Reason, Season or Lifetime - November 2015



His Banner – November 2015
Reason, Season, or Lifetime
By Connie Hawkins
 
Are you a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime? Pay attention to what you read. After you read this, you will know the reason it was sent to you!  Because 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.

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.  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.

I’m thankful that God is in our lives for the long haul.  He is here to assist, guide and support .  He showers us with His love and gives us peace.  He is there with us in the life time learning process.   A reason, a season, a lifetime God is with us always.

Thank you for being a part of my life.
This article first appeared in the Crossroads Oct. 2001

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