Each Step of the Journey: The Devil & the Duck

This was also a forwarded email I got from a friend. I do not know who the author was and do not claim creative responsibility from it. I just felt it had a great message to share with others. Enjoy!

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.

He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods.

He practised 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.