People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.
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When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty; to provide you with guidance and support; to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Sometimes I wondered if I was really making a difference when I taught at-risk teenagers. Then, thanks to an English assignment and a support staff sharing that assignment, I was given the answer. I had a student who was verbally abusive and physically assaultive. In an essay she wrote … “She’ll always be there when you need her.” So we do, indeed, make a difference even if we do not realize it at the time.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.
Each day is filled with opportunities to make a difference or for personal growth. Thank you for all the opportunities and support each of you have given me or are giving me on this Earth Walk.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
The friends, the lessons, the personal growth … a lifetime of experiences and memories.
Sometimes we experience all three with one event over time.
REASON – Went to a holistic event years ago where I met the author and bought his book.
SEASON – Book sat on my shelf for a season.
LIFETIME – .Recently was drawn to the book and a Journey of Transformation ensued.
THANK YOU for being part of my life,
whether you were/are a reason, a season, or a lifetime!
