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."

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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!