I have the habit of blaming God and others when my life becomes a complicated mess of
my own making. I want someone else to be responsible. In reality, I need to shoulder the
blame and turn my life over to God who knows what plans he has for my life. It is easier
to "shoot at others" than it is to shoulder my own responsibility. I enjoy a story told in the Daily Bread about this very matter.
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. He was given
