“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” – Matthew 7:24-27

In the above passage, Christ tells us how to endure a destructive storm. Consider that each of the individuals heard the words of Christ, each of them built a house, and they both went through a storm that produce a flood and great wind. However, only one house endured and survived the test. Continue reading