Hi Steve, Good one. Thanks for this.
Sherri On 9/1/07, steve doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. 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 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: 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, as believers in Christ, 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 midst of the storms. > I hope you sleep well! > > lr smiles > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
