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CAN YOU 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.
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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:
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 midst of the storms.
I hope you enjoy your day and you sleep well. May God Bless You and
Yours.
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual
beings having a human experience."
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