I'm in the 93% (please read)
By jingbautista
@jingbautista (2456)
Philippines
February 10, 2009 7:21pm CST
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 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!
When Jesus died on the cross; he was thinking of you!
If you are one of the 93 % who will stand up for him forward this with the title, 'I'm in the 93%'
Would you believe 7% of people won't forward this?
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3 responses
@jingbautista (2456)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
thank you my friend.. and it is good to know and be reminded for always about the LORD's kindness in our lives. it is His kindness that knows no bounds at all. even our friends will fail us, but His will never..
@scarletrose_2000 (192)
• United States
11 Feb 09
Thank you for sharing this story. We all have something we could learn from this. It is better to admit your mistakes than try to hide them. If we choose to hold them inside instead of owning up to them we become a slave to our mistakes. It is often very hard to admit things we have done but often it is the best and most rewarding thing we can do. Forgive, forget, and move on!
@jingbautista (2456)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
thank you for sharing. hope that the truth above stated would be applied in our lives. it is not easy though, but in the end it would be rewarding and worth to be doing.. thank you.. can we be friends?
@raynejasper (2322)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
..this is a great story and you are right. Sometimes, we are not strong enough to accept our mistakes that we became a slave because of our fears. However, the reality of life is, we have to face it no matter what because every mistake that we do are experiences that will teach us important lessons in life. As the saying says, Experience is the best teacher. Through experience, we realize those things which are not and which are supposed to be done. But mistakes can never be an experience if didn't learn anything from it because we have the tendency to make the mistake again. Until such time that we realize it was a mistake and we decide to stop doing it, it is really w teaching experience.
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@jingbautista (2456)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
thank you. that story was shared to me by a friend. and somehow, it has a lot of lesson to be learned from it. the gift of all time forgiveness from up above. God is just so good to be so loving and caring for all of us.. and all we just need to know is to humble down and ask for HIS forgiveness and continue to run the race.. thanks..