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, and 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 rose his voice
to his father and said "with all your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the
house. 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
gift-wrapped 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 we can't see past our own desires?