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It's Always Bittersweet / 04.27.09, 01:39 PM
Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of taking one of my Breakthrough friends, Angela, to her new apartment. The whole ride over there she talked about how excited she was and all about God’s faithfulness. My face hurt from smiling because her joy was incredibly contagious!
I sat with Angela in the project manager’s office as they went over the rules of the apartment (it was a supportive housing facility meaning there was more responsibility for a person but there was still the support system of case managers and other staff members) and began rapidly jotting down notes because I wanted to incorporate many of the things I heard or saw in the non-profit business I will run someday. The project manager then took Angela and me to Angela’s new apartment so she could finally move in.
We walked in this studio apartment and boy was it gorgeous! As the project manager was showing us around Angela kept thanking Jesus and, again, talking about God’s faithfulness. I was pretty reluctant when the time came for me to leave but I knew I had some work to get back to.
Yesterday (Friday) another Breakthrough guest moved into her new apartment and another guest will move next week. It’s always bittersweet…don’t get me wrong, I am absolutely ecstatic when one of my Breakthrough friends finally gets into her new place but the selfish part of me doesn’t want her to go because she is my friend and I won’t see her as much.
I finish with Psalm 145:13-16 which says, “…the LORD is faithful to all of His promises and loving toward all He has made. The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food [or apartment] at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.”
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