Article December 1, 2014 Issue

God meets our needs

Meredith Johnson

When I retired from work and began the process of collecting my pension, I immediately ran into a roadblock. I had gotten divorced some years earlier, and at that time I’d had to pay my ex-husband a portion of my pension and my 401(k). But as a result of a mistake on the part of my ex-husband’s lawyer, it appeared as though I still owed my ex-husband part of my pension. I was legally obligated to prove that my ex-husband had already received everything that he was entitled to before I could start collecting checks.

Rather than being calm and turning to God, I was initially irritated that in order to collect money that I was entitled to receive, I had to jump through hoops to clear up a mistake that was not my fault. When I called my company’s benefits center for more information, the representative was steadfast in her response that there was nothing she could do to help me. At this point, I decided I should start to pray.

I knew that nothing could ever prevent me from having what was rightfully mine—a steady supply of love, peace, and security.