Phil,
I think that too, only, I wonder sometimes if, instead of beautiful 
wrappings, God wraps His gifts more plainly and I overlook them 
because, in my finite mind, they just don't look attractive enough to 
peek my curiosity.  I often think that I overlook things because they 
just don't appeal to my material nature.  Too bad for me.  Lord, give 
me more discernment to grasp all that you want me to have.  Amen.
Kathy



At 07:24 PM 8/21/2006, you wrote:
>Me, too, Kathy, and yes, I think it all the time.  Fortunately, God knows
>our hearts.  Seeing isn't believing but believing is seeing, by faith.  I'm
>thankful for the miracles I have literally experienced in my own life but I
>want all that God has for me and Jesus died for a whole lot more.  I was
>praying with a lady one time and although this doesn't happen all that
>often, and even if it does, I rarely comment on it to the person, but in
>this case, near the end of our prayer session, I had a vision.  Well,
>something like a vision.  This woman was sseated on the floor, as though she
>were a little girl, and there were dozens and dozens of beautifully rapped
>little boxes about the size of a ring box all around her.  They had little
>bows and were rapped with incredibly beautiful paper.  I clearly heard the
>Lord tell me, "These are all the gifts I want to give her in her life."
>Yes, I told the lady what I saw because it was so strong, I couldn't ignore
>it.  Jesus died to give us these gifts and I always desires to receive
>everything Jesus gave His life for.  Call me selfish but I want it all and
>He says we can have it all.  Think of that.  If that is true, and I can
>prove it from Scripture, try and guess what Heaven is going to be like.
>
>Phil.