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<blockquote data-quote="NathanStinson" data-source="post: 644116" data-attributes="member: 6190"><p>After a brief respite I am finally back! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>I decided to come back with an oldie but goodie<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p></p><p><TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="95%" border=0></p><p><TBODY></p><p><TR></p><p><TD width="100%"><B><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Paid In Full</span></span></span></B></TD></TR></p><p><TR></p><p><TD width="100%"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom,&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">all he wanted.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">embossed in gold. Angry, he rose his voice to his father and said&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">"with all your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">house.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">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&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">When he arrived at his father's house, a sudden feeling of sadness&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse,&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Matt.7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?"&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">How many times do we miss God's blessings because we can't see past our own desires?&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">-- Unknown</span></span></span></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NathanStinson, post: 644116, member: 6190"] After a brief respite I am finally back! :-) I decided to come back with an oldie but goodie:-) <TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="95%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"><B>[font=Verdana][size=3][color=#000000]Paid In Full[/color][/size][/font]</B></TD></TR> <TR> <TD width="100%">[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#000000]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, a sudden feeling of 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? -- Unknown[/color][/size][/font]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> [/QUOTE]
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