A parting of the ways...

So, basically this one has to do with the one about change (which, if you haven't read it yet, read it and then read this one....) So when we think of change, what is the first thing that we think of? Do we think of people changing, or the things around us changing, or do we immediately think that something drastic is happening? I tend to think of people, either leaving or coming. I've dealt with it a lot, and although all the changes happen, I'm beginning to see that God wouldn't allow it to happen unless a "greater good" was going to come out of it. And reguardless of what changes take place in our environment, God stays constant. James 1:17 says "Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow." So really, although all the things around us change eventually, God is always going to be the same loving, compassionate God that he has been since the beginning of time.

But what about people that change our lives, and then leave? What are we supposed to do once their gone, just forget about them and move on? If they've made such a huge impact on our lives, and the potential is still there not only to grow and learn from them, but to grow and learn with them, couldn't we almost consider it a misfortune or a bad thing if they leave? We as humans and as followers of Christ have so much potential to learn and grow from each other, that if the trail is broken because people go their separate ways, how can we continue the journey in the same way?