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. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said,"with all your money you give me a bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the wrapped gift box.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but it dawned on him that his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go and visit him. He had not seen his father since that graduation day. But life it seems , is tainted with regrets , before he could make arrangements , he received a call informing him that his father had passed away, and willed all 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 , regret and self-hate filled his heart.
He began to search his father's important papers and saw THE BIBLE ,just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind 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 in the way we want them to be?
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