Acceptance is a big part of my program today. Acceptance keeps me out of expectations (premeditated resentments), resentments, and revisited resentments. I can take “hits” off of any of these, and these hits can lead me directly to lust. One thing that helps me a great deal is using three simple slogans.

“It is what it is.” This reminds me that the circumstances of my life, in this very moment, are what they are. It is of no use to fret over them. “You are Who You are” speaks of the awesome greatness of my God. He is the great I AM. He can handle any situation that is confronting me. “I am who I am” tells me that I am exactly who God wants me to be in this very moment. It doesn’t mean that I don’t have character defects that need to be changed. It just means that today I accept where I am in the process.

“It is what it is.” “You are Who You are.” “I am who I am.” All are good slogans to remember on the road of recovery.