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
I believe wholeheartedly that these girls are LIFETIME friends.
We met our freshman year in college, and have maintained our friendships ever since. We have shared our secrets, our hopes, our dreams, and even our deepest fears. I am blessed to call these ladies my friends.
We make an effort every year to pick a weekend to meet up at one of our homes, and we have a girl's weekend. This year, we met at my house. We went to the spa for some pampering, visited a local winery (where they do not use grapes to make their wine, but every other berry you could imagine!), did some shopping, went out for dinner, saw a movie, and worshiped together at church on Sunday. It was refreshing, and much needed.
Yes, these "lifetime" relationships are special. They don't come around often, so when they do, hold on tight and cherish them!
2 comments:
I love this post and I love that you have these friendships! I feel really lucky to have 'my girls' from RWC, too, and we have always felt that what we have is really special. Lots of people come into and out of your life (like your posts says!), and for us, our mutual sport is what brought us and kept us together... but as life has gone on, we still do keep in touch, and I still do count them among my closest friends. I missed our most recent girls' weekend in April, and now I am really aching to see my girlfriends again!
Besties for life!!!!!!!
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