A married lady was expecting a birthday gift from her husband. For many
months she had admired a beautiful diamond ring in a showroom, and knowing
her husband could afford it, she told him that was all she wanted… As her
birthday approached, this lady awaited signs that her husband had purchased
the diamond ring.
Finally, on the morning of her birthday, her husband called her into his
study. Her husband told her how proud he was to have such a good wife, and
told her how much he loved her… He handed her a beautiful wrapped gift
box.
Curious, the wife opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible,
with the wife’s name embossed in gold. Angrily, she raised her voice to her
husband and said, ‘With all your money you give me a Bible?’
She stormed out of the house, permanently leaving her husband. Many years
passed and the lady was very successful in business. She managed to settle
for a more beautiful house and a wonderful family, but realized her
ex-husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to visit him…
She had not seen him for many years.
But before she could make arrangements, she received a telegram telling her
that her ex-husband had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to
her. She needed to come back immediately and take care of things.
When she arrived at her ex-husband’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled
her heart. She began to search through her ex-husband’s important papers and
saw the still new Bible, just as she had left it years before.
With tears, she opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. Her ex-husband
had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, ‘And if you, being evil, know
how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly
Father, who is in heaven, give what is good to those who ask Him?’
As she read those words, a tiny package dropped from the back of the Bible.
It had a diamond ring, with her name engraved on it — the same diamond ring
which she saw at the showroom. On the tag was the date of her birth, and the
words. ‘LUV U ALWAYS’.
How many times do we miss God’s blessings, because they are not packaged as
we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to others.
Do not spoil what you have, by desiring what you have not; but remember that
what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
IF YOUR GIFT IS NOT PACKAGED THE WAY YOU WANT IT, IT’S BECAUSE IT IS BETTER
PACKAGED THE WAY IT IS. ALWAYS APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS; THEY USUALLY LEAD
YOU TO BIGGER and BETTER THINGS..
‘The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt with the heart.’