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If you long to be in the scriptural category known as “wise builder,” you will incorporate biblical principles—including those found in the Bible’s storm stories—into the very foundation of your life. Then, as you continue to build, you will assuredly make the sound decisions of a disciple of Jesus Christ who has been solidly established on the words and heart of the heavenly Father. Avoid making decisions based on your emotions or the opinions of popular culture. A wise builder selects building blocks that will add to the strength of the foundation, not weaken it. 

The building blocks of your life should include biblical principles such as the following: 

•   Be a fruit-bearing Christian, in all types of climate, even during days of drought—and 
especially during the storms of life. 


•   Pray without ceasing. If you are breathing, continue to have a passionate and active 
prayer life. Never stop praying! 


•   Be generous all the time. 


•   Refuse to worry, even when there is tornadic activity around your life. 


•   Share your faith with others and give the powerful report of how God has sheltered you 
even in the worst of life’s storms. 


•   Forgive those who have wronged you.



After Jesus presented the blueprint of how the wise person builds a life, He then revealed what the result of shoddy craftsmanship in one’s life looks like. If you hear the words of Jesus by reading your Bible daily, but refuse to allow those words to change your heart, your decisions, and your habits, your life will be in the red zone of storm activity. 

The philosophies of humanity are sinking sand upon which to build a life. When the storms of life blow—and they will—your life will go splat! Earthly systems, political opinions, entertainment, and temporary pleasures have no power to protect your life when a tempest is headed your direction. 

Jesus had come with a message that was fresh yet authoritative; new but wise; simple yet rich. The disciples and the crowd that gathered on that particular day had just been instructed in a truth that could transform their daily lives. They not only needed to listen to the words of Jesus as interesting teaching—they had to base their lives on them. Because of this one simple, yet deep, lesson, their lives could now be stormproof.