How To Find Hope In The Midst Of Problems

A neighborhood bully about ten years of age was invited to go to a local Sunday School, and the boy went.  The teacher recognized the lad and thought to herself, "I better really pour it on because I may never get the chance again!"  So she talked about the devil and pictured him as an evil, ugly creature replete with pitchfork and tail spitting fire, ready to devour bad boys who were bullies thinking that she just might scare the kid into the kingdom.  The visiting lad squirmed and looked at his feet as she really poured it on.  Then after about 20 minutes, she got his attention asking, "Now, young man, what do you think of the devil?  Aren't you a little afraid of him?"  "Yeah, I guess I am afraid of that big old devil," he drawled, "but if you bring a devil around just my size, I'm sure I could whip him."