The News Is Getting Me Down Grace

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, I have watched far too many press releases and News updates about the Coronavirus.  There have been nights where I was awake instead of sleeping.  It wasn't that I was worried about the Coronavirus or dying. I feel that Christ won't let me pass one minute before I'm supposes to, so why worry about it.

 Mainly, watching all these press releases and News updates led to me thinking in the night about what I need to do next.  If I were truly trusting Christ to be there right beside me through all of this, I wouldn't worry. I have had to pray for Christ's the News Is Getting Me Down Grace. 

 Additionally, Christ let me know that I don't have to watch every press release or every News update several times throughout the day. He gave me the feeling that if I just watch something like PBS News, I can get a balanced update, so that I feel informed. That worked out really well for 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?