(Forwarded from a friend - author unknown)
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.
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Michael Paul Johnson aka Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://eBible.org/mpj Rocky Mountain Outpost 207 New Creation Church
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