This year has probably been the toughest year of my short professional career. That is not saying much, seeing I have only been out of college for only about half a decade. Last year was a very easy year. We did well with our profit margin, my customers were very happy. I really never had any trouble with anybody. This year, well, it has been rough. I take it as a learning experience, though. But as I have previously posted, the people I have known for over 3 years and taken care of seem to have just gone crazy. I really don't know how to explain it.
All of these problems came to a head last Wednesday. It started when the Fire Marshall came to my office to visit with me. He had gotten a call from one of my long-term tenants about a kitchen light that hadn't been hung. See, a long time ago I had a flood upstairs from her unit, her son took the light down and I said I wanted my licensed electrician to repair it. Well, it took him about 10 days to get there. She had light, she just didn't like the nuisance? When the Fire Marshall showed up, the light was already repaired. But I was still scolded.
About 15 minutes after that, I had a tenant come into my office who had moved out. He had cancelled his lease and I was to take his deposit. He told me he had talked to an attorney, and I better give him his deposit back. I told him I would see him in court.
Out of everything that had happened that morning, I closed my office and grabbed my Bible. I read it for about 30 minutes while I was feeling that God had just turned his back on me just like everyone I had to deal with that day. I prayed, then went back to work. 10 minutes after that break an old tenant that I thought had skipped out on me came into my office wanting to settle up on his rent. Then 30 minutes after that the guy that said he was going to sue me called me and apologized. He said he had talked to another attorney and that I was in the right.
That is when I thought this had to be more than just coincidence. Don't get me wrong, people are still angrier than normal, I have a mountain of obstacle to still tackle, but 5% of my problems were OK. But beyond THAT, I feel it doesn't matter. The Lord is probably not going to make all the problems I face just magically go away, but the most important thing is that I know that he has my back. He may be the only one right now that backs me, but that is all I need to face the obstacles ahead. I guess it was just his way of saying that everyone else in the world (other than my family and friends, of course) could turn ugly, but I have a guy covering my backside. That means a lot.
All of these problems came to a head last Wednesday. It started when the Fire Marshall came to my office to visit with me. He had gotten a call from one of my long-term tenants about a kitchen light that hadn't been hung. See, a long time ago I had a flood upstairs from her unit, her son took the light down and I said I wanted my licensed electrician to repair it. Well, it took him about 10 days to get there. She had light, she just didn't like the nuisance? When the Fire Marshall showed up, the light was already repaired. But I was still scolded.
About 15 minutes after that, I had a tenant come into my office who had moved out. He had cancelled his lease and I was to take his deposit. He told me he had talked to an attorney, and I better give him his deposit back. I told him I would see him in court.
Out of everything that had happened that morning, I closed my office and grabbed my Bible. I read it for about 30 minutes while I was feeling that God had just turned his back on me just like everyone I had to deal with that day. I prayed, then went back to work. 10 minutes after that break an old tenant that I thought had skipped out on me came into my office wanting to settle up on his rent. Then 30 minutes after that the guy that said he was going to sue me called me and apologized. He said he had talked to another attorney and that I was in the right.
That is when I thought this had to be more than just coincidence. Don't get me wrong, people are still angrier than normal, I have a mountain of obstacle to still tackle, but 5% of my problems were OK. But beyond THAT, I feel it doesn't matter. The Lord is probably not going to make all the problems I face just magically go away, but the most important thing is that I know that he has my back. He may be the only one right now that backs me, but that is all I need to face the obstacles ahead. I guess it was just his way of saying that everyone else in the world (other than my family and friends, of course) could turn ugly, but I have a guy covering my backside. That means a lot.
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