"Does God want us to suffer? What if the answer to that question is ‘yes’? You see, I don’t think that God particularly wants us to be happy. I think He wants us to love and be loved. He wants us to grow up. You see, we are like children who think that our toys bring us all the happiness there is, and that our nursery is the whole wide world. But something has to drive us out into the world of others, and that thing is suffering. Put simply, pain is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world. We are like blocks of stone from which the Sculptor carves a form. The blows of His chisel which hurt us so much are what make us perfect."
— C.S. Lewis, “Shadowlands” (via Kiley Lauren)

(Source: icorianne, via claypotsandpoetry)

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  19. karalovesgreg said: YES! “God cares about our holiness not our happiness!” I have learned that holiness leads to joy and happiness. But persuing happiness has never led to joy and holiness.
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