Category: Addictions

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-27-25

Matthew 9:12 (NKJV) 12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Let us pray for the sick, and when the door opens let us share with them our great Physician, Jesus Christ.

Let us tell them about His goodness, how much He loves them, and how He wants to help them through whatever they are struggling with.

Although the sick need help, some may refuse it. They may not want our answers. They may not want the help.

I have seen people refuse the answers many times and turn back to the sin that is killing them. All we can do is keep praying for them and keep showing them God’s love for them.

Admittedly, it’s very hard at times to watch.

Their are others who may want help, but they still want that thing that they are addicted to from time to time as well.

It’s a fine line with helping them, but the Holy Spirit will guide us.

The questions is, will we get frustrated and give up on them? Or will we have compassion for them, and wait on the Lord for His guidance.

Sometimes it takes years of sticking with someone, and it can be a “hands off and then hands back on situation.” We are there for a bit and then out of the picture for a while, to only come back in when they are ready for more help.

Luke 10:33 (NKJV) 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.

This kind of compassion will keep us hanging in there when we don’t see any results or change. It will push us to go the extras mile.

It’s the same compassion God has for us. Let us put on this heart of compassion and walk in it strongly.

Colossians 3:12 (LSB) 12 So, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience;

Don’t give up. Stay in there. You are making a difference.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-22-23

Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV) 10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Are we battling an addiction today? Is there something that we know is holding us hostage, but we can’t seem to shake it?

When most people know they need to break an addiction, they try to do it on their own.

Sadly, most of those people fail because they rely solely on their own strength.

We can not break certain habits without the strength that God gives us to overcome them.

People that are badly addicted to alcohol, drugs, porn, and other things, think they need to clean themselves up before they come to God for anything.

They think they have to stop what they are doing before they can come to Him.

What they fail to understand is that He is the One we need to go to if we truly want to break free of those things that hold us in chains.

I have seen people struggle with drugs and alcohol.

They have been in and out of hospitals and rehabs. They have spent days in Intensive Care Units, detoxing from the substances that have a death grip on them.

And it’s the same people, over and over again.

Why?

Because many of them simply think it’s a lifestyle. They fail to recognize it for what it is; a deadly addiction that will ultimately destroy them if they don’t defeat it once and for all.

They never reach a point where they truly want to give it up completely.

Because of this, it will take them down, deeper and deeper, until nothing is left of them. They will lose everything and everyone that cares about them and loves them deeply.

I say to you today, do not wait to clean yourself up before going to God.

Get with Him now, and let Him help you.

He is not taken back by what He sees in us if we sincerely want help. In fact, He wants us to let Him help.

If this is speaking to your heart, stop what you’re doing right now and repent of your lifestyle. Let Him help you get clean.

Go to Him. Let Him break those chains that have held you for so long.

Fear not; God will be with you. He will stand with you and be your God. He will uphold you!

You just have to sincerely want to be free. No more dipping in and dipping out. It’s got to be a life-changing event.

He loves you and His grace is sufficient for you.

Go to Him just the way you are. In your weakness, He will be strong. In your infirmities, He will rest upon you. He will deliver you!

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-11-22 – Two Bottles and a Box

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the precious name of Jesus. 

We have published another new video for everyone. This one is called, Two Bottles and a Box. 

This video is a bit different than most of our “normal fare”. 

In it, we teach about some of the things that are pulling Christians down and trying to destroy us. 

We felt it was important to get this message out, so we hope you’ll give this a watch and share it with others. 

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We love you all! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443 

401-439-3780 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-16-21

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

We’ve spent some time dealing with a person in prison.

Prior to going to prison, he was an alcoholic.

One day, with tears in his eyes, he said to us, “I was told you could quit drinking on your own. You just have to stop. But I say, for some it is not that easy. It’s very hard to do”.

He cried hard, knowing that his attempts to stop had failed, time after time.

The decisions he’s made over the years have repeatedly put him in prison.

God knows what people go through and He wants to help us in our struggle.

There are addictions and strongholds that man alone cannot break. We’ve got to know when we need help.

If we’re in trouble time after time, doing the same things, and nothing is getting better, then we need a stronger, more direct help that comes only from God.

Where are we today?

Do we need to be set free from a stronghold?

We know just the One to help.

God sent His Son to set us free. If we truly believe Him, and we repent and ask Him to help us, He will.

And when He sets us free, my friend, we are free indeed.

Would you pray with us today?

Dear God in heaven,

As I come to You this day, I am addicted, I’m struggling, I’m hurt,  and I am lost. I need You, Father.

I need Your deliverance, Your healing, Your helping hand to save me in this very present time of trouble.

God, I want to be set free today from the grip of sin.

I ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Psalm 46:1 (NKJV) 1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

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 – 12-23-18 – And Such Were Some of You – Part 2

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings!

As promised, we have published part 2 of last week’s video, And Such Were Some of You – Part 2.

In this week’s video, we talk about the specific types of sins that Paul was speaking to the Corinthian Christians about. We also discuss the impacts of those sins, and then we talk about how to get free from them.

God has provided a way of freedom for each one of us. We just have to follow Him and walk it out, one step at a time. It isn’t always easy, but with God’s guidance, we will break free of the bondage that we are in.

We hope you will take a few minutes and watch this, and then share it with others, as well.

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Enjoy your day, and walk in the blessings of God along the way.

Sincerely in Christ,

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 – 12-16-18 – And Such Were Some of You – Part 1

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus!

Many people, including believers, struggle with one sin or another that they just can’t seem to break free of, no matter how hard they try to do so.

Our latest video, And Such Were Some of You, talks about this, breaking it down and explaining what it takes to finally overcome and break free of these addictive behaviors.

God doesn’t want even one of us living in slavery to sin. He has done all that is necessary to give us freedom. We just need to know how to take hold of that freedom and break those chains once and for all.

Please take a few minutes to watch the video and share it with anyone else you feel can benefit from it.

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We pray for God’s blessings over your life, in the name of Jesus.

Sincerely in Christ,

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 – 11-23-17

Mark 2:17 (NKJV) 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

My heart aches today for those who struggle with addictions.

We can think, “well, they just need to quit. They just need to stop doing what they are doing. We can’t keep being there for them if they won’t try to help themselves”.

Only God knows what they are going through.

I have seen people with addictions at their worst. And I have seen them at their best. They are two different people, like night and day.

It’s painful to watch someone go through withdrawals and the detox process. And it hurts to see them slip right back into it again after all that pain and struggling they went through to get it right. But we can’t give up on them.

They are addicted. They can not beat this on their own. It literally breaks my heart to see the demonic hold it has on them.

I pray today for those that are struggling, that they will turn to God, repent and ask for His deliverance.

God wants you to know you are not alone, and you should never try to break this addiction on your own. It takes the power and might of the name of Jesus Christ to break its hold. And don’t ever be ashamed to ask for help.

I don’t care how many times we slip up. Keep asking. We all have our things we are dealing with. Sometimes they go quickly and sometimes they take time.

God help us to love and help one another, no matter what our struggle is. Help us to never look down at anyone that is struggling with addictions.

Help us to be there for those who You put in our path; those that are sick and need a physician.

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 – 5-5-17

James 4:7(NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Through Jesus Christ, we have victory!!

The devil cannot make us do anything if we belong to Christ. We have been given authority to defeat the enemy in our lives.

Luke 10:19 (NKJV) 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

We have to choose what God says is good for us, and then we have to do it.

If we are full of lust, and it’s all we think about, it’s no good.

If we love to drink and do drugs and we don’t care if we hurt the people around us, we need to see it and what it is doing and know that it’s no good.

If we love to eat and eat, and have no control over it, we need to understand that, over time, overeating can cause great damage to our health. It can lead to obesity, which can eventually kill us. It’s NO good.

There are so many other bad things we can let control us. However, if we know who we are in Christ, we will know that none of these things can have control over us if we don’t want them to. Period!

That is the key; determining whether or not we want it. Because if we do want it, then it will never stop. And we will never change it. And we will eventually die under the control of that very thing.

We have to see that it is the thing destroying us. We have to ask God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, to help us say no to it and to give us strength, wisdom and deliverance from it.

It takes work and that is why we need to reach a point where we actually develop a hatred toward it, so that we will do all that it takes to get rid of it.

Some of us need to be delivered today from wrong things that we love. We need to understand that they are killing us slowly and ruining our relationships with family and friends.

We are the only one who can make the change. We can cry all we want that we hate it and what it does to us and others, but unless we take the steps to stop it, nothing will happen.

Jesus Christ has won the battle over it already. We just need to ask Him for help and genuinely mean it.

Prayer for deliverance…

Dear God,

Today I come to you with a heart of repentance for the way I have lived my life, for the very things I did to hurt my body. I did this to myself and I’m sorry.

I now want to ask you for help. I need deliverance from the enemy that I have let into my life. I  want to close those doors and shut him out. I want no more of this in my life. Today, I ask to be delivered from drinking, porn, drugs, anger, abuse, lust, jealousy, etc.

I want the life that you want for me. I want to be that man or woman you have called me to be. I know it may take time for me to learn, but I’m willing. In the name of your precious Son, Jesus Christ, please help me.

Father, I ask You to bring the right people and friends around me and to open the doors of opportunity that You have for me, and give me the strength and courage to walk through them.

Thank you Father. I want to do right and I am willing to take one day at a time and follow You. In Jesus’ name. 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 – 7-12-16

Matthew 11:28(NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Are we looking for change today? Do we really want to let go of the old us, the old habits, routines and ways that we do things?

The first thing we have to do is admit to those things we do that are wrong, our sins. If we can’t see them or admit to them as being wrong or as being sin, we will never get free from them.

We have run across many people and situations where they or someone in their family is struggling with addictions.

Some are struggling with illegal drugs, pills, alcohol, lust, lying or stealing, etc.

If they can’t admit or see that what they are doing is wrong or that they are addicted to it, guess what will happen.

They will continue in them. They will live that lifestyle and it will run their lives. It will determine their outcome and destination in their life.

They are stuck in a vicious cycle by their own thought process toward the sin in their life, and they will simply make excuses for it.  

We can’t help someone in that state.

I know a person who is addicted to alcohol. I was visiting them in the hospital one day. The doctor said, “so you’ve been drinking again?” The person said, “I just had one”.

It was like he thought he was doing good by just having one, even though he has been told numerous times that more alcohol will kill him because of their many years of drinking, and the condition of their liver.

Then he continued on and said, “I was out working in the garden and I got thirsty, there was no water around, so I had one drink.”

The doctor replied, “you will always make any excuse for it.”

You see, he immediately protected that very sin that is destroying him. It’s literally killing him. So why did he protect it?

Because he likes the feeling he gets from it; the “comfort” it brings him. It has become his way to get relief from whatever he is going through. But at the same time, he’s in the hospital dealing with the repercussions from it.

The comfort he receives from it is a FALSE comfort. It’s not true comfort that God has for him. And it will not bring freedom, only captivity. It will keep him caged up and he will be a slave to it. It will eventually destroy him if he does not see it or admit it and make the changes he needs to make.

There is someone out there today who is reading this, and God is saying to you, “make the change now”. “Make the shift. Admit what you are doing and come to Me for deliverance. I will bring you true and lasting comfort and rest.”

Dear God,

I have made excuses for my sin and I admit today that I have been living this life that is not right. I come to you with a humble heart and ask You for forgiveness. I am truly sorry and I want to get help.

I ask, in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, to deliver me and bring me true comfort and rest. Help me to know what to do at this time in my life, that I may get the help I need and make the right choices, from this day forward.

Thank you for loving me and forgiving me.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen

Please write or call us and let us know if you are in this situation. We want to pray with you and stand together for complete healing, deliverance and salvation.

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 – 6-2-15

John 8:36(NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Jesus has made a way for us to be FREE indeed.

He paid the price for our freedom when He died for our sins, on the cross. We are free through the repentance of our hearts and believing He is our Lord and Savior! What a beautiful thing He did for us.

Freedom is a beautiful thing. He does not want us to be in bondage to anything or anyone.

He has made a way for us to stay free from those things that try to put us in bondage.

So, I have this thing that I love; it’s my hot chai tea. I would have one every day, or even twice a day if I could. It would put a smile on my face and make me feel so happy!

However, I have learned that if I am not careful, something as little as that cup of chai can become a stumbling block. You might say “how can that be? It’s just a foamy cup of tea”.

How can something so small turn into an issue and cause me to have to pull back and take a break from it? Well, it’s like anything we love. It could be something completely different for you, but for me it’s my Chai.

You see, at first it starts off as just being a treat; something I enjoy. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that! God wants us to have things that we enjoy.

It’s when it becomes more frequently needed than an occasional treat that it can become a problem; when it becomes something I begin to think about a lot. When will I get my next treat?

This is where the problem lies. Because I have to have it, it is no longer a treat but a need. I need it more frequently and if I don’t have it, it can change my mood. Now, it makes me or breaks me.

It now has control over me. Nothing, nowhere and nobody should have this kind of control over us. Remember… we are free!

This is when I decide it’s time to take a break and fast from it, and put it back in it’s proper place. And if I can’t do this and keep it there, then I give it up completely.

This might seem like something very small and insignificant to most people. But it can help us to see things that might have a hold on us that we didn’t see before.

Is there something that we do on a regular basis that we feel like we have to do, or it ruins our day if we can’t?

Let God help us to discern this. It is so important to stay free in Christ, in everything we do. Even over things as small as a cup of tea!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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