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Dear Everyone,
Sharing with you a meaningful story I got from a colleague. :)

~Abi 
 
The Duck & the Devil

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on
their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. 
He practiced in the woods;  but he could never hit the target. 
Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.

As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it. 
He was shocked and grieved! 
In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the woodpile; only to see his sister watching!
Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After lunch the next day Grandma said, 'Sally, let's wash the dishes' 
But Sally said, 'Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.'
Then she whispered to him, 'Remember the duck?' 
So Johnny did the dishes. 
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, 'I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.'

Sally just smiled and said, 'Well that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help' 
She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help.

After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's; he finally couldn't stand it any longer.

He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. 
You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love
you, I forgave you. 
I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.'

Thought for the day and every day thereafter?

Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done...
and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt,
fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)...whatever it
is...You need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the
whole  thing. He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He
loves you  and that you are forgiven.

He's just wondering how long you will let the devil
make a slave of you.

The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness; He not only forgives you, but He forgets. It is by God's grace and mercy that
we are saved.

Go ahead and make the difference in someone's life
today. Share this with a friend and always remember:

God is at the window!

When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!




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