Dad's Blessings

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  hiss on  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 blessings and answers to our prayers because they do not arrive exactly as we have expected?