: Always appreciate little things, irrespective of how small they seem.

THE BIRTHDAY PACKAGE - Moral &
Inspirational Story
This story you're about to read has
an important lesson for you to
learn. So, read it carefully...
A young married woman whose
husband was a wealthy man was
expecting a birthday gift from her
husband. For quite a number of
months she had admired a very
beautiful diamond ring in a
showroom, and she knowing that
her husband could afford it, if he
would, told him that was all she
wanted for her birthday, and
nothing more. As her birthday was
drawing nigh, this lady awaited signs
that her husband had bought the
diamond ring.
At last, her birthday finally came.
On the morning of her birthday,
her husband called her into his
room. He told her how proud he
was to have such a good wife as her
and told her how much he loved
her. After telling her all sort of
sweet talks, he finally handed her a
beautifully wrapped gift box. Very
excited and curious, the wife
opened the box and found a lovely,
leather-bound Bible, with the her
name embossed in gold. Angrily, she
raised her voice to her husband and
said, 'With all your money, a Bible
was all you could give me?!!' And
stormed out of the house, leaving
her husband.
Many years passed and the lady was
very successful in all her dealings
and business. She managed to settle
for a more beautiful house and a
new wonderful family, but realized
her ex-husband was very old, and
thought perhaps she should sayhim
a visit because she had not seen
him for so many years. But before
she could make travelling
arrangements, she received a text
message telling her that her ex-
husband had died, 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 Bible, still as new as when it was
presented to her.
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, which reads '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, the date
of her birth, and the words.'LUV U
ALWAYS' were inscribed.
How many times do we miss God's
blessings, because they are not
packaged as we expected? 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.
Moral of the story: Always
appreciate little things, irrespective
of how small they seem.