If you have explored some of the back waters within a few miles of the ocean you will know how much difference tidal water makes. Here you come upon a stagnant pool, partly covered with weeds and slime, an unpleasant place to be near. Not far away is another pool but this is filled with clean, salt-smelling sea water, and the growing things around it are pleasant and wholesome. The difference is that in one case the living ocean water pours in twice a day charged with vitality, and then flows out again carrying away anything stale or lifeless. It is this circulation of life that makes the difference between the two pools.
When the tide is out, we sometimes see a boat stranded, unable to move, but we know that this condition is only temporary because the tide always comes back and re floats the boat. As long as you keep up your daily visit with God, your soul is open to tidal water, and even if you should seemingly be left high and dry for a period, it is only a question of time before the living ocean will float you off once more.
Keep your soul flooded with the tidal water of eternal life and …nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).
The health of our spiritual lives in determined by our closeness to God. Communion with God is a lot like eating and drinking water. We must consume enough healthy food and drink every day with if we are to grow and remain strong. That communion is enabled through prayer. And just as we would starve and become weak if we tried to eat and drink through a tiny straw, we must have a full and balanced diet of prayer to develop fully. Also, we must not feed our spirits unwholesome products or overindulge in good th ings lest we poison souls or bloat them in spiritual excess (self-righteousness). Let our lives each day be filled and flushed with a tide of healthy prayer and clean thoughts, words and deeds.
From the tidal pool,
Z Gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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