Sometime last Fall, I went to our mailbox to collect the mail. I looked through the flyers and shiny ads to see if there was any personal mail. Then I noticed the brown envelope. It had that familiar federal government look. I turned it over to discover the sender: The Canada Revenue Agency or Tax department. I quickly opened it up hoping it was just an information bulletin about some credit I might receive or be denied. But it was a somewhat personal letter. It contained the dreaded 5 letter word – AUDIT. They wanted to look more deeply into something on my tax return. They outlined the requested information. Then they concluded with the usual threats if I ignored their letter. How might you respond to such a letter? I can tell you how I didn’t respond in that moment. I didn’t praise the Lord for an opportunity to grow in character. I didn’t run back home to tell Lori the good news about my tax audit. I didn’t relish the opportunity to grow in my trust of the Lord.
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