{"id":12683,"date":"2026-04-25T20:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/?page_id=12683"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:21:52","slug":"prioritizing-tuesday-april-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/prioritizing-tuesday-april-28-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Prioritizing\u00a0&#8211; Tuesday, April 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not \u2013 <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>1 Corinthians 10:23\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A very emotional Maria Baez tells Danny Reagan, &#8220;Maybe we should just say goodbye to each other while we still love each other. We don&#8217;t have to ever remember a bad day.\u201d\u00a0 This was from a recent episode of <em>Boston Blue<\/em> that involved a long-distance relationship at its crossroads.\u00a0 \u00a0Changes in Baez\u2019s life, specifically her mother\u2019s need for full-time care due to her worsening Alzheimer&#8217;s condition, lessened her availability.\u00a0\u00a0Though painful, Baez\u2019s life had new demands; therefore, she chose to make needed changes.<\/p>\n<p>That segment revealed an important topic: stewardship, which involves managing a valuable commodity: time. It\u2019s discerning how to use it through boundaries, sound judgment, and a willingness to make the necessary adjustments, even when tough.\u00a0\u00a0Consequently, establishing priorities is a core element of stewarding time effectively, because without knowing what truly matters, managing your time is a meaningless exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Life is ever-changing, which makes it necessary to frequently take inventory of what\u2019s on your plate to determine if it aligns with God\u2019s will for you.\u00a0\u00a0Ensuring the right priorities prevents wasting time on things that \u201cedify not.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not \u2013 1 Corinthians 10:23\u00a0 A very emotional Maria Baez tells Danny Reagan, &#8220;Maybe we should just say goodbye to each other while we still love each other. We don&#8217;t have to ever &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/prioritizing-tuesday-april-28-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Prioritizing\u00a0&#8211; Tuesday, April 28, 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12683","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12687,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12683\/revisions\/12687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}