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.
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 wrong doing 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.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is 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.
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 God-given.
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This message was perfectly timed to meet me at my point of need.
Been going thru a hard time as i took a stand on something with a 17 yr. relationship ,and now friend has turned on me.
What I stood for was truth but had put off saying anything for years for fear of rejection.
Thanks for the word of encouragement!
Jan
Hi Lori! I KNOW it was NOT an accident stopping by your site for the first time! What a lovely site! I just finished reading what was written here above about “A Reason, A Season, A Lifetime..” If I were the only person you ever knew on this earth, I would have believed that you had written it just for me..A little over a year ago a 6 year business relationship ended suddenly, because as you suggested above “the person may act up-(which happened)” and that I would have to take a stand..This happened to me in the “Christian” recording field–took me completely off guard, and I wasn’t prepared how to handle the whole thing; but I did know that under the circumstances it was best to break off any further dealings with this person; I will remember and reflect and take to heart what you have shared here today; I have to believe that my work is done and I needed to move on..I thank you from the bottom of my heart for touching my soul with such annointed wisdom; I really needed to hear this; because I went through this alone for the most part; I grew much closer to God as a result; and my guidelines remain as they always have been—strict. This whole thing opened my eyes; and made me a much more stronger person as a result..Thank you again for sharing with us…….
Lori, This is so right on! My mother always said, “All things for a season, all things for a reason.”
Now my season has changed and I’m striving to do new things, but, you were right. At some point, I will be back to visit at Morningside.