{"id":2417,"date":"2021-08-12T12:49:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/?p=2417"},"modified":"2021-08-12T12:49:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:49:13","slug":"chats-with-chaplain-anthony-do-the-right-thing-even-when-the-wrong-thing-is-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/?p=2417","title":{"rendered":"Chats with Chaplain Anthony Do the Right Thing Even When the Wrong Thing is Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2417-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/4f706dc8\/podcast\/play\/38673745\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-08-12%2F0898ee77cdd04014965f99ec246204a1.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/4f706dc8\/podcast\/play\/38673745\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-08-12%2F0898ee77cdd04014965f99ec246204a1.m4a\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/4f706dc8\/podcast\/play\/38673745\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-08-12%2F0898ee77cdd04014965f99ec246204a1.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Our lives are full of decisions. If we make the right choice when people are living with ulterior motives. But the right thing done in private speaks to our character and integrity. Live for God in public, at church, is easy and assumed. Living for God and honoring Him in private reveals the state of your heart and trust that you truly do have in him. As you do the right things, even when people are not looking, then no one will have a credible bad thing to say about you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Psalm 119:1-3 ESV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong>Blessed are those whose way is blameless,<br \/>\n<code> <\/code>who walk in the law of the Lord!<br \/>\n<strong>2<\/strong>Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,<br \/>\n<code> <\/code>who seek him with their whole heart,<br \/>\n<strong>3<\/strong>who also do no wrong,<br \/>\n<code> <\/code>but walk in his ways!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+119&amp;version=ESV\" title=\"View Full Chapter\">Read full chapter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following Jesus and enjoying life are not opposite ends of the spectrum. Let&#8217;s connect to find out more about how that can look in your own life.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s connect on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anthonykgoodwin\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/anthonykgoodwin\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chaplainanthonykgoodwin\">Facebook<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anthonykgoodwin\">LinkedIn<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our lives are full of decisions. If we make the right choice when people are living with ulterior motives. But the right thing done in private speaks to our character and integrity. Live for God in public, at church, is easy and assumed. Living for God and honoring Him in private reveals the state of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/?p=2417\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chats with Chaplain Anthony Do the Right Thing Even When the Wrong Thing is Easier<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/13227682-1614734876068-bf033d18c953a-scaled.jpg",2560,2560,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/13227682-1614734876068-bf033d18c953a-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/13227682-1614734876068-bf033d18c953a-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/13227682-1614734876068-bf033d18c953a-768x768.jpg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/13227682-1614734876068-bf033d18c953a-1024x1024.jpg",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/13227682-1614734876068-bf033d18c953a-1536x1536.jpg",1536,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/13227682-1614734876068-bf033d18c953a-2048x2048.jpg",2048,2048,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"anthonykgoodwin","author_link":"https:\/\/anthonykgoodwin.com\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Our lives are full of decisions. 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