A young man was getting ready to graduate from
college. For many months
he
had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's
showroom, and knowing
his
father could well afford it, he told him that was all
he wanted. As
Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs
that his father
had
purchased the car.
Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father
called him into
his
private study. His father
told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and
told him how
much he
loved him. He handed his
son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but
somewhat Disappointed,
the
young man opened the box and found a lovely,
leather-bound Bible, with
the
young man's name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised
his voice to his
father and said, "With all your money you give me a
Bible? and stormed
out
of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very
successful in business. He
had
a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized
his father was very
old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had
not seen him since
that graduation day. Before he could make
arrangements, he received a
telegram telling him his father had passed away, and
willed all of his
possessions to his son. He needed to come home
immediately and take
care of
things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness
and regret filled
his
heart. He began to search through his father's
important papers and saw
the
still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With tears, he
opened
the Bible and began to
turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a
verse,
Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil know how to give
good gifts to your
children, how much more
shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to
those who ask
Him?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the
back of the Bible.
It
had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who
had the sports
car he
had desired. On the tag was the date of his
graduation, and the
words...PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's blessings because they
are not packaged
as
we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to
others. Do not
spoil
what you have by desiring what you have not; but
remember that what you
now
have was once among the things you only hoped for...
IF YOUR GIFT IS NOT PACKED THE WAY YOU WANT IT, IT'S
BECAUSE IT IS
BETTER
PACKED THAT WAY! ALWAYS APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS; THEY
USUALLY LEAD YOU
TO
ATTACHMENTS!
college. For many months
he
had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's
showroom, and knowing
his
father could well afford it, he told him that was all
he wanted. As
Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs
that his father
had
purchased the car.
Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father
called him into
his
private study. His father
told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and
told him how
much he
loved him. He handed his
son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but
somewhat Disappointed,
the
young man opened the box and found a lovely,
leather-bound Bible, with
the
young man's name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised
his voice to his
father and said, "With all your money you give me a
Bible? and stormed
out
of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very
successful in business. He
had
a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized
his father was very
old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had
not seen him since
that graduation day. Before he could make
arrangements, he received a
telegram telling him his father had passed away, and
willed all of his
possessions to his son. He needed to come home
immediately and take
care of
things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness
and regret filled
his
heart. He began to search through his father's
important papers and saw
the
still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With tears, he
opened
the Bible and began to
turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a
verse,
Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil know how to give
good gifts to your
children, how much more
shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to
those who ask
Him?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the
back of the Bible.
It
had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who
had the sports
car he
had desired. On the tag was the date of his
graduation, and the
words...PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's blessings because they
are not packaged
as
we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to
others. Do not
spoil
what you have by desiring what you have not; but
remember that what you
now
have was once among the things you only hoped for...
IF YOUR GIFT IS NOT PACKED THE WAY YOU WANT IT, IT'S
BECAUSE IT IS
BETTER
PACKED THAT WAY! ALWAYS APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS; THEY
USUALLY LEAD YOU
TO
ATTACHMENTS!
Hope.
"All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."
- Romans 8:25(NKJV).
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