81 CHOICES~Places Of The Heart

What Will You Do Today?

Defeat or victory
what will it be?

By faith or circumstances,
how will you see?

Depression or joy,
what will show on your face?

Diligence or complacency
as you run this race?

Will you be motivated or intimidated
by what comes your way?

React or respond to what others say?

Will you cope or conquer
in what you go after?

Choose tears or a life of laughter?

Will you settle for mediocrity
or strive to excel?

Curse people,
or wish them well?

Will you live in regret
or learn from your past?

Take things slow,
or hurry too fast?

Will you gloat
over the accomplishments of yesterday
or do something worthwhile
with your time today?

Will you be brave,
or live in fear?

Act calloused,
or wipe away a tear?

Will you chase your dreams,
or allow them to die?

Speak only truth,
or deal in lies?

Will you make rash decisions
or think things out?

Earn things fairly,
or exercise clout?

Will you show courtesy
to those passing by
or not even trouble yourself
to say "Hi"?

Will you be thankful
for what you have got
or focus your attention
on what you have not?

Will you dump all your troubles
on the whole human race
or humbly pray
seeking only God's face?

All your finances
will you recklessly blow
or stretch a penny
as far as it will go?

Will you believe the best
or live in doubt?

Fan an argument
or put it out?

Will you embrace honesty
or rumors follow?

Pick yourself up
or in self-pity wallow?

Good or bad
what will you see in men?

Give up when you fall
or try again?

Will you be a hypocrite
or your real self show?

Stifle creativity
or encourage people to grow?

Will you have courage to face the day
or� bury your head until it goes away?

Will you keep your promises
or look for an out?

Speak softly
or choose to shout?

Peace or discord
which will you sow?

Forgive a debt
or demand what's owed?

Will you use your words to heal hearts
or� use your tongue to rip them apart?

Will you withhold love
or freely give

Make people sad
or encourage them to live?

Be true to yourself
or live in denial?

Mend a fence
or start a rile?

Will you dine with peasants
as often as kings?

Pay more attention to people
or things?

Will you deny the green eyed monster
a place in your life
or be jealous and controlling
of husband or wife?

Will you be kind or rude
in your dealings today?

Attempt to help,
or get in the way?

Will you notice the flowers
or only the weeds?

Think only of yourself
or help to meet needs?

A teachable spirit
will you have today
or will you insist
that yours is the way?

Will you set goals in order to get ahead
or simply coast
through life instead?

Justify your actions
or admit when you're wrong?

Whine and complain or sing a new song?

Will your practice self-control
or be guided by lust?

Procrastinate or do what you must?

Will you throw in the towel
when things get rough
or push on through
when the going gets tough?

Will you be unforgiving
or allow a fresh start?

Be proud or humble
within your own heart?

Justice and mercy
will they be in your life,
or will you be content
just stirring up strife?

Manipulate others
or allow them a free will?

Be cautious and careful
or live for the thrill?

Will you listen respectfully
as others talk
or choose instead
their words to mock?

Will you blaspheme God
when things are bad
or dwell instead
on the blessings you've had?

Will you seek after wisdom
or pursue folly?

Be an old sour puss or be jolly?

Will you reach for the stars
or dig in the dirt?

Forgive an offense
or cling to the hurt?

Will you be trustworthy with secrets
or tell it all?

Treat people big
or treat them small?

Will you tie people in shackles
or help set them free?

Think about others
or think about "ME"?

Accept responsibility
or blame it on others?

Love your neighbors
or hate your brothers?

Will you be selfish
or give things away?

Resemble the darkness
or the light of the day?

Will you judge others
by what they do
or try first to walk
a mile in their shoes?

Will you betray
or be loyal to the end?

Be a loner or be a friend?

Will you savor each moment
life has to give
or waste your days
not wanting to live?

Will you try to live righteously
or wallow in sin?

Push Jesus away
or invite Him in?

Will you make excuses
for what you don't do
or finally admit
that it's all up to you?

In this world we get what we give
It's up to us what� kind of life we live.

Life is all about choices you see
It's up to you what your life will be!!

Rosey
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