But for the grace of God

"...but for the grace of God, there go I" is a monumental statement for me. I am constantly reminded that all that I have and all that I do is simply a gift from God. I live to glorify Him and to help people experience him in a real and personal (life-changing) way.

When I get an inkling of superiority or my judgemental nature tried to rear its ugly head, God quickens my heart to remember a line that my husband often says, "Don't judge an Indian until you have walked a mile in his moccasins!" Boy, that simple analogy has saved me more times then I'd like to admit.

I only know what I think I know...and I only know what is working for me (period, end of sentence). What others do is none of my business, and what other people think of me is none of my business either.

When I focus on my own recovery, I have the hope of staying free. My common prayer, "God bless them, and change me" is synonymous with "live and let live...flowing into "but for the grace of God, there go I."