[CS-FSLUG] Can you sleep when the wind blows?
Fred Miller
fmiller at lightlink.com
Sat Oct 23 18:07:48 CDT 2004
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 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,
youhave 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. Secure yourself against the storms of life by
grounding ourselves in belief.
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 sleep well!
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able to drive it in reverse with the handbrake on."
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