A story for you this morning !
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic sea coast. 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 old man's 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, and he returned to bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
Moral of the story: When you're prepared, 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 firmly in the Word of God.
Author Unknown
GOOD MORNING !
Today I’m having a rough time putting my heart and soul into going back to work. I need a vacation day from my vacation days! Ah well, no choice so I’d best quit groaning and moaning! I’ll just put the ***BIG SMILE *** on my face and go. Heaven only knows I’ll probably need to SMILE a lot today !
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Happiness is a habit – Cultivate it!
Elbert Hubbard
I hope your day is blessed with a few smiles and lots of sunshine to warm your heart!
MA
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5 comments:
ah yes hubby often says he needs a vacation from vacation.
the psalms say the prudent man is prepared to go tiwht your story
I like the parable; I hope to be able to sleep when the wind blows.
As long as you have to go you might as well smile a lot today and enjoy it... I hope you have a wonderful day, Sandra
I sure wish you lots of smiles.
Angela
wonderful story
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