JOSHUA TIME 842

Subject: PAID IN FULL
>> >
>> > 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!
>> >
>> > PLEASE SEND THIS TO AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE SO AS TO LET THIS GREAT
>> > LESSON
>> > FLOW AROUND
>> >
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