You and I will only be able to understand what is valuable when we examine things from the perspective of eternity.
God is simply taking you where you do not want to go to produce in you what you could not achieve on your own.
Your relationships will take you beyond the boundaries of your normal strength. Encouragement gives struggling people eyes to see the unseen Christ.
Remember, your relationships have not been designed by God as vehicles for human happiness, but as instruments of redemption.
When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now. 