God Sees Ahead: People In Your Life

God Sees Ahead: People In Your Life 

I Kings 17:17, 21-22 NKJV

[17] Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him. 

[21] And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.” [22] Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.

God has a purpose in allowing people into our lives. When we know the purpose, we can maximize the moment. Here's a poem written by Brian A. “Drew” Chalker. Its titled " Reason, Season And A Lifetime ". It captures most of what we could have said that we request permission to reproduce it here.

" People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend to you, and they are. They are there for a 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 just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilleed; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now 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 may 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. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.

LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life…..". We may not understand in details what motivated the poem, but we do know that Gid sent Elijah to that woman for a time like this. If you look carefully, you will understand why certain people are in your life or why others are in yours. Don't miss any opportunity given you by God. Good morning.