Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast.
He constantly advertised for hire 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 rush 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. "Enarged 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 of this story.........

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 the storms.

God bless you all and have a blessed holy week.........