Insert Foot Grace

I recently knew a subject was a potentially problematic one for someone I knew. I knew this, because a comment had already been made about it. I made light of it, because it was far past my comprehension to believe it could cause any problems, so I moved forward with discussing it. Big Mistake!

 Not only was the other person not on the same page with me, but my trying to discuss it may have seemed like I was saying the issue was trivial, when it wasn't to the other person. Why did I go ahead and try to discuss it when I already knew it was a hot topic for the other person? 

 Sometimes, I can go through things in my head over and over and challenge everything that was said and done, but does it help anything? Usually not! I'm better off to pray and ask Christ for Insert Foot Grace, so that I don't keep analyzing what I should have done instead and just let it be.

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?