Sadly, I find what you’ve experienced to be true.
And a lot of it has come from my own mind.
“Except for the grace of GOD, there go I.” can be spun two ways.
Too many times I’ve been the Pharisee and not the publican.
“Except for the grace of GOD, there go I.” can be spun two ways.
While not stated in the Bible, that statement is certainly implied many times.
“Too many times I’ve been the Pharisee and not the publican.”
I know. Me also. It is our natural default viewpoint.