Notes From Pastor Anthony’s Desk;
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
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. Are you ready for the storm, you know
it will surely come, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but it will come. We
don't need to understand, we just need to hold His hand to have peace in
the middle of storms.
In my prayers - Pastor Anthony
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