It was after dark when I got home last night and opened the mailbox to retrieve my mail. Before I could scoop everything out of the box, my heart skipped with hopefulness and a slight smile caused my lips to part at the glimpse of what I thought I was seeing in the darkness. I had been waiting on this for almost six months! I quickly gathered all the mail with my eyes only looking for that envelope with a window. Yep! It was my long awaited federal tax return check! My mind quickly flooded with the thought of thankfulness not just because of the check, but also because of why I had to wait so long.
I will never forget the day I received that letter from the IRS telling me they had to verify my identity before they could process my tax return. It was as if someone had run full speed into me and knocked the wind out my back. I HAD NOT YET FILED MY TAX RETURN! I remember seeing a Lifetime movie that told a horrific story of a woman’s stolen identity. I remember just thinking I hope that never happens to me and slightly borderline that COULD NOT happen to me. Nevertheless, here I was holding a letter that indicated otherwise. I was getting ready to go to church with a flood of thoughts going through my head. While I was driving to church with the flood of thoughts, it was as if God ripped His way into my thoughts, “That social security number is not your identity. That is just a number…I hold your identity…” Honestly, I can tell you from that point until last night I was never flooded with thoughts about my identity or identity theft again, just that I WANTED MY MONEY. I kept thinking, “I bet if I owed money it would not take them this long to TAKE my money.” Nevertheless, I finally got it and I am grateful. So, I will not complain.
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