When the winds blow.......

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 because they dreaded the awful storms that raged
across the ocean, wreaking havoc on 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
the man. 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,
the doors were barred, and 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?

As believers in Christ, we secure ourselves against the storms of life
by grounding ourselves in God. We don't need to understand the
circumstances; we just need to hold His hand to have peace in the midst
of the storms.


Sleep well!


Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices:the
disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with; and,
the laws you choose to obey.

 

Good words! as always, thanks MG!

 

And since you dont get the purpose of this section of the board, I will explain. I deleted my own thread just as you can if you start a thread....

 

This is something I dont think you have grasped yet.......

 

Huh? What's with the last two posts? Am I missing something? Something get censored?

-- Steve

 

Mike,

Thanks for the story, but who's deleting their posts??

 

No just a person who likes to harrass and then delete his posts.

 

Thanks Mike,

Too bad people feel like they have to constantly harass Christians just because we are Christians.

I am waitin' Daddy,come and get me.