We were staying in a hotel and I decided to go to brush my teeth, but found my toothbrush dripping wet when I hadn't used it yet. I immediately realized that my husband had mistakenly used my toothbrush, but it still grossed me out!!!
I wanted to get upset with my husband for not paying attention to which toothbrush he used, but Christ gave me Toothpaste Grace and let me know that it was counterproductive to address it at that point, since it was really too late to do anything about it.
Fortunately for me, Christ gives me grace and keeps me from saying things I might regret.
As of late, I've been praying for God's grace in specific situations for me to be more gracious to others with these brief prayers. It's amazing what's happened!
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.
Brief Prayer Post Links
- Keep My Mouth Shut Grace
- Moved Things to a Place It Doesn't Belong Grace
- They've Pulled a Board Out of My Fence Grace
- Music's Too Loud Grace
- Dropped the Ball Grace
- Lawn Full of Weeds Grace-Especially Significant During COVID-19
- Do the Opposite Grace
- COVID-19 Grace
- Sweet Husband Grace
- TV Show Grace
- Let Them Cross the Street Grace
- Do Other Things First Grace
- Bad Deal Grace
- I'm Doing It to Myself Grace