A Reason, A Season, And A Lifetime

Isn't it funny how the right things are brought to us at just the right time. Often it's the big things like love or money, or a new job or relationship. But today it was something small, that I'm sure will have a big impact on those of you reading it. I have a client who’s going through a hard time trying to figure out what lessons she needs to learn from her current relationship, and what category it fits into: lesson, blessing or both. This poem came up on my Facebook feed, and I thought it was just a perfect illustration of the reasons people come into our lives, and what we can learn from those experiences:

A Reason, A Season And A Lifetime

A Reason, A Season And A Lifetime ~Brian A. "Drew" Chalker~ People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. 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 or out 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 it is now 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 may 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; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people 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. Thank you for being a part of my life.