I Can Sleep When 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.
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 in advance.
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 when the wind blows.
Author: Unknown
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