Bible Verse of The Day – 2-1-23

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Did you ever have one of those days when everything is good, and then you suddenly start feeling like absolutely everything irritates you to no end?

You seriously want to lash out at anyone who even talks to you.

We’ve all been there, right?

The worst part is that this happens, and we almost never know why.

Some might say that this is an attack of the enemy; something spiritual.

I know that this is sometimes the case. But I also know that it is sometimes just something in us that gets started by a small thing that triggers a reaction, and then, once the ball is rolling, we just keep it going.

The thing is, we have the power to stop it. But we must choose to do so.

Stopping this kind of thing doesn’t usually require any special kind of act, like prayer, etc. It just requires us to recognize it and decide to stop falling for it.

Why am I addressing this?

Because the joy of the Lord is our strength. And when these kinds of things hit us, they will rob us of our joy. Losing our joy makes us weak. And when we’re weak, we can fall into many things that we would otherwise be strong enough to avoid.

We need to be mature enough as believers to recognize these types of things. And we need to be strong enough to stop them in their tracks before they become big enough to do damage, either to us or someone around us.

How can they do damage? By the things we might say.

Most of the time, these things can trigger us to say things out of anger or frustration that we instantly regret.

And when we speak harsh words in these instances, it creates situations where we hurt others and need to take steps to reconcile and repair the damage.

It’s far easier to just stop these kinds of things in their tracks than it is to hurt someone and have to try to undo that hurt.

Let’s be mature, recognizing these situations quickly, and putting them to rest as soon as we see it happening.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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