Category: Resting in God

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-17-25

Psalm 23:4 (LSB) 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

This verse can teach us a lot about handling times and seasons in our lives when the road we’re traveling gets hard.

How we handle those hard times tells us a lot about ourselves.

We get angry, annoyed, and frustrated.

Or maybe we feel sorry for ourselves, wallowing in self-pity and convincing ourselves that we don’t deserve what we’re suffering through.

We’ve all been guilty of this at one time or another in our lives. It’s OK to admit it.

One thing is clear, based on the verse above; we cannot always expect God to immediately deliver us from these kinds of difficult situations.

So, instead of focusing on the negative aspects of the trial we’re up against, we should push forward and allow God to comfort us as we “walk through the dark valley” that we are currently in.

A time will come when we are past the situation, and then we can rest.

But in the middle of a difficult trial is not that time.

These are the times when we must seek God and get His direction as to the best way to navigate this. We need His wisdom, insights, and His strength to sustain us and bring us through to the other side.

This requires sacrifice on our part. And it requires hard work, perseverance, and fortitude.

We were never promised that our lives would be easy because we follow Jesus.

On the contrary, Jesus told us that trials and tribulations would come. But that we should have courage to face them because He has already overcome the world!

John 16:33 (LSB) 33 These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

So, let us not spend our time wallowing in our self-pity. But let us set our faces like a flint, and when we have done all we can to stand, let us stand even stronger.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-8-25

Psalm 37:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm.

Rest and wait; do we see it in this verse?

These two things are probably the two most difficult things for any of us to do.

Once we take the steps to work at trying to achieve them, we will find out that they go hand in hand. If we can rest in the Lord fully, we will more than likely have no problem waiting on Him. The wait will be effortless.

When we rest in the Lord we are basically saying that we trust His timing and His way above ours. This will settle our minds right down.

We can get distracted in this process very easily. One thing that’s very common is that we start looking around and comparing. This may cause us to start fretting and taking things into our own hands.

We must stay focused and not get distracted with what is going on around us.

I’ll be real with you; we are all good at analyzing. Probably our best quality!

We are all good at seeing what others are doing. And if we are not careful, it can make us ugly on the inside with envy and bitterness. And it can lead us into becoming very angry people.

Don’t go there. It does more harm than good.

Wait on God with the right heart. He is faithful to answer our request!

Keep our focus by taking our eyes off everyone/everything else, and look toward the hills.

Psalm 121:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-1-22

Psalm 37:7 (NKJV) 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

Resting in and waiting on the Lord are probably the two things we most often overlook as believers.

Resting and waiting go hand and hand in showing God how much we trust Him.

When we find this rest, it simply means we have learned to trust Him enough to allow Him to help us, carry us, teach us, correct us, protect us, etc. The “waiting patiently” part will follow.

Once we get it, it won’t be so hard to balance out our emotions.

Our emotions can try to run us and cause us to fear, to be anxious and to doubt. Most of all, they can wear on us and cause us to faint, give up, lose our faith and pull away.

But God’s word says that if we wait on Him, we will not faint! Our strength will be renewed. We will rise up. We will run and not be weary.

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) 31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

We believe that God is telling us today to enter into His rest and wait on Him. Trust, endure and receive the promises He has for us, in His timing.

To endure means to remain or last; to go all the way.

Some of us are tired and we are just about ready to throw in the towel.

Don’t do it! Hold fast just a little longer and it will all be worth it.

Endure and obtain His promise.

Hebrews 6:15 (NKJV) 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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 – 4-11-21 – His Arms

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

Many of us are going through things that hurt. 

And the best place to find comfort and healing is in His arms. 

That is, in fact the title of our latest video, His Arms. 

In this video, we teach on letting God heal our hurt and make our heart whole again when we face things that are especially hard to face, including the loss of a loved one. 

We hope you will take a few minutes to watch this and share it with others who may benefit from it.

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Let Him hold you in His arms. 

We love you. 

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 – 4-7-20

Psalm 62:7 (NKJV) 7 In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.

And our refuge is in God; Our safe place, our stability, our peace and our strength. So, where do we want to be? In God!

Today we have to ask ourselves, “where am I?”.

Am I in my head? Am I in my work? Am I into my status and my reputation? Where am I?

Am I in my thoughts, my concerns, my constant caring about situations? Where am I?

We need to get our whole being in Him. That means, all this stuff weighing on us? We need to take it to the cross, lay it at His feet, and listen to His directions.

God is our salvation. His is our glory, our ROCK and strength. Most importantly, we need to know He is our refuge, as long as we are in Him.

How do we get in Him? Through a one-on-one personal relationship with Him, through His perfect Son, Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV) 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God 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 – 11-3-19 – The Wick

Click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus. 

Many times, we can become tired and in need of replenishing. 

In our newest video, The Wick, we discuss the importance of taking time when we are tired, to replenish and re-fuel. 

Doing so is important for us, not just physically, but spiritually also. 

We hope you will take a few minutes to watch this one, since it applies to just about everyone out there. 

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Enjoy your day, and be sure to get some rest whenever you need it! 

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 – 5-11-19

Matthew 11:30 (NKJV) 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

My Yoke is easy.

Why then are we carrying such a heaviness in our hearts?

Are we in our heads, relying on our intellect and human understanding to figure everything out? This has got to be one of the most common things among us all; Figuring things out.

This is what starts the heaviness, being in our heads. Thinking. Constantly thinking.

This is something we all have to get balanced in. When we are faced with heavy stuff, we need to remind ourselves of what Jesus is saying, and understand that God does not always require us to figure things out.

He asks us to come to Him, let Him figure it out. We are to rest and follow His leading, taking the steps as He opens up the door. Amen.

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

Get that stuff off our mind, out of our head. Let Jesus touch our hearts with His peace that we may walk in His understanding.

Come, take rest.

Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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 – 7-1-18 – Mary, Martha, Jesus and You

Please click to watch the video nowGreetings in the name of Jesus.

Have you ever been busy taking care of guests and then noticed someone else who isn’t helping at all?

Today’s video talks about this! We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it.

Mary invited Jesus to her house. Her sister, Martha, was also there. And while Martha scurried around tending to everything, Mary sat with Jesus, never lifting a finger to help. Let’s just say that Martha wasn’t very happy with her sister!

It’s good to know what Jesus said about this when Martha asked Him about it. So we hope you’ll give the video a watch.

Enjoy your day and be sure to love on those around you.

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 – 8-10-17

Romans 8:37 (NKJV) 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

Life and its problems can take its toll on us. It can cause a spiritual and a natural exhaustion as we face certain situations, even though God tells us in His word that we are more than conquerors through Him.

It doesn’t mean that our spirit, mind and soul don’t need a place to go and find rest and shelter. Part of conquering things through Him, our Lord, is learning to pull away and go somewhere quiet.

For some, this may be a much-needed vacation. For others it is just a drive to a spot that we know is quiet and peaceful. It could also be as simple as walking out into our own back yard and sitting for a while, unwinding and reflecting on God and His blessings.

Getting to that quiet spot where no one can reach us is so important.

It’s hard to believe, but taking rest at the right time can actually build us up in helping us to be those conquerors.

Take time today and go to a quiet spot where we can find rest, where we can let God have us all to Himself, where we can listen and where we can get things off our chest. God is that special Someone who wants to hear what we have to say and really cares about how we feel.

Find that place of rest and take shelter in Him today.

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 – 6-30-16

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

Jesus came to give us life. As part of that, He wants us to bring our burdens and our heaviness to Him and give them to Him.

Most of us tend to carry way too many things on our shoulders for way too long. We have a tendency to think we need to fix everything ourselves.

Yes, there are things we need to do, but many things are beyond our control. And those are the things we need to lay at the cross and give to God.

There are many things that can weigh us down. Emotional wounds are one of them. Maybe someone has hurt us at some point in our past and we’re carrying those wounds with us. Those types of things can weigh us down for years, if we let them.

As a child of God, we need to learn to let God show us how to handle them. We need to give them to Him and let Him show us how to forgive and then let Him help us heal.

This isn’t always an easy process, but if we take the first step to get it started, we will be much better off. God has a way of healing things that we could never figure out ourselves. And He doesn’t just put bandages on our wounds. He fixes them the right way!

And when everything is said and done, that burden is lifted from us and we can move on with our life, minus the burden that we’ve been carrying.

So go to Him today. Give it to Him. Lay it down and let Him teach you how to let it go. And ask Him to help you forgive those who have hurt you. And then take one day at a time as you let Him help you with this.

Go ahead. Let Him give you rest.

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 – 12-18-15

Luke 12:6 (NKJV) 6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

In March of this year my Dad had to go in for heart surgery. He was 80 years old. Being the age that he was made me realize that this could possibly be it for him. He has always been a very strong man. He had never been hospitalized his entire life. This was a big thing for our family.

The day came and my Dad was taken in for the surgery. As we sat in the waiting area, we heard a call for code blue come over the intercom. It was my Dad. My heart sank, and I was beyond knowing what to do or say. But deep within me I had this strength and a peace that kept me calm. It held me up. I knew God was in control, no matter what the outcome was.

He made it through that surgery and began to recover, only to find out that he needed two more surgeries, back to back. They had found cancer in his body, and his carotid artery was 99% clogged. For the natural mind, it was more than I could handle.

It was a trying time for our family. But one of the things that helped us the most was being together. No fighting, no bickering, no arguing, no criticizing; just simply being there, holding on to each other and our faith in Almighty God.

As we celebrated his 81st birthday today, he opened his gifts and played a CD, listening to the song “His eye is on the Sparrow.”

God watches over us. Rest in Him today.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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