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.
Author
Unknown
