Have faith in your Father in as much as in God.

A young man was getting ready to graduate fromcollege.For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's show room, 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 room. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him and 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. 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 HOLY book.

Many years passed and the young man was very succesful in business. He had a beautiful home, and wonderful family, but realised his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since the graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a teelegram mentioing that his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son.He needed to reach home immediately and take care of things and when he arrived at his father's house, sudeen sadness and regret filleed his heart.

He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still the new 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 dealer's name , the same dealer whio 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 ?.

J.KANNAN