I had a conversation with someone who shared that she had had a beloved relationship who OD’d on meth. It was suspected suicide but she fretted that acknowledging that might mean he is condemned to hell. She admitted that she pulled away into a world of her own where she could continue to be present with him. It lead to some serious mental health complications. We talked about that briefly then addressed her difficulty in dealing with the fear of losing people in her life. We talked about how many people pass through in the course of our lives. I told her, as someone pointed out to me, some come for a “reason”, some stay for a “season” and some remain for a “lifetime”. But, as we must learn, in the end it is only Jesus on whom we can depend. All other relationships are likely, sooner or later, to leave, be taken, or disappoint us so that we close them out. She’s learning that……
