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.

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?