June 23, 2026

Heart for the Lord Day 23 by SGLY Ministry

STEADFAST HEART
“My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast, I will sing and give praise.” Psalm 57:7 (NKJV)

Today’s Thought:
A Steadfast Heart is firm in it’s belief.
It is fixed on the truth of God’s word.
It is constant, it does not let circumstances control it.
It is focused, fixed and firm, 100% on God.
No wonder it can sing and give praise at all times!

Prayer of the Heart to the Lord:
Dear Lord, today I ask that You create in me a Steadfast Heart so I can sing and give You praise at all times! I want a heart that is firmly fixed and focused on You Lord. A heart that is constant in all circumstances because it is confident in You! Then I will be able to say as David said in Psalm 108:1
My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul.

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Do not worry about tomorrow

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life ?

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

~Matthew 6:25-33

Coffee with Jesus

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Proverbs 12:28 'In the way of righteousness there is life.'

- When we follow the Lord and His ways, it leads to life.
- When we choose to put Him first, we choose a pathway to life.
- We should not become distracted because others do things differently.
- Let us stay on the pathway, follow His ways, and see the life He promised.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You that as I follow You, I am setting myself up for the life and blessings that You have promised and prepared for me. Amen.

Kind Regards
Pastor Andrew & Vanessa Roebert

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Let it Go

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” (Philippians 3:13, NIV)

TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

It’s easy to go through life focused on what didn’t work out, who hurt us, or the mistakes we’ve made. “If only I would have finished college. If only I would have spent more time with my children. If only that company wouldn’t have laid me off after 20 years. That’s just not right.”

As long as you’re living in regret, focused on the negative things of the past, it’s going to keep you from the bright future God has in store. You’ve got to let go of what didn’t work out. Let go of the hurts and pain. Let go of your disappointments and failures. You can’t do anything about the past, but you can do something about right now. Whether it happened 20 years ago or 20 minutes ago, let it go and move forward. If you keep bringing negative baggage from yesterday into today, it will poison your future. You may have had an unfair past, but you don’t have to have an unfair future. You may have gotten off to a rough start in life, but it’s not how you start that matters. It’s how you finish.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY: Father, today I choose to let go of past mistakes, failures and setbacks. I choose to set my eyes on You and move boldly into the good future You have prepared for me in Jesus’ name! Amen.

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Three Easy Steps to Transforming Your Mind and Your Life by Tracie Miles

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2a (NLT)

My thoughts were running rampant, and I knew it.

The room was pitch black except for a trickle of moonlight peeking through the window blinds. It was the middle of the night, but my mind apparently thought it was the middle of the day. The more I thought about my problems, the bigger they seemed to get.

New worries began to entangle themselves with old worries; both of which I was sure would devour me.

I’ve tossed and turned too many nights, stressing over difficult situations or problems, feeding negative thoughts until they grew bigger than I could handle. Maybe you can relate?

Today’s key verse is a popular one, but what many of us don’t consider is that God is not only telling us to transform our minds, but He’s also assuring us it is possible. In fact, many scientific studies have proven the way we habitually think forms physiological patterns, or paths, in our brains. So, when we change the way we think, we also change the physiological makeup of our brains. Amazing! Science has finally caught up with Scripture!

If we allow our minds to be shaped by negative thoughts, we are headed straight toward a life lacking peace, joy and hope. But, when we humbly admit our need for change and invite Christ to renew our minds — one thought at a time — we are blessed with the ability to enjoy life, despite its challenges.

Although it might seem difficult at first, it is possible to change the way we think if we commit to three easy steps:

1. Recognize negative thoughts.

Each time a negative thought enters your mind, make note of how you’re feeling. Ask yourself things like: Does this thought help me in any way? Does it make me happy, or does it steal my peace? Is this a problem God can’t handle, or am I assuming it’s too big for Him? (Trick question: Nothing is too big for God!) Is it even true according to God’s Word? Asking God to make us aware of our negative thoughts is the first step to learning to control them.

2. Reject negative thoughts.

Once you learn to be aware of your negative thoughts, you can begin to combat them and fight back. Each time you notice a negative thought, aim to pause and reject it. Remind yourself not to focus on the negativity, and instead, try to focus on something positive. If you’ve decided it’s not really true, don’t allow yourself to entertain it anymore. If that negative thought is stealing your peace, refuse to give it power over your joy, peace or happiness, much less your life. Take control of what you’re thinking, rather than letting your thoughts run rampant. Then, turn that negative thought around.

3. Replace negative thoughts.

If something bad happens to us, we don’t have to believe we have a bad life. When we experience something positive in the morning but have to deal with something negative in the afternoon, we have the choice to decide whether we’ve had a good or bad day overall. If someone hurts our feelings, we can forgive and refuse to let it fester in our thoughts and steal our confidence. If someone insults us, we can focus on our positive attributes and remember what God’s Word says about us is most important.

Each time we notice our minds are wandering to a place where discouragement, sadness, fear, anger or negativity reside, we have the authority and the power to choose to reject those negative thoughts and shift them to be more positive.


Friend, I’m convinced our lives would take a turn for the better if we were intentional to change the way we think.

Lord, how I long to break free from negative thinking and embrace peace and joy and optimism. I invite You to begin transforming my thought patterns and help me recognize, reject and replace thoughts that are not pleasing to You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

TRUTH FOR TODAY: Ephesians 4:23, “Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.” (NLT)

REFLECT AND RESPOND: Is it possible negative thoughts have taken over your thought life?

Think of a situation that causes you to feel pessimistic or discouraged. Ask God to help you recognize, reject and replace those thoughts today. You’ll soon see a change in your heart, mind and life.

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Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce ever y kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. — Colossians 1:10 (NLT)

Think What God Thinks by Joyce Meyer

Do you want to be emotionally stable and consistently content? Meditate on God’s Word and make sure your thoughts are in line with it. Stop concentrating on wrong things, and start thinking, No matter what is going on in my circumstances, I am able to remain calm and loving while I trust God to take care of everything.

Come into agreement with God and His Word. Think what He thinks and say what He says. Will you ever falter in your commitment to think and say positive things? Yes, you probably will, but Colossians 1:10 says we will steadily grow as we learn and do God’s will. Just remember, when you fall, all you have to do is get up and try again.

Prayer Starter: Lord, show me ways to be pleasing to You and to show me how to think as You think, amen.

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Bible Verses

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." - Psalm 34:18

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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5

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Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. — 1 Peter 1:13

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Joshua 1:9 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

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Psalm 121:7-8 “The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”

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Prayers

What a Great Morning

Holy God, thank you for giving me another morning! I am lucky to be alive on your beautiful planet, so full of marvelous things and the beautiful plants and animals and all the people you have created in your image. Fill me with your Holy Spirit, now and all day long, until I go to sleep, because I want to live with you every minute of this day. The time and opportunities I have right now will never return, so help me make the best of it, Lord. And let me remember this one thing: You know what you are doing, whether I can see it or not; so I will try to remember today that you are in charge, that you put me here for a reason and that, by your grace, things will turn out with your triumph and the Kingdom of Heaven, for all those who live by your grace. All praise to you forever, Amen.

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As I travel through the rest of my day, may the God of hope fill me with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit I may abound in hope. Amen.

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Lord, You are my confidence and will keep my foot from being caught in a trap or hidden danger. I have returned to you and waited for you and I am saved; in quietness and confidence is my strength. In Christ and through faith in him I approach God with freedom and confidence, and I will not throw away my confidence; it will be richly rewarded in the name of Jesus. Amen

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Dear Lord, here I am on this day, all starched and scrubbed, and ready to sing Your praises; but how about those days when I feel myself drowning in my unsolvable problems, what then? That's the test of my faith, isn't it -- when the day is bathed in sunlight but my own world has a cloud? ... Help me to remember to turn my concerns over to You, and to praise You anyhow, for You can make my bleakest cloud bearable, and provide light for my path. I know You can; I just forget sometimes. Thank You, Lord.

In Jesus' name I pray.

Amen.

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Lord God, reveal to me my selfishness if I am receiving much and giving little to satisfy life. May I be grateful and considerate of all those who labor to give me comfort and happiness. Amen.

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Dear heavenly Father, thank you for giving us the opportunity to give to the poor. Give us Your heart for those that are less fortunate than we are. We want to keep a compassionate attitude for those who are suffering in poverty. Lord, use us to share the gospel with the poor, as when they find You, they are then able to rise above their circumstances. Thank you for blessing me financially so that I am able to give generously to the poor and Your works that are spreading the gospel. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Your Love and Your Grace
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Take, O Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my will; all that I have and possess. You have given them to me; to you, O Lord, I restore them. All things are yours: Dispose of them according to your will. Give me your love and your grace; for this is enough for me.