CAN
YOU SLEEP WHILE THE WIND BLOWS?
Years
ago, a farmer owned land along the 
Atlantic
seacoast. He constantly advertised for
hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the
Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the
Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer
interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of
refusals.
Finally,
a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer.
"Are you a good farm hand?" the farmer asked him.
"Well, I can
sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired
him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to
dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work. Then one
night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed,
the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's
sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled,
"Get up!
A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow
away!"
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you,
I can sleep when the wind blows."
Enraged
by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot.
Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his
amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with
tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the
coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly
secured. Everything was tied down.
Nothing
could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand
meant; so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
MORAL
OF THE STORY . . .
When
you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically,
you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the
wind blows through your life?
The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he
had secured the farm against the storm.
We secure ourselves against the storms of life by
grounding ourselves in the Word of God.
We don't need to understand, we
just need to hold
His Hand to have peace in the middle of storms.
I
hope you enjoy your day and you sleep well.
May God
bless you!
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