The problem of reconciling human suffering with the existence of a God who loves is only insoluble so long as we attach a trivial meaning to the word 'love', and look on things as a man were the centre of them. Man is not the centre. God does not exist for the sake of man. Man does not exist for his own sake. 'Thou hast created all things, and for they pleasure they are and were created.' (Rev. 4:11) We were made not primarily that we may love God (though we were made for that too) but that God may love us, that we may become objects in which the Divine love may rest 'well pleased.' To ask that God's love should be content with us as we are is to ask that God should cease to be God:. .What we would here and now call our 'happiness' is not the end God chiefly has in view: but when we are such as He can love without impediment, we shall, in fact, be happy. C.s. Lewis
About This Quote

Many people believe that love is the most important thing in the world. People who are in love, though, feel that there is nothing more important. Love is all they think about, all they focus on, all they desire. They will do anything to make their love work.

However, there are other things in life that are also important to love. These other things include family, friends, hobbies, etc. When you are focused on one thing that is not love then you end up missing out on other important things in life.

You might miss out on a lot of opportunities or gifts because you were so focused on getting your love right. This quote reminds us that we should not focus so much on our love and leave out so many other things in life.

Source: The Problem Of Pain

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