Devin A. Wyatt

In my last blog post, I talked about God building a foundation in your life with longevity in mind during the so called dry season in your life. Mediating on this more and more, I begin to do research on dry seasons. I came across a study on the difference between a rainy season and a dry season in a rain forest. Surprisedly, this study showed that trees in the rain forest were worse off in the rainy season. In the rainy season is when many leaves die, but relatively few new ones are produced. But in the dry season it is quite different. In the dry season the trees thrive; far more new leaves are produced than are shed, allowing the tree to benefit from the season’s increased sunlight. In the dry season they thrive! Seems a little bizarre that the trees would thrive in the dry season. When we as believers talk about going through a dry season, we talk about going through lack, disappointment, and uncertainty. But in the dry season in a rain forest the trees thrive! My God! In...

It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock.  When the floodwaters rise and break against that house,  it stands firm because it is well built. Luke 6:48 I'm sure everyone has seen the construction of a new home before. Day after day constructors are able to take nothing and transform it into something. Do you know what it took to build this beautiful home? First and foremost there had to be a plan. A blueprint to what this beautiful home would look like. After the plan was complete, selection of the land took place. From selecting the appropriate land constructors had to clear and level the land so that the foundation could be dug. Clearing the land included cutting down trees, not only on the building site, but also removing any unhealthy or dead trees that were close enough to the house to do damage if they fell. Tree stumps and large rocks were also removed for the ground to be properly leveled. Once the land ...