Low Battery Grace

There are times when I want to use my phone to call someone or to look at something that's saved on it, and you got it...the Battery was low and the phone closes off! You've probably had that happen to yourself from time to time!

 Usually, it makes me very frustrated!!! I hate waiting!!! Maybe, Christ is trying to teach me something with this post, because this just happened. I need to be more mindful to putting frustrating issues like this in Christ's hands rather than allowing those situations to make me upset. When I respond to frustrating issues like that, I'm more apt to respond to others in a less than patient way and that's definitely not what I want to convey to those I interact with. 

 I'm very blessed that Christ takes the time to show me that if I turn to Him now, asking for Low Battery Grace, I'm more apt to not to let that frustration affect others!

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?