Ephesians 4:14, states, " ... tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men,and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive ..."


I call that bad weather.

But, it doesn't have to be a storm cloud.  It could be a cloud of witnesses, not focusing on sin, but on a desire to be rid of sin, by redemption through Jesus.