Blaming Grace

Have you ever been around others who blame everyone and their brother for the things that happen in their lives, but never take any of the responsibility for them? I surely have and I have little tolerance with them. 

 Of course, I've never done this! I say this tongue in cheek, because I know I have, but it doesn't seem so frustrating when I've done it. It's funny how we get annoyed with faults that other people have, but rarely see those faults in ourselves.

 Anyway, I was by someone who was blaming everyone for their situation, but took no responsibility, but I was starting to feel compelled to enlighten this person!!!! Fortunately, instead I prayed to Christ for Blaming Grace. At the time, there wasn't time to say an elaborate prayer and explain to Christ what was happening and that I needed Him to give me grace, so that I didn't say something I would soon forget. I have found that if I pray a brief prayer asking Christ for grace, He give it to me without all the elaborate prayer. It's an amazing thing and I wish more people understand how Christ calms me down in seconds, when frustrating situations arise. Feel free to share this post with others who might benefit from learning about Brief Prayer at Christ's Grace Abounds https://christsgraceabounds.blogspot.com

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?