Quote by C.S. Lewis

To love you as I should, I must worship God as Creator. When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now. In so far as I learn to love my earthly dearest at the expense of God and instead of God, I shall be moving towards the state in which I shall not love my earthly dearest t all. When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed bu increased.

To love you as I should, I must worship God as Creator. When

Summary

This quote highlights the belief that in order to truly love someone as intended, one must prioritize their love for God as the Creator. By understanding and loving God more deeply, one's love for their earthly relationships will also deepen and flourish. However, if one starts to prioritize their earthly relationships over their love for God, their love for those relationships will eventually diminish. The quote emphasizes the importance of keeping first things first - loving and worshiping God - as this actually enhances and enriches second things, such as earthly relationships.

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By C.S. Lewis

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