully critical of myself when I feel like I've let anyone down. I am truly sorry! Debbie

Sick Loved Ones Grace

Whether your loved one is a little sick or very sick, it can be very concerning. It's difficult when people we care about are sick, because there is so little we can actually do, except to be supportive throughout the healing process.

Sometimes, I've found myself fraught with worry over the medical condition of some loved ones and all I can do is ask Christ for Sick Loved Ones Grace. That doesn't mean that just because I prayed, the loved one I'm praying about is going to regain their health, because God alone knows His timing for all of our lives. The grace that Christ gives me is to remember this and to know that He will be there with me and them through this whether they regain their health or not.