Miracles and Wonders
Sleep while the wind blows
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.

 I hope you enjoy your day and you sleep well.