Mother Theresa Quote

I heard a quote at a meeting this week that is really helping me. It's something Mother Theresa said. Basically, she said that God didn't call her to be successful; He called her to be faithful.

The reason that struck me so hard is that, being a perfectionist, I've been going through the steps trying to do them perfectly. I've gotten frustrated at times, both with the program and just in life, that no matter how hard I try, sometimes I just fall short. Okay, not just /sometimes/ more like most of the time.

I can't put my finger on exactly why, but the Mother Theresa quote really spoke to me and brought peace to my soul. I realized it doesn't matter so much what the outcome is. It doesn't matter if I'm perfect. But to stand in front of the Lord someday and say I was faithful, I did what He asked me to do, that is what's important.

It goes back to the Serenity Prayer, which I'm sure most people have heard even if they don't know anything about AA. It says:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.

There really is serenity in not stressing over things you have no control over. I can control certain aspects of things, but I don't really have control over the outcome, how people react to what I'm doing, etc.