Other Project Grace

Have you ever been in a hurry to be somewhere or to do something and you convey it to another person and they decide to start another project knowing this? It's frustrating and could seem insensitive, but I think that most people aren't meaning to be insensitive, they just want to get the project done.

 Anyway, I was starting to get frustrated when the other person was in the middle of a new project after I already expressed how short of time we were to be somewhere. Fortunately for me, Christ reminded me of recent times when I'd made brief prayers asking for His assistance. I stopped and asked Christ for Other Project Grace and the situation no longer bothered me. I'm not kidding, it really didn't, even though we didn't have enough time to do what we were supposed to do. I'm so very grateful that Christ looks after me even when my frustration wants to leak out all over the place and He stops me!

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?