Good one. Thanks.
My mind kimmediately went to Jesus sleeping in the storm.
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Subject: Can you sleep when the wind blows?
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:56:54 -0700
>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.
>
>
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