Sleeping Through The Storm
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 farmhand?" 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 old man's 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, and he returned to bed to also sleep while
the wind blew.
Where to take it from here......
When you're prepared, 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 firmly
in the Word of God.
[ Author Unknown -- from Gr8nMighty@aol.com, via WFLife1@aol.com ]
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