Small Slits Sink Ships

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Daily New Life


Saturday, February 19, 2011

He must become greater; I must become less.
John 3:30

Did you know scientists now believe a series of slits, not a giant gash, sank the Titanic? The supposedly invincible cruise liner went down in 1912 on its first voyage. Fifteen hundred people perished, making it the worst maritime disaster of its time.

Until recently, the most widely held theory was that the ship hit an iceberg, opening a huge gash in the vessel's side. But an international team of divers and scientists has used sound waves to probe the wreckage, buried in the mud under two-and-a-half miles of water. The damage was surprisingly small. Instead of a huge gash, they found only six, relatively narrow, slits across the watertight holds.

Small slits can sink great ships. What are the small slits in your life that might have serious consequences? Is some shoring up in order? If you don't know what exactly needs shoring up, or you do know but don't know how—seek some help—from a friend, your pastor, or a professional counselor.

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." -Unknown



New Life Ministries

Taken from The Life Recovery Devotional: Thirty Meditations from Scripture for Each Step in Recovery by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Copyright © 1991 by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

[GodsHolyWill]

Thank you for sharing this!!!

[IO Storm]

This reminds me of the passage..."Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines," Song of Solomon 2:15.
We can take (everything) to God n prayer....this tells me He cares about the seemingly smallest things that happen to us.