{"id":5854,"date":"2021-08-24T07:29:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T11:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5854"},"modified":"2021-08-23T14:57:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T18:57:54","slug":"my-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5854","title":{"rendered":"My Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181021_155646-e1560466989811-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5700\" width=\"235\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181021_155646-e1560466989811-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181021_155646-e1560466989811-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me:  I think for my decision, I am choosing ice cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prodigal:  That is a good decision but I was thinking something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have made my choice forever<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will walk the narrow way,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Till with Christ I dwell forever<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the realms of endless day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the world with its pleasures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They can never satisfy,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give me Jesus my precious Savior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will all my needs supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by Helena Steiner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 John 2:15-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not love the world or the thing in the world.  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