Reasons and Seasons

People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a reason, it is usually to meet a need you’ve 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 are there for the reason you need them to be. Then without any wrongdoing on your part or at a convenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk just 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, and now it is time to move on.
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 how to do something you’ve 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’ve learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind, but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank those that are parts of your life, whether they’ve come for a reason, a season, or for a lifetime. Angels exist, only they haven’t got wings. We call them friends.