{"id":2403,"date":"2024-06-01T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepowercloset.com\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2024-06-01T03:33:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T02:33:36","slug":"the-house-vs-the-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepowercloset.com\/?p=2403","title":{"rendered":"The House vs The Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><strong>5th May 2024, 3:24 pm, London<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019ve all been there before: everything is going well, you feel at peace, and then all of a sudden it seems like you&#8217;re surrounded by a flurry of negative thoughts. Sometimes these thoughts can appear somewhat violent, making us secretly feel afraid. Perhaps we even start asking questions like \u201cAm I okay?\u201d because it seems to come out of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">What I described above was in short what I experienced on this day. I was in such a beautiful place: a deep sense of joy, contentment, and peace. And then it felt like from nowhere there was a flurry of arrows thrown at my mind. As it started I got a bit upset. It felt like such a buzzkill. \u201cGo away!\u201d were the words I seemed to shout because it was so irritating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As I started getting visibly irritated I sensed the Holy Spirit share a beautiful analogy. He whispered deep in my spirit: Think of your mind as a house on a rock and negative thoughts as a violent wind. I cocked my head to the side and tried to paint a picture of what He said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/3C4THS2C5hYwuoZcnELSBH\/xvsVrAHjNwjiQEM9SJJ3dR\/email\" width=\"401\" height=\"auto\" \/>A house built on a solid rock always stands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He continued \u201cThey are just thoughts.\u00a0<strong>You can choose to let them in\u00a0<\/strong>or not give them a second thought because you know that your mind is built on solid rock, i.e. Me.\u201d As He shared this analogy, I felt a deep sense of peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Let\u2019s dissect The House vs. The Wind analogy:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"unordered_list\">\n<li class=\"list_item\">The house = our mind<\/li>\n<li class=\"list_item\">The wind = negative thoughts<\/li>\n<li class=\"list_item\">Sometimes we have negative thoughts that come to attack and oppress us in our minds<\/li>\n<li class=\"list_item\">Like the wind,\u00a0<strong>we can\u2019t control when or how the wind moves nor when it chooses to howl violently outside our house<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"list_item\">We can however choose if we want these negative thoughts to marinate in our hearts or minds (similar to the house: you can either let the wind in by opening the door or windows. That part is your choice)<\/li>\n<li class=\"list_item\">When it\u2019s a stormy day the wind may howl violently outside and it can feel like it\u2019ll tear the house down<\/li>\n<li class=\"list_item\">When this happens we have to trust that because we are of Christ, our house (our mind) won\u2019t be torn apart. It can\u00a0<em>feel<\/em>\u00a0<em>like it<\/em>\u00a0but it won\u2019t<\/li>\n<li class=\"list_item\">Instead make yourself a cup of tea inside the house and let the wind be just that: the wind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">So whenever you find yourself in a place where you\u2019re being bombarded with a flurry of negative or annoying thoughts don\u2019t give them a second thought. I remember one of my favourite preachers, Pastor Stephanie Ike, speaking about thoughts that enter the mind. She said \u201cone of the enemy\u2019s greatest tactics is to mask\u00a0<em>his thoughts\u00a0<\/em>in your mind and\u00a0<strong>convince you that they are yours<\/strong>.\u201d In short, be careful what thoughts you allow to sit and marinate in your mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Here is a scripture that I feel also gives an insight into the analogy:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201c\u201cAnyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.\u00a0<strong>Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won\u2019t collapse because it is built on bedrock<\/strong>.\u201d<br \/>\nMatthew\u202c \u202d7\u202c:\u202d24\u202c-\u202d25\u202c \u202dNLT\u202c\u202c<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The wind will always be the wind. You have to make a decision to remain calm in the home and trust that because you built your house on solid ground, you will not be overthrown. Your mind will remain intact indeed. Not just intact, but it will continue to be fruitful for as long as it remains fixed on God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/3C4THS2C5hYwuoZcnELSBH\/qLmfdE6f8Xmrpws1C84xUN\/email\" width=\"400\" height=\"auto\" \/>Be still and know that you are safe in His hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201c<strong>You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You<\/strong>, Because he trusts in You.\u201d<br \/>\n\u202d\u202dIsaiah\u202c \u202d26\u202c:\u202d3\u202c \u202dNKJV\u202c\u202c<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cLord, you keep those people safe who continue to trust in you.\u00a0<strong>You give them peace in their minds<\/strong>, because they believe in you.\u201d<br \/>\nIsaiah\u202c \u202d26\u202c:\u202d3\u202c \u202dEASY\u202c\u202c<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I hope this helps someone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Love always,<br \/>\nTumi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5th May 2024, 3:24 pm, London We\u2019ve all been there before: everything is going well, you feel at peace, and then all of a sudden it seems like you&#8217;re surrounded by a flurry of negative thoughts. Sometimes these thoughts can appear somewhat violent, making us secretly feel afraid. 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