Category: Being Broken Before God

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-7-24

Job 42:5-6 (NKJV) 5 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You. 6 Therefore I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes.”

The book of Job is an incredible resource for every believer to learn from.

It can teach us a lot about who God is and how we, His children, are not immune to trials and tribulations.

More importantly, Job can teach us what true humility is.

Job is known for facing great adversity and enduring great physical trauma, as well as losing virtually everything that was dear to him. That great loss included all of his children.

Add to this the fact that all of this happened in less than 24 hours, and it is easy to see why the book of Job is a treasure trove of knowledge and learning for every human being.

As the attacks on Job destroyed everything he had, and his health was attacked, Job’s friends gathered around him.

One might think that having your friends gathered around you during a trial is a good thing. But in this situation, that was not the case.

Job’s friends literally took turns pointing out what they believed to be Job’s shortcomings and failures.

Even his wife urged him to “curse God and die” (Job 2:9).

Throughout his discussions with his friends, Job insisted that he was innocent, and he did not deserve to be facing this catastrophic trial.

He even took offense with God, claiming that he was being unjustly punished.

As part of his discussions with his friends, he demanded an audience with God, so he could plead his case and prove his innocence.

God eventually gave Job what he had asked for, speaking directly with him.

When God was finished, Job saw the error of his ways, realizing that he had, in fact, been prideful and arrogant.

It was at this point that Job spoke the words above, in Job 42:5-6.

Some might simply skim over those words, giving them no weight.

But look at Job’s heart in those words. “I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes”.

We need to realize how broken Job had become as a result of his encounter with God.

He recognized his failures and repented openly before God, expressing his genuine remorse for his sins.

How many of us have allowed ourselves to become broken, as Job did, abhorring ourselves and repenting in dust and ashes because of things we have done, said or thought?

Let us endeavor in our hearts to become as submissive and surrendered to God as Job was. Doing so will be life changing, at the very least.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-16-17

Psalm 51:17 (NKJV) 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart – These, O God, You will not despise. 

Brokenness. That word alone conjures up images of someone who is hurting and in pain. That person has probably endured intense suffering and heartbreak of some kind. 

Nobody likes being broken. It hurts. It crushes our spirit. 

But being broken is where we need to be before God can truly work in our lives. 

This doesn’t mean that we have to go through tragedy to be broken. But it does mean that we have to reach a place where we bow before God and lay ourselves at His feet, in surrender. 

Isaiah 66:2 (NKJV) 2 For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word. 

Reverence for God is a huge part of being broken before Him. When we have reached a place of beginning to understand His awesomeness, and we develop a holy fear of Him, then, and only then, will we truly understand being broken before Him. 

Many times we will tell God to break us. We pray for Him to break our will and humble us, bringing us into complete submission to Him. But this is a false notion. God does not desire to break us. He desires for us to come to Him in our brokenness. 

Asking God to break us is akin to giving Him permission to cause trials and calamity to come raining down upon us in order to drive us to the ground and have no other place to turn, except to Him. 

This is a dangerous prayer, to say the least. Listen to these words of Jesus on this topic. 

Matthew 21:44 (NKJV) 44 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” 

Those are words of powerful truth on this topic. 

So it’s critically important that we understand this and let God adjust our thinking on this subject. Once we get this, it changes the way we see things, perceive things and do things. 

We will no longer pray and ask God to break us. Instead, we will pray and tell God how much we love Him, honor Him and need Him. And as we do this, we will find ourselves kneeling or laying at His feet, in total surrender, broken before Him. 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808 

401-315-0902

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BIble Verse of The Day – 7-6-15

Psalm 51:17 (NKJV) 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart—These, O God, You will not despise.

In today’s society, broken things get tossed aside… hidden away or disposed of because they are thought to be of no use.

Sometimes we might feel like we’re broken and of no use to anyone. We’ve made mistakes, bad choices and just blown it all the way around. And now we’re laying flat on our back, looking up.

We might even feel like it’s all over and nobody can love us. We might feel like even God can’t help us.

We feel like we’re through. We just want to throw in the towel and forget about everything.

But God loves it when we’re broken before Him!

No, it’s not that He loves to see us hurting. Not at all. But until we are broken before Him, He can never really use us!

You see, we have to reach the end of ourselves before God can take what’s left, rebuild it and breathe new life into it and then make us into who He wants us to be.

Then, and only then can He mold us, shape us and clean up those rough edges and make something brand new out of us.

So if you feel like you’re broken and useless, and worn out from life’s battles, take heart! Because you’re really only just beginning.

And new beginnings are God’s specialty.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-4-15

Psalm 51:17 (NKJV) 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart – These, O God, You will not despise.

As I pondered on what to write about today, I heard God drop one word into my spirit. Contrite.

I did some pondering before putting this together. Much can be said for having a contrite heart.

To be contrite means to be remorseful for a sin or shortcoming. This goes far beyond just being sorry that we did something. It means that we are genuinely regretful for doing it, but we also want to change our habits so we don’t do it again.

This is what God honors. And it’s this type of attitude that draws us to God and allows Him to draw near to us.

Humility is what helps to bridge the gap between God and us because when we have humbled ourselves, we are no longer telling God that we had an excuse for what we did. We’re just at the point where we simply want to fix what’s wrong and make it right.

As humans, we tend to look at broken things as being disposable. We throw them away and buy new ones.

But God looks at broken people as the starting point for something great. Because once we’re broken, then He can work to rebuild us, from the ground, up.

And when He’s finished, we’re not just a repaired, repainted version of the old us. We’re brand new, from top to bottom. God doesn’t just fix broken stuff. He makes it new again.

So, as you read this, if you feel like you’ve let Him down again, take a minute (or more) and do something about it. It’s never too late.

We can change today if we really want to and if we let Him help us and show us how.

He’s always ready and able to help us. We just have to be willing to let Him.

Today’s the day. Let Him rebuild you from the ground, up, and make you brand new.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-12-13

(Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV)  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; {7} and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Praying for the things we need and being thankful for where we are at will bring peace in our life.

Do we always need to see everything we pray for before we are thankful for it? This is the question we need to ask ourselves today.

How many times do we pray for things and then walk around with a doom and gloom face, negative attitude, and angry at the world, until we get what we asked God for?

This is not how it happens with God. This is a bratty, selfish and childish way.

When we do this, WE are trying to manipulate God and others into doing what we want. We are saying to Him, “God, I have asked you for what I need and now I am not going to be happy or thankful until I get what I asked for”.

This might have worked when we were little and our parents gave in to us, but I guarantee you this will NOT work with our Heavenly Father.

This childish behavior has to stop in all of us. This will not get God to move for us in any way, shape or form. This behavior will cause more problems and slow the process down.

So let’s put away the pout face, the attitude and the agenda and start praying. And let’s be thankful and let God’s peace and understanding guard our hearts today! Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-6-13

John 15:5 (NKJV) “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

Without Him, we can do nothing.

As a follow-up to yesterday’s Bible Verse of The Day, we’d like to use this scripture to complete what was said about us needing to be broken before God before He can use us.

Sometimes this is misunderstood by people or it doesn’t come across in the right way, so here’s a little more for you to take in.

Jesus said that we are to abide in Him and that if we do, we will bear much fruit. He went on to say that if we don’t abide in Him, we can do nothing (for the kingdom of God).

This isn’t any kind of deep spiritual metaphor or symbolism. It’s pretty straight forward with what it says and what it means. If we abide (remain) in Him, we can be used mightily by God. If we don’t, then we can’t be used to a great degree.

In yet another scripture, God’s word tells us that we can do all things through Christ. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

So as we abide in Him, he empowers us and strengthens us to do the works of the kingdom and bring glory to the Father.

So it’s important that we learn to humble ourselves before Him, confess our sins to Him and then ask Him to work in us to make us who He wants us to be, not who we want to be.

Enjoy your weekend and stay strong in Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-5-13

Psalm 51:17 (NKJV) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart- These, O God, You will not despise.

Did you know that God can’t use us until we are broken before Him? Sounds kind of backwards, doesn’t it?

In the world, we’re taught that we have to be positive, powerful and sure of ourselves. Self esteem takes the lead when it comes to how we’re told we are supposed to be built up, self-sufficient and prepared for any kind of leadership or victory.

In reality, though, God teaches us quite the opposite. God wants us to be broken and contrite before Him. He want us to lay ourselves down at His feet in all of our frailty and failure and let Him pick us up and put the broken pieces of our fragile selves back together.

You see, until we are broken, we can never be made whole by God’s spirit. If we are broken before God, we are humble and admitting that we need His strength. If we are unbroken, we are full of pride and ego, thinking that we don’t need anybody.

How do we become broken before Him? The verse above says that we need to have a contrite heart.

Contrite: feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming

Once we learn to admit our sins and shortcomings, we will become broken. Then God can begin to put us back together the way He wants us to be and then He can begin to use us for His glory, shining His light through us.

It is good to be strong, but our strength needs to come from our Creator and not from within ourselves.

Let Him pick you up and put the broken pieces back together His way.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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