I think I'm getting the hang of this.

Looking back a year or two ago, I was the absolute worst at knowing who was meant to stay in my life and whom I was meant to let go of. People come and go. That's a life lesson that I've been relearning for years now, but like I just said I haven't been the best at knowing which ones are meant to come and which are meant to go. Sometimes I tried to manipulate things in ways so I could have what I wanted, and not necessarily what God desired for me. So I did things my way (which obviously never lasts or works for very long). But He always brought it back to where it needed to be. He brought people in my life to exactly where they were supposed to be in relation to me. Whether that meant acquaintances, friends, best friends, etc. He made that happen. But I think for the first time in my life, I think I'm getting the hang of it. I'm beginning to discern who I should surround myself with and in what way, too. I look back at several people that I've come to know.... some I've met in the past year, and some I met when I was in the nursery. And I'm learning, especially in the past month or so, how to determine who of those that are meant to stay and who are merely a lesson, in a sense. That lesson could be be a big one or a tiny one; nonetheless these people I often encounter even everyday I see are meant to be lessons and reminders... not people I was ever supposed to involve myself. Other people I've known my entire life, but at this point in my life, it's time to let them go.

Now, I still know God is teaching me things regarding people. And I know I will have trials later on in my life trying to know who is supposed to stay and who's supposed to go. But I have faith in myself that if I continue to seek God, He will make it clear, as He has been for the past couple of months. It's been a journey, to say the least...