Slingshots, Slaves, and a Duck

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 that 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.” But 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 forgive you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a
slave of you.”
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done and the enemy keeps
throwing up in your face, (lying, debt, fear, hatred, unforgiveness,
bitterness, etc.) you need to know that God
saw the whole thing. He loves you and is willing to forgive you. How long
you will let the enemy make a slave of you?