Some people are not meant to stay forever. They arrive like passing seasons — not to take root, but to stir what still lies hidden. Their words or actions may press against tender scars, awakening the remnants of unhealed places within us. At first, it can feel jarring, even painful, like winter winds stripping bare the branches.

Yet even in this, God works. These “season people” are often the ones who unknowingly help bring us into the light. They press where we still hurt, and in doing so, they invite us to seek healing. They highlight the medicine we carry within, the grace of God that can restore and transform us into a higher version of ourselves.

Like autumn leaves, their presence may fall away in time, yet the lessons they leave behind enrich the soil of our souls. They came not to stay, but to make us heal.

🙌 Prayer

Father, thank You for the gift of people, whether they stay for a lifetime or only for a season. Help me to receive each one with grace, to learn what You are teaching me through them, and to release them when their season is complete. Where pain has been stirred, pour in Your healing balm. Where lessons have been hard, cover me with Your mercy. Teach me to hold people with open hands, trusting that You are the Author of my story and that every encounter can be used for my growth and Your glory. May I walk forward in freedom, anchored in Your everlasting love.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.