People always 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,or to provide you with guidance and support,to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually.They may seem like a godsend to you, 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 just 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.And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends....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 (anyway);and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life.It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life.

-Could not determine the original author. I didn't write it.


I just went through the reason stage of a relationship. God answered an unspoken desire of my heart in this time. Never saw it coming, then it was upon me, and now its over. It ended abruptly, but it was bound to end anyway. There really is no predetermined way to decide how these 'reason' things end. I'm grateful (warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful) for what this relationship afforded me, taught me, showed me, the personal way I was able to grow. But as the poem reads, it is now time to move on. I have so much peace about this. I am satisfied with the outcome. To God, I say thank you for answering the unspoken prayer of my heart, showing me that you truly care for every aspect of my being. And to my friend, blessings on your journey as you go through your own reason, season, and lifetime relationships. Thank you for being a part of my life, you have served your purpose.