People come into your life for a REASON; 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 particular difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, or spiritually.  They may seem like a godsend, and they usually 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 or sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What me 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's simply time for you both 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 simply to make you laugh again.  They may even teach you something you have never done before but the invariably 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.