Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain"

24"Therefore (V)everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25"And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
26"Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
27"The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell--and great was its fall."


The point of Jesus' words: Storms are coming...the question is are we wise? Have we prepared ourselves and those we love for them?

I received this title from a friend of mine during an unbelievably difficult time in my life. I will not go into the particulars of the issues yet. But, what I can say is that the pain is unbearable. Before this storm, I remember asking a friend, "what do you do to deal with life's pains?" At that time I accented to what I believed was the answer... depend on God to get you through, but now I am learning how to depend on God through the storm.
Experiential knowledge is part of what life is about. And learning how to live faithfully through every circumstance is what we are trying to accomplish. Like a person looking at his or her own x-rays life and especially storms are what reveal what is truly inside of us. It is the evidence of our foundation. Standing is our litmus test. If we can stand regardless of the circumstances Jesus says we are wise, but if we fall then his indictment is scathing. He says you are a fool.
God does not give us any say so regarding the veracity or frequency of the storms, but he does give us cart blanc as to the outcome. If you want to be victorious, you need to stand regardless of the storms intensity. If you want to endure, you need to put into practice the words of Jesus. So this is why this title is apropos...Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain...and you can only dace if you are on your feet! Therefore..."Stand and dance"