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, 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???????