Frenz 4Eva

I stumbled upon this post reading up some of my friends' blogs...

For a reason,for a season,for a lifetime..
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that 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 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.

Thank you for being a part of my life...
whether you were a reason,or for the season or maybe even for a lifetime..

I believe this is very true,as many people walk in and out of our lives so often.
So which one will you want them to be in?
Will it be for a reason,for a season or for a lifetime?
Will they leave footprints in your heart,only to be washed away with time,
or will the footprints last long enough to be remembered,
or will your footprints always be next to this person's footprints for a lifetime?
So,what would it be? A reason? A season? Or a lifetime?
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Reading this sure stirred up my thoughts, my memories, my emotions.

As much as I wish I could say that my friendships to date have been "forever", the reality is very much as the poem described- some for a reason, others for a season, and this one- possibly a lifetime.

However it has been for me, most have stayed on as friends in my life. And in meeting those friends- bumping into them being the most common- it's amazing to look back and realize how these moments we are spending to catch up, are hinged upon the reason or season that has passed us by; but ah~ the reasons and the seasons... They have definitely been real, beautiful, wonderful... And will always be kept amidst the cherished memories of a time gone by...

That said, it dawned upon me a special Friend- who has been there for a reason, a season, AND (of this I'm sure,) a lifetime.

Oh how many times I have turned to Him for a reason, remained faithful for a season... Still He is here beside me. His footprints never left mine... Only mine, was now and then, not there to be found.

How could that have happened? Well, I was too tired, too weary to move on, and as I braced myself for the 'beautiful freefall'- He stretched out His firm yet gentle hands and carried me on. I shall always remember the times my eyes looked back and beheld only one set of footprints in the sand... The times when He lifted me.

[At this point, a dear old friend happened to call!!! You know who you are =) ]

Friendships are such a blessing.

That reminds me...
I haven't always been the best friend to the people in my life- especially during college and university times cos I was so flooded by everything @.@ So if you're reading this, and in your heart, I've already been categorized as your friend from a reason or your friend from past season(s); [as David Cook had put it,] before it's too late, what about now? I would love to (re)start/continue keeping in touch =)


Well, gotta go... GOD bless.

*humming*
You've got a friend,
in Mi~