But then the day came and went for auditions, and the young man wasn't there to read for a part. His indecision was a decision, and he wasn't in the play. Everyone is building a house. The second thing that is the same in this parable is that every house is going to face storms. There is no way in which any of us can prevent storms from coming into our lives, no matter how hard we may try.
Storms are a fact of life, and many times they give no warning.
If only we had known that the dam would break in the Big Thompson Canyon, we could have avoided the flooding waters. If only we had known that 28 inches of snow would fall in 24 hours in the great Blizzard of '78, we could have escaped the nightmare. They come upon you all at once. The one thing that is different in this parable is the difference between what the two men built their houses upon. If our foundation in this life is anything other than Jesus Christ, then great will be our fall.