I have the habit of...
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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 orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. They arrived early. 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 ship's cannons. No one knows how many rounds were fired, but when the land forces arrived and the signal was given to attack, the admiral was of no help. He had used up all his ammunition shooting at 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. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. They arrived early. 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 ship's cannons. No one knows how many rounds were fired, but when the land forces arrived and the signal was given to attack, the admiral was of no help. He had used up all his ammunition shooting at the saints.
