{"id":13041,"date":"2026-06-28T21:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/?page_id=13041"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:32:48","slug":"the-stills-sunday-july-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/the-stills-sunday-july-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stills &#8211; Sunday, July 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And he said,\u00a0My\u00a0presence shall go with thee, and I will give\u00a0thee\u00a0rest \u2013 <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Exodus 33:14<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As I turn a new calendar page,<br \/>\nLike walking on an empty stage,<br \/>\nUnknown what lies ahead\u2014<br \/>\nApplause or boos instead.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one thing I know for sure:<br \/>\nThat\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0be in front of every door,<br \/>\nWalking in with me, so\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not alone,<br \/>\nTo remind me\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not performing on my own.<\/p>\n<p>So, as I move forward from things left behind,<br \/>\nI gladly anticipate what I expect to find,<br \/>\nThat\u00a0it shall continually still<br \/>\nGraciously\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0Your loving will.<\/p>\n<p>As I normally do when entering a new month, I assess the days that lie ahead, as if entering a stage of expectations and uncertainties. This includes acknowledging the stills, those continuations such as financial obligations and relationships\u2014most importantly, the one with God. Doing so establishes my footing, whereby I recognize His faithful companionship and guidance to help me perform\u2014carry forth\u2014His will.<\/p>\n<p>On this first Sunday in July, I encourage you to reflect upon your most important constant, God. \u00a0Knowing that you\u2019re not walking alone and that you\u2019re being divinely guided will help you navigate the other stills, those ongoing features in your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And he said,\u00a0My\u00a0presence shall go with thee, and I will give\u00a0thee\u00a0rest \u2013 Exodus 33:14 As I turn a new calendar page, Like walking on an empty stage, Unknown what lies ahead\u2014 Applause or boos instead. But there is one thing I know for sure: That\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0be in front of every door, Walking in with me, so\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/the-stills-sunday-july-5-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Stills &#8211; Sunday, July 5, 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-13041","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13041","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=13041"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13045,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13041\/revisions\/13045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}