July 26, 2026

Just For Today Day 2 Putting On by SGLY Ministry

Just for Today I will put on…ARMOR—> BELT AND BREASTPLATE
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Ephesians 6:14 (ESV)

Today’s Action:
The Belt and Breastplate are an important pieces of your Armor, for the Breastplate protects your heart, your life, and the Belt upholds the truth.

The Breastplate of Righteousness protects your integrity, your morals, and right standing with God.

The Breastplate of Faith and Love protects your heart.

The Belt of Truth holds everything together.

As you love God and put your faith in Him daily you will walk in His ways and not the world’s, you will learn to reject your fleshly desires and choose God’s will for your life, you will focus on Him and His word, and not listen to the enemy’s lies.

Today, be sure your Armor is on, especially your Breastplate and Belt.

But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation. 1 Thessalonians 5:8

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Daily Word

Comfort

God is my friend and guide, my comfort and strength.

God is with me at all times and in all circumstances. When I set out on a new adventure, filled with hope and excitement for experiences that lie ahead, God is with me. When events in life are running routinely and easily and I am content and at peace, God is with me. Even when I am faced with a challenge that seems insurmountable or have experienced the loss of someone or something precious to me, God is with me.
I am never alone. I am never without. Though life’s experiences are ever-changing and may at times feel daunting, God is constant throughout it all. As my friend and guide, my comfort and strength, my security and support, God is with me always.

“He has said, ‘I will never leave you or forsake you.’ So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.’” —Hebrews 13:5-6

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Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory. (NLT) Psalm 50:15

Who do you run to when you are in trouble? Perhaps your spouse, parents, or a good friend? The problem with these people is they are human and can't always rescue you or know what is best for you. God says he will rescue you... not maybe, not perhaps, but He WILL rescue you. How comforting it is to know God has your back. It's only fitting we respond with thankfulness and give God the honor He deserves. Are you in trouble? Then call on the Lord, He will be there.

Daily Bible Devotion

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Keep Hoping and Praising

I will hope continually, and will praise you yet more and more. Psalm 71:14

As we face the sunset years, we recognize that God has been our constant help in the past. As physical powers wane, we need God even more, and we realize he is still our constant help. We must never despair but keep on expecting his help, no matter how severe our limitations. Hope in him helps us to keep going, to keep serving him.

Determine to keep hoping and praising--no matter what experiences the future brings.

Living Water For Your Soul

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Today’s Scripture: "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2, NKJV)

Retrain Your Brain

Living in victory means that sometimes you have to develop new habits. If you’ve been negative for a long time, you’ve got to retrain your thinking from “I can’t” to “I can;” from “It won’t happen” to “It will happen;” from “I’ll never get well” to “God is restoring health unto me;” from “I never get any good breaks” to “God’s favor surrounds me like a shield;” from “I’ve made too many mistakes. I’m all washed up” to “I’m redeemed and forgiven. My best days are still out in front of me.” It’s like reprogramming a computer. Sometimes you have to wipe off the old, outdated, dysfunctional software and load in something new.

If you’ve spent your days focused on how things won’t work, it’s time to focus on how things will work out! It doesn’t matter how bad it looks, how many people have told you no, or how long it’s been that way, God has the final say. It’s not over till God says it’s over. Shake off the self-pity. Shake off the disappointment. Let go of the old and choose to believe Him. Declare His promises over your life and see His blessing and victory as you align yourself with Him!

A Prayer for Today: "Father God, thank You for the transformation power in Your Word! Thank You for giving me hope for my future. I choose to trust You, I choose to believe Your Word, and I choose to declare Your truth and watch victory unfold in Jesus’ name! Amen."

Joel Osteen

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Like the New You

Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17

You can be a blessing everywhere you go because Jesus lives in you and His life overflows from within you. Not only that, you can like yourself because of what Jesus has done in your life. According to today’s scripture He has completely recreated you. There’s a new you!

The old you died with Christ. Now spiritually you’re alive in Christ, a new creature, filled with possibilities. As you learn God’s word, He will use it to change you into His image. The new you that is inside will make its way to the outside where other people can see it.

God says that you are valuable so don’t determine your worth and value by the way other people have treated you and what they have said about you. The fact that someone rejected you doesn’t mean you are a bad person.. Perhaps the person rejecting you has problems of their own and are merely critical. God says you’re accepted in Christ and what He says is more important than what anyone else says. (see Ephesians 1:6, NKJV).

Why don’t you decide right now to like yourself? Plunge into the ocean of God’s love and say, “If You love me, God, I can love myself.”

I’m talking about loving yourself in a balanced way, not a selfish, self-centered way. I finally got tired of thinking negative thoughts about myself, not liking myself, hating myself, listening to every negative person who wanted to tell me everything that was wrong with me. I decided to believe what God said about me, and you can do the same thing.

Stop letting people run your life, and be led by the Holy Spirit. Stop trying to please people all the time and be a God-pleaser instead. Enjoy the new you and maintain peace with yourself by refusing to live in guilt and condemnation, recognizing that God is greater than all your sins. Let go of your past mistakes and embrace all the new things God has for you.

Love Yourself Today: You are a new creation in Christ. I hope you like what He has made!

From the book Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer.

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God Looks Beyond the Surface

Today's Scripture

The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7, NIV.

Today's Word from Joel and Victoria

Your Creator can see things in you that other people cannot see. Sometimes people will try to push you down or make you feel insignificant. Sometimes our own thoughts will try to convince us that we don’t measure up. But God looks beyond the surface, beyond the mistakes you’ve made, beyond what somebody said about you and sees your incredible value. You may think, “Joel, I’ve messed up. I have blown it. I have failed. I’m all washed up.” No, God still sees more in you. God doesn’t just see what you are; He sees what you can become. You may have made some mistakes, but God still sees victory on the inside of you. People may have tried to push you down, but God sees you rising higher.

Now, you’ve got to do your part and get rid of those condemning thoughts. Get rid of what somebody has spoken over you and start renewing your mind. Down deep, start believing that you are redeemed, restored, talented and valuable. Even if you have made mistakes, believe that there is more in store. God’s not finished with you. He looks beyond the surface and sees your potential. Stay in step with Him and watch His plan for your life unfold.

A Prayer for Today

Father, thank You for looking beyond the surface and seeing the real me. Thank You for placing Your potential on the inside of me. Help me to know You more and see You more clearly so I can follow Your ways all the days of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts. (NLT) 1 John 5:21

This strikes as a loving statement, said by an old man, passing along his wisdom. Prevention is the core message. The first part to preventing a straying heart is figuring out what will cause your heart to wander. Some people allow anger to fill their heart, most struggle with money, or perhaps it's slowly stepping away from our routine of connecting with God which allows a distance in our heart. What causes your heart to wander? The honest answer to this question will lead you to ways to prevent it from happening.

Daily Bible Devotion

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Bible Verses

However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—the things God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

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Romans 8:38-39 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Psalm 119:60 “I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.”

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“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. Jeremiah 17:7

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Prayers

Prayer for the Morning

Blessed are you, Lord God of my salvation, to you be praise and glory forever. As once you ransomed your people from Egypt and led them to freedom in the promised land, so now you have delivered me from the dominion of darkness and brought me into the kingdom of your risen Son.

May I, the fruit of your new creation, rejoice in this new day you have made, and praise you for your mighty acts. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Prayer of Abandonment

Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you: I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only your will be done in me, and in all Your creatures — I wish no more than this, O Lord.

Into your hands I commend my soul; I offer it to you with all the love of my heart, for I love you Lord, and so need to give myself, to surrender myself into your hands, without reserve, and with boundless confidence,
For you are my Father. Amen.

Meditation

[Let Your will be done in me.]

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Finally, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, let me think about these things. What I have learned and received, let me do; and the God of peace be with us all.
Amen.

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Dear Lord, when has life not been uncertain? Each generation has its own problems, and when Your people have turned away from You, their trials and hardships have intensified. So what do You require of us, and where can we find security? ... You have said that we are "to act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with You,"* and that "he that shall endure to the end shall be saved."** ... Help me to keep the faith, and to walk closely with You; for You only expect me to be the best that I can be in whatever circumstances I find myself, and to try to reflect You as Your witness. ... Let me never forget that for any Christian the safest place to be is in the center of Your will. ... Help me Lord, for I am often weak and easily discouraged. Remind me to trust You and to walk in faith, and to seek the Holy Spirit's guidance.

In Jesus' name I pray.

Amen.

* (Micah 6:8) ** (Matt. 24:13)

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