The more we are letting go, the more the Lord can give us.

But it is difficult to let go!

When we came back from Thailand at the end of 1979 we had so much stuff that we had to transport some of our belongings by boat in a 40 gallon drum. When the drum arrived at the Auckland harbour I was notified to pick the drum up.

When the custom official took everything out of the drum he came to a Nordmende Radio from Germany. When he demanded tax for the radio I said,” One thing is for sure, I am not paying tax for that radio. I have used the radio many many years in Thailand and it is partly broken, FM does not work any more.”

But he was adament and wanted tax for it. Then I told him blandly,” I am not going to pay tax for that old and broken radio. You can have it or you can throw it here into the water. You have my permission to do so.”

When he saw that I was serious he handed the radio over without me paying anything for it.

Are we willing to let go?

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