Sunday Words of Wisdom!

Graduation day


A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For
 many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a
 dealers 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,
 told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and how
 much he loved him. He handed him a beautifully wrapped gift

box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the
 box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name
 embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father
 and said, "With all your money you give me a
 Bible?" He stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible
 behind. 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. He thought perhaps he
 should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation
 day. But before he could make arrangements, he received a
 telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed
 all of his possessions to him. He needed to come home
 immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sadness and
 regret filled his heart. He began to search through his
 father's important documents and saw the Bible, new, 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 dealers
 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?