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 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 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 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.