{"id":13254,"date":"2026-08-16T19:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/?page_id=13254"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:43:24","slug":"moments-monday-august-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/moments-monday-august-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Moments &#8211; Monday, August 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away &#8211; <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>James 4:14<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your every moment<br \/>\nWhen perceived as rent<br \/>\nMakes you a tenant<\/p>\n<p>Granted access to spend it<br \/>\nWisely or foolishly<br \/>\nGenerously or selfishly<\/p>\n<p>Humbly or arrogantly<br \/>\nObediently or rebelliously<br \/>\nLike a valuable gem you borrow<\/p>\n<p>Not promised again tomorrow<br \/>\nYour moments, joy or sorrow<br \/>\nAre worth every minute of every hour<\/p>\n<p>A reminder of the fragility of life occurred during a social gathering when several once-popular singers were remembered not only for their extraordinary talents, but also for their untimely deaths. Although some had died from health issues, others may have contributed to their own demises through reckless lifestyles. It inspired me to write about how the choices we make affect our status as renters. Because regardless of whether you are a Christian or not, Earth is only a temporary stay we\u2019ve been granted.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what position we may find ourselves in, our moments\u2014happy and sad\u2014are included in the time we\u2019ve been allowed to borrow. Treasuring them will make your payments\u2014sowing and reaping\u2014worthwhile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away &#8211; James 4:14 Your every moment When perceived as rent Makes you a tenant Granted access to spend it Wisely or foolishly Generously or selfishly &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/moments-monday-august-17-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Moments &#8211; Monday, August 17, 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-13254","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13254","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=13254"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13258,"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13254\/revisions\/13258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2beencouraged.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}