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. Angry, 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. And as
he did, 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 Spirit’s
blessings and answers to our prayers because they do not arrive exactly as we
have expected?
TODAY’S’s affirmation: “Today I look
beyond the obvious and allow miracles to be created in my life.”