Difference of Opinion Grace

Have you ever tried to tell someone your opinion on a topic, but the other person feels the opposite very strongly and tries to share their point of view to the point that you can't ever explain yours? I'm sure that we all have experienced this one time or another!

Well, that happened to me recently and I was starting to get frustrated when I remembered to say a brief prayer asking Christ for Difference of Opinion Grace. It was amazing! The other person calmed down and wasn't in a defensive mode and allowed me to explain my reasoning. Not only that, they didn't just minimally listen but actually took it into consideration and decided to check into the situation further...and actually did. Christ is sooooo very amazing! This had the potential of going south and Christ turned the conversation completely around! Now, asking Christ brief prayers doesn't mean that everything is going to turn out to be the way you want it, but it does mean that if you pray it, Christ can take your frustration away before you say things you might regret.  

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?