It's Your Destiny eMagazine - It's A New Season | Page 14
!
YOU ASKED and
DDWM PASTORS ANSWERED
So why are you going through a dry season if you still love God? The Bible teaches us that this is
not uncommon. It also provides the solution for overcoming this dry season in your life. Jesus
taught in the Parable of the Sower that many would be excited when they first received the seed of
the Word (Mark 4:13-20). But as time went on they would begin to stumble and there would be no
fruitfulness in their lives. What was the problem? Jesus stated that, “they have no root in
themselves, and so endure only for a time” (Mark 4:17).
!
We learn here that a cultivation of the seed is necessary in order for deep roots to be produced.
Deep roots are necessary to withstand the things that will come against us as followers of Jesus. To
cultivate means to do what is necessary to encourage the growth of the seed, such as watering and
making sure it has proper soil and sunlight.
!
So how do we cultivate that seed of God that has been planted in us? We water it with the Word
of God (Ephesians 5:26). Reading and meditating on God’s Word is a must. Jesus said that, “man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of
God” (Luke 4:4). Just as we need food on a daily
basis in order to provide nutrition and energy to
our physical bodies, so we also need spiritual
food to provide sustenance for our spirit man.
!
The soil for the seed of God is our heart. For the
right soil we need to make sure we have a
teachable and hearing heart. James 1:21 states
that we are to “lay aside all filthiness and overflow
of wickedness, and receive with meekness the
implanted word, which is able to save your soul.”
!
How do we get God’s sunlight? By getting into
His glorious presence. “God is light and in Him is
no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). As children of
God, we have access to go to the throne of grace
for help and strength anytime we need it. And we
need it on a daily basis! We go to His throne in prayer and enter into His presence—“In Your
presence is fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:11) and “Building yourselves up on your most holy faith,
praying in the Holy Spirit” (Jude 1:20).
14