DO NOT SPOIL WHAT YOU HAVE, BY DESIRING WHAT YOU HAVE NOT. SELAH...
Beloved in Christ,
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?' And stormed out of the house, 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
& BETTER THINGS.
'The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.'
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?' And stormed out of the house, 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
& BETTER THINGS.
'The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.'
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