"The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you when you weren't very lovable."
For me, this is the definition of grace. While I consider myself a great person, I know good and well that I'm not perfect and that I can definitely be a bit of a handful. I have a penchant for sarcasm and my quick wit can be a bit stinging. I can be quite introverted and reserved. I can be cranky when I'm hungry, and I'm not always the picture of compassion and love that I write about in my blog. I've come through a lot of things in my life that left me with some rough edges. Thankfully, I've had some good people in my life who have been my sandpaper, helping to smooth those edges and allow me to change and grow while remaining patient in relationship with me.
I know that my insecurities and issues have made me less than easy to deal with at times, and I've seen the effects of my stuff on other people. As a borderline introvert, I tend to live much of my life in my head. Because of that, I figured that my issues were only things that I could see and that only affected me. Because I was so used to keeping my stuff to myself and doing my stuff on my own, and I didn't recognize the fact that people who genuinely cared for me could see/feel those things and that they affected our relationship. For example, the fact that I was extremely guarded meant that I was unwilling to share certain things close to my heart that were going on with me. This can be frustrating for people who want to get to know me and draw closer to me. And it can even be hurtful when they share and I don't.
So I am thankful for the people are old enough or wise enough or sensitive enough to be able to see the potential in me and worked with me, loving when I was something of an @$$. Those are what I call beautiful people. Have there been people in your life who were willing to walk you through some of the tougher times in your life? And are you willing/able to do that for others? Because of the love shown to me by others in my growing seasons, I have become equipped to do the same for other people.
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