March 23, 2022

Cancelling Life Insurance

Dear Eli,

I apologize that I am so late in responding to your follow ups!

I hope you are well, and business is booming for you.

I have delayed my response because I have been going through some personal discernments lately, and having difficulty truly understanding what it was the Lord was asking of me. But recently, He has made himself clear, through personal prayer and the counsel of others. It comes down to this - while He is not asking me to join a convent or live as a consecrated single, yet He has asked me to live a personal path of poverty. Whether that is temporary or for a lifetime, I have yet to know.

Because of this personal calling, He has asked me not to save, invest, or even make a full-time income, but has been showing me, over and over again, how He is providing for all my necessary needs - and then some, for He is a generous, loving God, who pours down His treasury in abundance!

I wanted to explain this to you, so you understand that this decision is not a reflection on you, or Northwestern Mutual. You have been a great advisor. I’ve learned a lot from you, and I’m so grateful for your time, patience, and investment in me. The Lord, however, wants me to simplify everything financial in my personal life, and therefore, I will no longer have any financial advisors except for Him, and no treasury but His.

I of course do not believe that everyone is called to this, but I am very grateful that He has called me to it, because it continually strengthens my trust in Him, my sense of indebtedness to Him, and my opportunities to glorify Him.

If I begin a business in the future, with employees, property taxes, etc., then I will hire a financial advisor for the business. However, if I remember correctly, that is not something you handle, am I correct? Please let me know if you have any advice or recommendations on that, or if you handle such matters.

God bless you and your family!

In Christ,

Elizabeth