God determines who walks into your life...it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go....

     I got this in an email today and I tell you it has inspired me.  It's amazing how a simple sentence (like the one from the email) can mean so much.  I can remember getting something from someone else some time ago, that said some people are only in your life for a season and some people are there for a lifetime.  Now I do believe that everyone you meet has a purpose for being in your life, now, what that purpose is we don't always know.  I find myself analyzing people, trying to figure out why God chose this person or that person to enter into my life.  I find myself asking God to show me what their purpose is.  I may not always get an answer right away but eventually I understand why.  God shows you things and uses others to often times teach you a lesson you may not learn on your own.  Or shows you something about yourself that you may not have known had that other person not been there to point it out to you.  
     There are  times when someone hurts you or disappoints you and you find yourself wishing you never would have laid eyes on them.  I've done it a thousand times, but one thing that I've learned is that there is always a positive in every negative.  Good + Bad= God (always).  Now whether you grasp the concept and use it to your advantage is another story.  I find myself long after a person is gone or after we have parted ways saying to myself now I know why this happened or that happened.  I have to say it makes it easier to walk away now.  Knowing that  person was only in my life for a season and they've served their purpose makes it that much easier to deal with.  You know what surprises me the most is that the people you least expect to be there are the ones who shine the most.  I've had all kind of relationships that I thought could stand up to just about anything, end over the most trivial things.
     All in all I think experiences like these have made me a stronger person.  I've learned not to worry or wonder.  I've learned that it's okay to walk away and not look back.  People often tell me that I don't let anything bother me.  I don't think  that's it at all.  I've just learned to trust my GOD!  I'm not saying it's easy but trusting God MAKES it easier. 
      My motto is you gotta let go of the old to get something new.You find joy in knowing that with every ending there's a new beginning.   You just gotta know where to start.  Start trusting God; trusting that he will never leave your side; start trusting yourself, to make the right decisions and stick to them.  In the end you'll find yourself knowing (with confirmation) that no matter what has happened; it happened for a reason!   God Bless. ---Anita