Hey Everyone,
Grace-Like-Rain's thread about people realizing whether or not they are healing has been on my mind a lot, and this thread is a bit of a continuation of her original theme.
Several weeks ago I was thinking of someone I knew years ago whom I had a major falling out with--and we never spoke again. Because of certain situations in that person's life and in my own, I will most likely never be able to speak to that person again (it's just one of those things... I know that trying to find or contact this person would interfere with their life, and with mine, too.)
I miss the friendship we had very much. And I've felt a lot of sorrow over the years over how badly our friendship ended. But, I try to pray regularly for this person and wish them all the best.
During a recent prayer session, I believe God was telling me, about the situation, "Kim, (this person) still cares about you, even to this day, but they have moved on with their life."
The phrase "moved on with their life" really hit me.
What does "moving on" look like? And how does one know if they have really moved on?
I know many people who have suffered enormous losses, tragedies, and heartaches. Weeks, months, and years have passed. Maybe they've moved to different places, gotten married, had children, taken different jobs... But all of those things don't necessarily mean someone has "moved on", because even though life might change, many people are still living in their past over and over again, day after day. Life might move on, but they don't.
And so I sit here myself thinking of some things in my past and wondering how this concept applies to my own life.
How do you feel one can tell that they have really moved on?
Grace-Like-Rain's thread about people realizing whether or not they are healing has been on my mind a lot, and this thread is a bit of a continuation of her original theme.
Several weeks ago I was thinking of someone I knew years ago whom I had a major falling out with--and we never spoke again. Because of certain situations in that person's life and in my own, I will most likely never be able to speak to that person again (it's just one of those things... I know that trying to find or contact this person would interfere with their life, and with mine, too.)
I miss the friendship we had very much. And I've felt a lot of sorrow over the years over how badly our friendship ended. But, I try to pray regularly for this person and wish them all the best.
During a recent prayer session, I believe God was telling me, about the situation, "Kim, (this person) still cares about you, even to this day, but they have moved on with their life."
The phrase "moved on with their life" really hit me.
What does "moving on" look like? And how does one know if they have really moved on?
I know many people who have suffered enormous losses, tragedies, and heartaches. Weeks, months, and years have passed. Maybe they've moved to different places, gotten married, had children, taken different jobs... But all of those things don't necessarily mean someone has "moved on", because even though life might change, many people are still living in their past over and over again, day after day. Life might move on, but they don't.
And so I sit here myself thinking of some things in my past and wondering how this concept applies to my own life.
How do you feel one can tell that they have really moved on?