There are two things that come to mind when I first read this quote. Firstly, concerning love and relationships: I'm not a believer in love-at-first-sight. I believe in a love that blossoms through continued friendship and respect and a true desire for the well-being of the other.
.love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from it's green sheath." - LM Montgomery (Anne of Avonlea)
Secondly: As I was growing up, like some other Christians, I went through periods of bitterness against God. There's the normal era of teenage angst and frustration. And then in my particular case, with my brother, I often asked myself "Why did God put me in this situation?" I'm forever tied to my brother in more ways than some people realize off the bat. For so long, my family has had to schedule our lives around his needs solely. What hours I was available to work (having to drive my brother to and from school, that cuts out most 9-5 jobs). Sometimes where we could travel (places where we could keep him at arms length without him disturbing others too much). And many other things.
And then I started seeing the so many blessings I've been given in life that I've taken for granted for so long. I have two wonderful parents who have prayed over me and continue to support me to this day. Through the years with my brother, he has shaped virtues in me that I have never realized before. Over the years, realizing these subtle yet powerful examples of how He has molded me into the young man I am today can only be His absolute love for me.
Just because we aren't loved in the way we want to be loved, doesn't mean we aren't loved at all.
Sometimes it means we're loved more than we realize.
"but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
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