Grateful for this Blog Grace

I'm just realizing how grateful I am for this blog. It's not that it's this blog that actually does anything, it's Christ that does it. He shows me how I get so caught up in other things and I tend to put Him on the back burner for times when things are less hectic.

 So, you may ask me, "So, how's that working for you, Debbie?" Not very well, I have to admit. It is making the time for Christ in midst of recent busyness, that is opening up my eyes to what I've been doing. Working on these Christian blogs that Christ has led me to write, gives me Joy when it's felt so illusive, as of late. I feel blessed that Christ has given me Grateful for this Blog Grace, where He has shown me that He's right there in my corner even when I'm too busy to be in my own corner. 

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?