{"id":127,"date":"2021-04-12T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=127"},"modified":"2021-02-24T13:58:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T18:58:37","slug":"i-have-a-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2021\/04\/12\/i-have-a-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"I have a choice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b>\u201cT<\/b>o have a good attitude is my decision.<b>\u201d<\/b><\/h1>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><sup>2<\/sup><\/i><i>I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. <sup>3<\/sup>I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. <sup>4<\/sup>A froward heart shall depart from me: \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Psalms 101:2-4a<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><sup class=\"versenum\">8\u00a0<\/sup>Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Philippians 4:8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><sup class=\"versenum\">14\u00a0<\/sup>Live a cheerful life, without complaining or division among yourselves<b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>Philippians 2:14 TPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b>Victory Decision<\/b><\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\">I cannot control what others do or say, but I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">can<\/span> control my response to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all situations<\/span>. Therefore, like David, I make a conscious decision to have a good attitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTo have a good attitude is my decision.\u201d \u00a0 2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? 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