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Welcome to Day 2319 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to\xa0Wisdom Philippians-3 What a Way To Live! \u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 11/19/2023 Joy in Living \u2013 What A Way To Live! Last week, we began walking through Philippians as we delved into Joy in Living, specifically, how we can be Confident Enough to be joyful for this Thanksgiving season and all year. \xa0 This week, we will continue this month of Joy in Living as we dig into the letter in a message titled What a Way to Live. Let\u2019s read Philippians 1:12-20, on page 1826 in your Pew Bibles. 12\xa0Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters,[b]\xa0that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.\xa013\xa0As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard[c]\xa0and to everyone else that I am in chains\xa0for Christ.\xa014\xa0And because of my chains,\xa0most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear. 15\xa0It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.\xa016\xa0The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.\xa017\xa0The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition,\xa0not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.\xa018\xa0But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,\xa019\xa0for I know that through your prayers\xa0and God\u2019s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ\xa0what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.[d]\xa020\xa0I eagerly expect\xa0and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage\xa0so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body,\xa0whether by life or by death. \xa0 Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl observed, \u201cEverything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms\u2014to choose one\u2019s attitude in any given set of circumstances.\u201d \xa0 If we pursue happiness instead of choosing joy, we\u2019ll become, as Frankl put it, \u201cplaything[s] of circumstance.\u201d Our inner peace will be tossed back and forth according to the whim of events beyond our control. But if we choose our attitude\u2014the one essential freedom that can\u2019t be taken away from us\u2014we can choose joy even amid the cruelest circumstances. \xa0 I am convinced that joy does not come from without, but from within. A life of calm, peaceful satisfaction, a positive...