Fw: When the Wind Blows

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Aime Levy

Pitchon Eduardo

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:14 PM

When the Wind Blows

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. 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, 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, as believers in God

, 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 sleep well!