Tuna Grace

Acts 16:30 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

 We were traveling and someone we knew gave us two boxes of tuna and crackers.  Immediately, I planned that we should save the tuna for when we went to fly home the next day. I knew that eating options were limited at this little airport that we would be flying out of.

 Someone else decided to eat them right then and there! I was fuming! I tried to explain that I wanted to save them for the airport, but they really didn't want to hear it. They just wanted to eat them. 

 I said a brief prayer and asked for Tuna Grace. I've found that when I say quick prayers in the midst of frustrating or problematic situations, Christ gives me a calmness and keeps me from saying things I 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?