Marriage and Relationships

From Life on the Edge by James Dobson page 174:

In the 1993 movie Shadowlands, writer C.S. Lewis loved a woman who died prematurely. Her death was intensely painful to him, causing Lewis to question whether he should have permitted himself to care for her. He concluded in the last scene that we are given two choices in life. We can allow ourselves to love and care for others, which makes us vulnerable to their sickness, death, or rejection. Or we can protect ourselves by refusing to love. Lewis decided that it is better to feel and to suffer than to go through live isolated, insulated, and lonely. I agree strongly.

Dr. Dobson goes on to say that "Emotions are unreliable and at times, tyrannical. They should never be permitted to dominate us."

Life is short: Glorify God, Do Hard Things, and let God write your love story.