[CS-FSLUG] Can you sleep when the wind blows?

[Fred Miller]

         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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