Category: Friends

Bible Verse of The Day – 4-7-22

Proverbs 18:24 (NKJV) 24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

We all want a friend. Not some fly-by-night, but someone that will stick by our side through good times and bad times.

People are fickle sometimes. It can be hard to find a good friend.

When we do find someone to call our friend, it’s important to make sure that we are good to them and we respect them. Remember to give back. That is what makes a balanced friendship.

How many today have never found someone good that they can call on, but, you yourself are always there for others?

That is the way a lot of so-called friendships are; one way. Not much of a friendship at all for the one that is always giving, doing and putting forth the effort to keep it going.

It can be exhausting at times. And eventually we get burnt out and want to run away.

There is One, though, who will stand by our side; someone closer than a brother. And that’s pretty close.

He will be there for us no matter what we have to deal with. He even knows before we will have to deal with things and He goes before us to make sure things go right.

He protects, loves and listens to us, and we need to do the same for Him.

Listen, He is the best friend we could ever have. When He says come to me and rest, He means it. We can rest in His arms and He won’t get mad or upset because it requires effort on His part.

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

Don’t be afraid today if you feel lonely and without a close friend. Reach out to the One who can hold us better than any other person ever could.

Jesus is there for us. Never will He leave us, even in the most disappointing moments and seasons of our lives. 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 – 7-27-16

1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV) 33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

Spending time around those who don’t have Christ can affect us. In this verse it says it will “corrupt us”. How many of us have had this happen in our own lives?

We think we are going to CHANGE them. Oh, is that right?

Maybe we like their attitude, their personality, their looks, etc. Maybe we like that they’re successful or have a lot of nice things. Whatever the reason, we are drawn to them and we become friends. We start talking and hanging out more and more.

Not long after, we start to think and talk like them. Things that we would never do or say in the past begin to bother us less and we begin to think, “ah…it’s all right. It’s not that bad and it doesn’t even affect me”.

We start to make excuses for those things we are doing and saying, and we continue right on doing them. After awhile it gets easier to do these things, and then more things get added on. And so the process has begun.

Little by little, inch by inch, we begin to change. And then some day we will look back and say, “WOW, how did that happen?”.

Evil company corrupts good habits. Be alert. Be on guard. Be firm and stand our ground. Don’t cave in just because we like someone.

There is plenty of GOOD company out there.

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 – 12-10-15

Proverbs 18:24 (NKJV) 24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Jesus is an example of a true friend. He listens to us and hears us even when all others turn us away. He helps us through things even when it was us that brought on the problem.

I have a dear brother who needs healing and deliverance. He is in his 40’s and has been in and out of the hospital 3 times this year. Each time he seems to be getting worse. His liver is very bad due to drinking excessively. It is severely damaged and not functioning properly to get rid of the toxins in his body.

Today, as I drove him around to run errands, I just felt like I needed to be his friend. I didn’t need to be looking down at him because he has hurt himself in such a way, or telling him what he did wrong. He just needed a good friend, someone to be there because they care.

Sometimes being a friend means to just be there by their side, no matter what happens or what they have done; To love them and help them even if we don’t see eye to eye on everything.

The balance in this is that we must pray and let God lead us as to who needs help, where and when.

Proverbs 17:17 (NKJV) 17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

Be that friend that God call us to be as He leads us.

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 – 9-1-15

Proverbs 12:26 (NKJV) 26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Hanging out and spending a lot of time with people that pull us down, are always doing wrong, are constantly talking negative, frequently gossiping and spending a lot of time picking others apart can be harmful to us and cause us to stumble as well.

We may not like to admit it, but their behavior can rub off on us, causing us to become desensitized to things that we know we shouldn’t be participating in.

A friend should be someone that we can talk with and have fun with, but not have to change our values or standards to keep them as our friend. A friend will accept us the way we are and not talk behind our backs if we are different than them.

A good friend won’t use us for selfish purposes, but they will care about how we are doing and check in on us occasionally.

True friends can allow time to go by without seeing each other and then pick up where we left off when meeting up again.

Good friends can be hard to find. Be careful and choose wisely.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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