Music's Too Loud Grace

Have you ever been reading a book or trying to do something that requires deep thought, but someone has the music too loud?  I don't know about you, but it takes me a long time to process things when that is going on.

 I immediately get frustrated with the person who has the loud music, because it is interfering in my thought process, but I realize they aren't doing it deliberately to cause this. They may be hard of hearing or just like loud music. At times like this, I need to just be prayerful for Music's Too Loud Grace, so that I'm not tense with them or say something to them I might regret. Fortunately for me, Christ wants me to be a good example of how He works in my life at all times, so when I listen, He calms me down! 

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?