Found this story in my Church’s Sunday Bulletin
SATAN’S GARAGE SALE
Once upon a time, Satan was having a garage sale. There,
standing in little groups were all of his bright, shiny jewels. Here were tools
that make it easy to tear others down for use as stepping stones. And over
there were some lenses for magnifying one’s own importance, which, if you
looked through them the other way, you could also use to belittle others, or
even one’s self.
Against the wall was the usual assortment of gardening
implements guaranteed to help your pride grow by leaps and bounds: the rake of
scorn, the shovel of jealousy for digging a pit for your neighbor, the tools of
gossip and backbiting, of selfishness and apathy. All of these were pleasing to
the eye and came complete with fabulous promises and guarantees of prosperity. Prices
of course were steep; but not to worry! Free credit was extended to one and
all. “Take it home, use it, and you won’t have to pay until later!” Old Satan
cried, as he hawked his wares.
The visitor, as he browsed, noticed two well worn,
non-descript tools standing in one corner. Not being nearly as tempting as the
other items, he found it curious that these two tools had price tags higher
than any other. When asked why, Satan just laughed and said, “Well, that’s
because I use them so much. If they weren’t so plain looking, people might see
them for what they were.” Satan pointed to the two tools, saying, “You see,
that one is Doubt and that one is Discouragement – and those will work when
nothing else will.”
Dear brother/sister, purpose every day not to buy or pick
anything from this garage.
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