Category: God’s Faithfulness

Psalm 9:9-10 (NKJV) 9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. 10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

As we seek Him and put our trust in Him, He is there with us through thick and thin.

So many times, I’ve been in predicaments in my life that were very difficult, like most of you. When that has happened, He was there!

He was there when I was lost, coaxing me and drawing me by the Holy Spirit.

As I sat listening to the preacher telling me all about Him, the moment came when I knew I had to get up out of my seat and walk down that aisle and repent, putting my faith in Him, trusting Him as my Savior.

He was there when I was going to get blamed for something I didn’t do but had been tagging along with others who were trouble.

He was there when I was testing the boundaries, feeling conviction, but trying to ignore it.

He was there when I almost lost everything I owned.

He was there when my loved ones passed away.

He was there when I was broken, when I cried so hard my eyes ached from the tears.

He is always there, and has always protected, shielded, comforted and brought me through it all.

You see if we do not break, He can never fix us.

He waits for us to stop trying to hold it all together by our own strength. We can break. We can let go. We can admit that we cannot bear any more of what we are dealing with.

He is there. He is our refuge. He will mend us if we let Him.

God bless you and keep you safe, today and forever. Amen.

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

Psalm 42:8 (NKJV) 8 The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me — A prayer to the God of my life.

This beautiful Psalm sums up God’s incredible faithfulness in just two lines.

Life can sometimes be extremely hard. We all have battles to fight and things we must face in our lives.

But we never face them alone.

God is our faithful Guide, leading us through each trial we walk through.

He sent the Holy Spirit to teach us, help us, lead us, and guide each step we take.

Whether it is daytime or nighttime, He is there.

As He led the Israelites by night with a pillar of fire, He also leads us with His spirit.

Many say that because we are His children, we should never face trials or calamity, but His word tells us that isn’t the case.

John 16:33 (NKJV) 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

So, we say to you today, it is time for us to take our eyes off the thing that stands before us, appearing to block our path and hold us back.

Instead, let us fix our eyes on our Creator and Redeemer, the author and finisher of our faith, holding steadfast in the face of any adversity and holding tightly to Him.

Why?

Because He is faithful.

Lamentations 5:19 (NLT) 19 But Lord, you remain the same forever! Your throne continues from generation to generation.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Psalm 94:17-19 (NKJV) 17 Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence. 18 If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. 19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

No matter what we face in our lives, God is there with us.

He is our refuge and our strength in times of trouble or distress (Psalm 46:1).

In all of life’s ups, downs, storms and battles, God is our source of hope.

The things we face can often seem insurmountable. And sometimes they are if we fight them on our own, by our own strength and with our own understanding.

Not every battle is easily won. In fact, some may very well feel like they will be our demise; our end.

But if we look to God for our help, He will walk us through each situation step by step.

As we allow Him to, He will give us understanding.

And as we let Him, He will strengthen us when we are weak.

He breathes new life into us as we surrender to Him.

No matter what we are facing right now, God has the answer that we need.

Sometimes that answer might not be what we are expecting. It might not even be what we want. But it is the right answer.

Isaiah 55:9 (NKJV) 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

We need to be careful not to reject His answer just because it isn’t what we were expecting.

Trust Him. Let Him show us what it is that we need to see, and tell us what we need to hear.

And as we do this, we will see that His comforts will delight our soul.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Jeremiah 1:19 (NKJV) 19 They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”

God’s plans for His people are good. His plans give us hope! He is with us and will deliver us.

There is nothing so big, so bad or so deeply rooted that He can’t fix.

So, what are we going to do?

We are going to stop talking about it and trust Him with it all! Amen.

We know that faith is the answer.

I remember one day, years ago, I was sitting in the hospital.

The doctor came out to let us know that my dad needed heart surgery. It was unexpected and very scary.

His heart was in bad condition.

He was 80, and all the years I had known him I had never seen him in this kind of frail position.

He was Dad; strong, smart and always there for us kids.

But now it had been turned around. We had to be strong, wise and there for him.

Words were hard for me to find. All I kept thinking was, “I need You God. please help!”.

Sometimes when we are dealing with deep or hard things, words are scarce. We just have to trust Him.

God says He is with you, and it’s in those types of moments you know it for sure! It becomes real.

Are you in that position today?

Do you need to believe that He will deliver you?

We live in a real world, with real problems. We need to be real with each other and with God.

He knows you have a lack of words right now. But it’s not always words He wants to hear. It’s our faith in Him that He wants to see.

Drop everything you are doing and ask Him to help your unbelief.

Mark 9:24 (NKJV) 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Psalm 59:17 (NKJV) 17 To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy.

Reflecting back on this past year, we can see all the changes we’ve endured. We would have never been able to do it without God.

And you were a part of it, because God used you to help bring us through.

Thank you all; for your support and for your prayers.

He was there with us every step, and we wouldn’t want it any other way.

Time goes by so fast, and the older we get the faster it seems to go.

We admit that we enjoy the nice weather here in North Carolina, where God moved us to. We try to get out and do things to take advantage of it.

Hard work is good when you are doing it for the Lord. And if we keep our hearts right, we will stay balanced; time to work and time to enjoy our blessings.

God is faithful to help us each day.

Going into this new year, let us hold fast to His love He has shown us. Let us take in His beauty all around us and draw close to Him.

Let this be the year or the season we acknowledge Him and put Him before anyone or anything else.

Let us purpose in our hearts to spend more time in His word. Spend more time in prayer. Love on those He has brought onto our path. And be grateful for what we have right now.

Let us go into this new year with praises on our lips and lifting Him up. He deserves it. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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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.’

These words were originally spoken and written by the prophet Isaiah to the people of Israel.

They were part of Isaiah’s prophecies regarding the impending captivity of Judah at the hands of the Babylonians, although that would not happen for several more decades.

God was assuring them that He was with them, no matter what may come their way.

His reassurances were specific, not just vague and indistinct. He told them that He would strengthen them, help them and uphold them with His righteous right hand.

The fact that He specifically mentions that He will strengthen them signifies that they will need His strength to get through the struggles they will face.

This is significant. And we need to know that, because God doesn’t change, He is here today for each of us, just as He was for the Israelites.

Malachi 3:6 (NKJV) 6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

He will walk us through the changes that we’re facing in the world today, right this moment.

I don’t know about you, but with the world as upside down as it is right now, this brings me great comfort and strength.

Let us all lean on Him and listen for the voice of the Holy Spirit as we navigate these days that we live in, trusting that He will strengthen us, help us and uphold us with His righteous right hand.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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