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 wood pile;
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!

Thanks for the Duck story my brother, you see God loves everyone but its hard to have everyone love God, thats why we have to keep on spreading the good news as we are doing, sharing our faith and help with what Jesus wants us believers to do and that is to encourage till the end of the day. This reminds me of the Parable of the talents. Thank you bro, enjoy your Monday!

The duck story is an excellent illustration. Thank you for posting it.

Here is a prayer that my friend and mentor Guy Garret wrote and shared with me. I thought I might share it with you. I hope that you find it a blessing.

I speak The Law of the Spirit of Life written in Phillipians 3:13 and that Law says

 …forgetting (I am to forget)  those things which are behind,

and to reach forth

unto those things which are before,…

 I refuse to live in the negative past…..I have shut off that past!

My future is not in the past,

it's in what lies ahead, that’s my future.

The past is the enemy’s strategy to daily

remind me of my failings and the failings of others.

The strategy is to try and steal my future by keeping me bound up

in the past…and I will not allow that to happen…in Jesus Name!!!