No one knows how many rounds were fired or how many statues were knocked out, but when the land forces arrived and the signal was given to attack, the admiral was of no help. As the admiral waited, he became annoyed by the statues of the saints that adorned the towers of a nearby cathedral, so he commanded his men to shoot at them with the ships’ cannons. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. Shooting the Saints -It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. Placing our problems in His hands is far better than putting them in a worry box. Let's believe the Lord's promises and trust Him to meet our needs. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" (Matthew 6:34).
Jesus said, "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Worry robs us of joy, drains us of energy, stunts our spiritual growth, and dishonors God. Writing your worries on paper and putting them in a box may be helpful, but how much better it is to place them in the hands of God. Many times she discovered that a specific worry no longer existed. Because she had not been drained by anxiety, she was relaxed and better able to find the solution to her problem. Occasionally she would take out a slip of paper and review the concern written on it. This enabled the woman to put her troubles completely out of mind. She resolved not to think about her problems as long as they were in the box. I heard about a woman who kept a box in her kitchen that she called her "Worry Box." Every time something troubled her, she would write it down on a piece of paper and put it in the box. All rights reserved)ĭo not worry about your life.
( Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI.
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