Had I done life my way, several events would be quite different. I would not have the wonderful experiences of that 30-year period of time. I would not have these amazing children. My path perhaps would have been altered and who knows what the end results would have been.

Grace is simply given. We CANNOT say that any actions we’ve taken has earned us the grace of God. As a matter of fact, it’s more accurate to say that we did wrong and God extended to us His grace.