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PART ONE:
PART ONE:
If you love someone, ask them for nothing.
Don't hold them back from their destiny.
Don't keep them from going off in search of their own answers.
Don't ask them for commitment.
You will know commitment is real when it is something giving willingly
and not as something obligatory.
Don't ask them for promises.
If you are patient, if you have faith, you will knkow in your heart when
the right time for promises has come.
And when that time arrives,
then you will see that you ahve both lost nothing by setting each other free,
and have instead gained a richer, fuller life,
a wealth of experiences,
and a stronger certainty of your desires.
But should they not return to you,
then life hasn't cheated you because no promises were broken.
Your bitterness will not last long,
and you will feel thankful and blessed that at the very least,
this beautiful soul has colored your life,
that knowing them has already made life infinitely more meaningful.
By setting a person free,
you run a risk of them not returning.
But always remember that you found them beautiful precisely because they were free.
People are like sunlight. You can feel their warmth, and their glow,
but you can't hold them in your hand and keep them with you forever.
People CHOOSE to stay.
But a choice is made more meaningful when it is made despite so many other options.
Love ahs no restrictions and it is through mistakes
that sometimes we see the right answer.
Because if you love someone,
you ask them for nothing
and they will come back to you.
Don't hold them back from their destiny.
Don't keep them from going off in search of their own answers.
Don't ask them for commitment.
You will know commitment is real when it is something giving willingly
and not as something obligatory.
Don't ask them for promises.
If you are patient, if you have faith, you will knkow in your heart when
the right time for promises has come.
And when that time arrives,
then you will see that you ahve both lost nothing by setting each other free,
and have instead gained a richer, fuller life,
a wealth of experiences,
and a stronger certainty of your desires.
But should they not return to you,
then life hasn't cheated you because no promises were broken.
Your bitterness will not last long,
and you will feel thankful and blessed that at the very least,
this beautiful soul has colored your life,
that knowing them has already made life infinitely more meaningful.
By setting a person free,
you run a risk of them not returning.
But always remember that you found them beautiful precisely because they were free.
People are like sunlight. You can feel their warmth, and their glow,
but you can't hold them in your hand and keep them with you forever.
People CHOOSE to stay.
But a choice is made more meaningful when it is made despite so many other options.
Love ahs no restrictions and it is through mistakes
that sometimes we see the right answer.
Because if you love someone,
you ask them for nothing
and they will come back to you.
PART TWO:
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
When you know which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When people come into 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, 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 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 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 fulfulled; 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.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime 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 of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life
PRAYER:
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing that you are a child of God.
Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, and to bask in the sun.
It is there for each and every one of you.
By Brian Andrew "Drew" Chalker
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I don't quite agree on the whole REASON thing though. People chose to stay. That is a fact. If they're done with the purpose they think they've fulfilled, then maybe it's time to help in another field. Truth of the matter is, if someone wants to be a part of your life, they'll find reasons to be in it.
Favorite, this one's for you :)
When you know which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When people come into 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, 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 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 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 fulfulled; 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.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime 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 of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life
PRAYER:
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing that you are a child of God.
Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, and to bask in the sun.
It is there for each and every one of you.
By Brian Andrew "Drew" Chalker
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I don't quite agree on the whole REASON thing though. People chose to stay. That is a fact. If they're done with the purpose they think they've fulfilled, then maybe it's time to help in another field. Truth of the matter is, if someone wants to be a part of your life, they'll find reasons to be in it.
Favorite, this one's for you :)
You're on fire
when she's near you
I'm on fire
when you're near me..
when she's near you
I'm on fire
when you're near me..
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