The GIFT

THE GIFT
By Bo Sanchez

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 beautifully 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!

PLS SEND THIS TO OTHER PEOPLE SO AS TO LET THIS GREAT LESSONS FLOW
AROUND.