“In the full face of afflictions it is hard to see any sense to the things that befall us and we want to question the fairness of a faithful God. However, these moments can be the most meaningful of our lives.” – Charles Humbree
On January 22, 2012, I posted this entry:
At the present time I am in contact with two Tax Departments, one is here in NZ and the other one in Germany.
The reason why they are in contact with me is that I receive a small pension from Germany since 2005.
Since 2005 I pay tax on my small German pension here in NZ and the payment for the next bill is due at the beginning of February this year.
In 2011 the German Tax Department asked me for the first time to pay tax on my German pension. At the beginning of this year I received tax bills for the years 2005-2010, six in all. The deadline to pay the 6 bills is 5th of March this year.
All this is really bad news for me and I am only at the beginning of this nasty development.
I promised also at that time to let you know about the outcome.
Here it is:
Only Germany is entitled to collect tax for the pension. All the money I paid here in New Zealand I got back immediately. On top of that Germany is not collecting as much tax as NZ. Only about 50 % of what NZ does!
When I saw “more to love” written on a totally degradable Farmers plastic shopping bag I took my BIBLE and read John 2:15 where its says,
“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
“Surround yourself with winners” is strategy six in the book SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR WEALTH AND HAPPINESS by Jim Rohn called. I have just read strategy six. ( The principle of Association)
I really like that. I really like to be together with people I can learn from. And to do that is not all that difficult today. There are books, books and more books and there is the Internet.
I enjoy reading the book called MORNING AND EVENING (Daily Readings) by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
This morning I read there what C.H. Spurgeon says about the promises of God. And I think he has taught me something or at least I find confirmed what I have always believed, namely that all the promises in the BIBLE are for all the saints and I am a saint. All true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are saints!
“I EXTEND MY HAND – THE HAND OF ISREAL – IN PEACE” – BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.
