God is at the Window

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents at their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with 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 asked Sally to wash the dishes. But Sally told her Grandma, Johnny had said he wanted to help in the kitchen.

Then she whispered to Johnny reminding him about the duck. So Johnny did the dishes.   Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing but Grandma said, she was sorry but she needed Sally to help make supper. Sally just smiled and again told her Grandmother it was all right because Johnny had said he wanted to help. Again she reminded Johnny about 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 told him she knew. She had been standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because she love him, she forgave him. She was just wondering how long Johnny would let Sally make a slave of him.

Thought for the day and everyday thereafter: Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done -- and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face -- lying, debt, fear, hatred, anger, unforgiveness, 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.