Saturday, December 26, 2015
Short Story ,GOD IS AT THE WINDOW
GOD IS AT THE WINDOW 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!