I received the following in an email the other day. It was one of those forwards that I usually just discard without even opening. But I noted the sender’s address and I knew if she sent it, then it was worth something to read it. And I’m very glad I did.
I’ve felt like Jeff and I were cheated of our future together, of growing old together. However, I realized after reading that poem not to look at my life as if Jeff was yanked from our future together. He came and went as he was supposed to. It’s not that I’ve been “cheated” out of my future with him. We were together for the duration of time we were meant to be. God knew, and knows, and has been here before me getting this new season of my life ready for me, giving me new reasons and moments of a lifetime yet to look forward too.
I am incredibly grateful for having Jeff for a reason, for a season, and changing me for a lifetime.
Reason, Season, or Lifetime
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 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.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.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.— Unknown
