If someone walks away from you, then they were not critical to your destiny.
Now this statement here…is reminiscent of old-school wisdom learned at a grandparent’s knee. Back in the late 1990s/early 2000s I became an avid watcher of cable Christian programming. I encountered many men and women who spoke to my heart and many who did not. Through the years my watching fizzled out but I still catch a broadcast or two on tv or the internet. I stumbled upon an Atlanta pastor named Bishop Bronner. Whenever I could catch his service, I’d listen with baited breath for the gems of knowledge that he would most certainly reveal. The title and the bolded tag at the beginning of this post are both from one of his sermons and these are definitely ‘gut-punchers’.
Sometimes when we lose a relationship or friendship we blame ourselves for not being nice enough, not bending over backward enough, or not compromising enough. Are these the case? Sometimes. Let’s be clear-some instances are our fault. Own it. Apologize. Provide restoration when applicable. Then move on.
But the others? The cases in which we are not at fault need to be addressed. The instances in which we have poured out pieces of our soul to folk and the gestures are taken for granted. The times when we have gone without to ensure that someone else is not in lack, and the favor is never returned. The occurrences when our kindness is scorned and we are talked about and maligned for no apparent reason. We tried to make the relationship or friendship work. We may have even attempted to buy their love. Yet, they still left. We may have cried, begged, pleaded. Yet, they still left. Is there possibly a piece of the heart that continues to wonder, “Why, Lord?”
Maybe so. But let them go. The Lord doesn’t need them to refine us any longer. Our lesson is complete and the objective has been met. They were our season or our reason; not our lifetime. Stop holding on. Grieve. Wipe those tears. Quickly though, so that joy will not be stolen and we can allow life to become greater later. The best is yet to come. 🙂
162 Comments
minecraft · September 26, 2018 at 1:04 pm
I really like your blog.. very nice colors & theme.
Did you make this website yourself or did you hire someone to do it for you?
Plz respond as I’m looking to create my own blog
and would like to find out where u got this from.
thank you
admin · October 6, 2018 at 12:14 pm
WordPress…try it. 🙂
minecraft · September 23, 2018 at 12:30 am
Hey just wanted to give you a quick heads up.
The text in your post seem to be running off the screen in Chrome.
I’m not sure if this is a format issue or something to do with browser compatibility
but I figured I’d post to let you know. The design and style look great though!
Hope you get the problem resolved soon. Cheers
minecraft · September 20, 2018 at 11:04 pm
Hello! I’ve been following your weblog for some time now and
finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a
shout out from Porter Texas! Just wanted to tell you keep up the great work!
minecraft · September 17, 2018 at 1:13 am
Whoa! This blog looks just like my old one! It’s on a entirely different topic
but it has pretty much the same page layout and design. Wonderful
choice of colors!
minecraft · September 16, 2018 at 12:50 am
Hi there! This article couldn’t be written much better!
Looking at this article reminds me of my previous
roommate! He continually kept preaching about this. I’ll forward this article
to him. Fairly certain he’s going to have a good read.
Thanks for sharing!
minecraft · September 15, 2018 at 2:16 pm
Do you have a spam issue on this blog; I also am a blogger, and I was curious about your situation; many of us have created some nice procedures and we are
looking to trade strategies with other folks, please shoot me an e-mail if interested.
minecraft · September 14, 2018 at 10:39 pm
Hello there, just became aware of your blog through Google, and found
that it’s really informative. I am gonna watch out for brussels.
I will be grateful if you continue this in future. A lot of
people will be benefited from your writing.
Cheers!
minecraft · September 12, 2018 at 10:35 pm
Hmm it seems like your website ate my first comment (it was super
long) so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I had written and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog.
I too am an aspiring blog writer but I’m
still new to the whole thing. Do you have any suggestions for rookie blog writers?
I’d really appreciate it.
admin · September 17, 2018 at 8:22 pm
Thank you for your kind words! My advice? Simply start blogging. 😉
minecraft · September 11, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Thank you for any other informative website. The place else could
I am getting that kind of information written in such an ideal way?
I’ve a mission that I’m just now running on, and I have been on the look out for such info.
minecraft · September 10, 2018 at 6:59 am
I’m really loving the theme/design of your weblog.
Do you ever run into any internet browser compatibility problems?
A small number of my blog audience have complained about my blog
not operating correctly in Explorer but looks
great in Chrome. Do you have any tips to help fix this problem?
minecraft · September 9, 2018 at 6:09 am
Thanks for some other excellent post. Where else could anybody get that kind of info in such a
perfect means of writing? I have a presentation subsequent week, and I am
at the search for such info.
minecraft · September 8, 2018 at 7:27 am
Unquestionably believe that which you stated.
Your favorite justification seemed to be on the net the easiest thing to be aware of.
I say to you, I definitely get annoyed while people consider worries that they plainly don’t know about.
You managed to hit the nail upon the top and also defined
out the whole thing without having side effect ,
people can take a signal. Will probably be back to get more.
Thanks
admin · September 17, 2018 at 8:25 pm
Awesome! Thanks for stopping by!
minecraft · September 7, 2018 at 12:21 am
This website was… how do you say it? Relevant!!
Finally I’ve found something that helped me. Thanks a lot!
admin · September 17, 2018 at 8:25 pm
Thank you! I am so pleased this information has benefited you!
minecraft · September 6, 2018 at 1:25 am
Hiya! Quick question that’s entirely off topic. Do you know how to make your site
mobile friendly? My website looks weird
when browsing from my iphone. I’m trying to find a theme or plugin that might be able to fix this problem.
If you have any suggestions, please share. Cheers!
admin · September 17, 2018 at 8:29 pm
I’m sorry about the mobile view on your site. The theme/plugin will make all the difference, I’m sure. Thanks for stopping by!
Jonelle · August 5, 2018 at 6:38 am
Appreciation to my father who informed me concerning this weblog, this blog is in fact remarkable.
Fred · August 5, 2018 at 12:35 am
Great work! This is the type of information that should
be shared across the net. Disgrace on Google for no longer positioning this
put up higher! Come on over and visit my web site . Thanks =)
John · August 4, 2018 at 11:58 pm
Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wished to say that I’ve truly enjoyed surfing around
your blog posts. After all I will be subscribing to your rss
feed and I hope you write again soon!
Reynaldo · July 26, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Excellent pieces. Keep posting such kind of information on your blog.
Im really impressed by it.
Hello there, You have done a great job. I’ll definitely digg it
and individually suggest to my friends. I’m sure they’ll be benefited from this
site.
Adilene romero · May 19, 2018 at 8:00 am
This article is my favorite ! This article is saying the truth . We out so much effort in a friendship sometimes that the other person does not see it and we are wasting our time trying and trying but if they don’t see our effort why should we keep trying …
Karina Castorena · May 17, 2018 at 2:16 pm
I strongly agree with this. There has been a time where I came across the same issue a year or two years ago. I was in a relationship with this boy who meant the world to me. I was blinded by love and didn’t know what was actually happening. I blamed myself for a really long time what happened between us. He left me and blamed everything on me. It took a long time to accept the fact what had happen was not a lost or my entirely my fault. Reading this post brings me back to the time where I held on for so long instead of letting go. I agree that things do happen for a reason, and He is out to look out for those who are in need.
admin · May 18, 2018 at 9:23 am
Indeed, Karina! Not everyone we lose is a loss… 😉