Saturday, January 17, 2009

Can you sleep while 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.

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.



Signed,
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7 comments:

The Studio at Crow Haven Farm, LLC said...

What a beautiful POST! I really, Really enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing...and yes...we must help one another! That's what is all about...say?
Cheers!

BeadedTail said...

What a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing!

Erika said...

This is so beautiful. How easy it is to forget that during the toughest of times, we have the protection we need.

Jenni said...

that's awesome.

TiLT said...

Beautiful story...I had to show my hubby...he just got back from giving the sermon - timing was wonderful :)
(and no, he is not a preacher, just a layspeaker - does the service whenever the Rev. is gone)

HEALTH NUT WANNABEE MOM said...

What a great story! Really puts things into perspective.

Donetta said...

I loved this post.
Wonderful just wonderful.