Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
Psalms 42:7 NIV
The imagery the Psalmist uses here is that of water. The thought of one drop of rain reminds him of many drops of water. Soon he is thinking about running water, then a waterfall, then maybe an ocean body of water. One drop leads to another drop. The illustration of water really represent the Psalmist’s problems. The Psalmist has so many troubles, it feels like he is drowning in them.
Have you ever felt like you were “in over your head”, drowning in a sea of difficulties? Does it ever seem like the waves of despair have overtaken you? Deep calls to deep. One problem leads to another. What starts as one little problem, soon becomes a major disaster!
Still using the water theme, none of us can do anything about the tsunami problems of life that overtake us before we knew what hit us. These major disasters hit us without warning, but all of us can stop the slow leaks in our faith before they become a major floods in our life. The reason we each need a daily time alone with God is because we have to be prepared to stop the slow leaks in our faith. We have to build a strong defense against the periods of doubt that will surely come our way.
If you want to be prepared when the dam breaks loose and your life is flooded with problems, then you must daily do maintenance on your faith, by hiding God’s Word in your heart everyday!
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I may not see in front of me, But I can see for miles around when I look over my shoulder, and Lord, it`s clear. You`ve brought me here, So faithful every step of the way. What can I do but follow you, For You are the Way, the Truth, the Life, And You`ve promised never to leave me, My Savior, my friend, From beginning to end. 
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