A Poured Out Blessing Sometime in April or May of
2012, I received a dreaded letter from the IRS claiming that I owed over
$8,000 in taxes and penalties because I forgot to claim some income from
stock transactions back in 2010. My
heart sank, but the first thing I did was work on gathering the money so I
could pay...I never mess with the IRS.
Besides, even Jesus said (concerning taxes) “Render therefore to
Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” After I got the money
together, I sat down to write out my checks for the week. The first check I always write out is for
my tithes. This particular week,
Pastor had called for a special offering.
That was my second check, and I wrote it out for quite a bit more
than what was planned....no prompting...I just felt moved. Then I was ready to write out the big
check. Before I wrote it out, I
started filling out the paperwork (you get plenty when the government is
involved) and I discovered that their estimate was way off and I probably
owed less than ½ of the original amount.
I was really excited and decided to finish the paperwork later. I did give a testimony in church about
this blessing. When I got back to the
paperwork and finished everything, the blessing actually increased...I
happened to have a capital loss back in 2010, and the income from the
missed stock transactions was offset by this lose.....what does that
mean? I calculated that I actually
owed NOTHING to the IRS! I signed
the paperwork, gathered lots of documentation and sent it off. It took a couple of months, but I finally
heard back from the IRS and they closed the case with a NET AMOUNT DUE of
$0! My God definitely rebuked the
devourer in this case. Lu Ann