28th July 2025
The phrase “I can sleep when the wind blows” is a common idiom that signifies being prepared & having peace of mind amidst challenging circumstances or potential difficulties. It implies that one has taken the necessary steps to mitigate risks & is therefore able to rest assured, even when others are anxious or worried.
Prepare in times of peace and you will be prepared for the heat of the battle. In those intense moments you will act instinctively—because that is who you are.
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 & 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 & 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 & rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters.
He shook the little man & yelled, ‘Get up! A storm is coming!
Tie things down before they blow away!’
The little man rolled over in bed & 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 and finally the farmer understood the meaning of, “I can sleep when the wind blows”
When you’re Financially, spiritually, mentally & physically prepared, for life’s inevitable challenges, you have nothing to fear & you can sleep when the wind blows through your life?
Develop a mindset of being prepared for the storms in your life & stay blessed forever.