A Reason, A Season, A Lifetime

As I sit here in a local coffee venue in San Diego, I start to think about why people come into your life. Do they have a purpose and if so what? Is it for something that we will learn from and if so, is it for the good or for the bad? Is it for a reason? Is it for a season? Or is it a 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! Then, without any wrong doing on your part, or at an invonvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die, sometimes they walk away, and 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, and their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered. And now it is time for us 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 or known. 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.

To sit here drinking tea and reflect on my past relationships, I notice that I have met many wonderful women and humbled to have learned many life lessons. There is a reason why I have dated a few, but in the end it was just for a season. Now all Im doing is just waiting for the right woman that I can just spend a lifetime with.