Category: Trusting God

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-26-13

2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 (NKJV) Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, 2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.

This is our prayer; that the word of the Lord will run swiftly and be glorified across the whole earth!

As we approach the new year, please be in agreement with us, that God’s word will continue to go forth in power and reach those who need to hear it, in His timing and by His spirit.

During this past year we have been under attack on a personal level as well as on the ministry level, from many different angles.

We refuse to back down. We recognize it for what it really is and we are pushing back, persistent in the calling that God has placed on us to bring His word to the nations through the means that He has enabled us to move in.

So please continue to stand with us and share the words that we send out each day, passing them along to friends, family and anyone you know who might enjoy them or need to hear them.

2014 is a year of promise… God’s promise to each and every one of us for continued new life in Him, as we press into Him and follow His leading by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Rest in his love and his mercy and trust Him for everything you need.

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 – 12-6-13

Matthew 6:27 (NKJV) Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

It’s no secret. Just about every person reading this is going through some kind of trial or struggle.

It may be a financial trial, a relationship trial, a struggle with some kind of addiction or any number of other kinds of struggles and trials. It happens to every single one of us.

When these kinds of things happen in our lives, it can turn our world upside down. It can cause us to have to make decisions and choices that we never thought we would even have to consider in the past.

So when this happens, what do we do? Do we stress and spend every waking minute worrying about the “what ifs”?

We can do that. It’s pretty easy to fall into. But it doesn’t do us a single bit of good.

Jesus taught that nobody can change anything by worrying. In fact, people who spend a lot of time worrying end up with various health problems from the stress that they carry, including high blood pressure, stress headaches, ulcers, weight gain and much more.

So what should we do?

1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

We need to humble ourselves and admit that there are some things that we just can’t change, and then we need to hand them over to God, trusting that He will bring the help that we need.

It’s not always easy, but the more we do this, the easier it becomes.

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 – 12-2-13

Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV) 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Times are tough everywhere. No matter what part of the world you live in, things are like they have never been before. The things that God’s word has been prophesying for centuries are coming to pass right before our eyes!

But no matter what comes our way, whether economic trials, spiritual battles, social problems or anything else that gets thrown at us, there is one thing we can be sure of. And that is this; nothing can separate us from the love of God. Nothing!

His word tells us that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us.

James 4:8 (NKJV) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…

So, you see, the only thing that can pull us away from Him is ourselves. There is no outside force that can tear us away from Him unless we allow it to happen.

So resist the devil and he will flee from you. Press into God and He will wrap you in His arms.

And never, ever give up hope or lose faith in God.

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 – 11-25-13

(Psalm 37:3-4 NKJV)  Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Are we putting our trust in the LORD today? Are we waiting on Him or are we jumping ship?

Maybe we’re waiting on an answer from Him and it isn’t coming quick enough? Are we afraid this ship is going to sink if something doesn’t happen quickly?

He will not let our ship sink! One of our dear friends once told us, “the Captain is on the bridge!” So we need to give Him a chance to come through for us.

If we jump ship every time we get scared, we will never get to experience that.

We need to let Him do what He has to do; some things take a little time.  We need to hold out, dwell in the land and FEED on His faithfulness.

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 – 11-19-13

1 Kings 19:1-4 (NKJV) 1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.” 3 And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”

Elijah had just been part of a massive victory over the false prophets of Baal. He had defeated them and then slain over 400 of them. He had seen God move in a completely mighty way as he had called down fire from heaven. God had proven to him that there was nothing for him to fear.

But when Jezebel promised to kill Elijah, he quickly forgot about God’s might and how God had answered his call for fire from heaven. And he ran and hid, fearful for his life!

Elijah was undoubtedly one of the most powerful prophets of God in the entire Bible. Very few others had anywhere near his level of faith. Nor did they do such powerful feats by God’s spirit.

But when Elijah was faced with fear, he ran like a scared child and he hid.

So let me ask you today; have we ever run and hid when we were fearful? Have we ever forgotten about the might and the faithfulness of God and just run away? Every single one of us can probably shout a resounding “yes“!

So now let me share something with you. During those times when our faith might have wavered and we hid ourselves, God never left us. He wasn’t surprised and He wasn’t ashamed of us.

So if you have ever hidden because of fear or a lack of faith, don’t beat yourself up over it.

After Elijah hid, God went to him and spoke to him. God set him straight and set his feet on the right path again, and Elijah went on to do other powerful feats by God’s spirit.

So if a mighty man of God hides and God isn’t ashamed of him, how much less should we be ashamed of our times of weakness?

Be still, and know that He is God, and rest in His hands. You are safe 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 – 11-14-13

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV) But as it is written:”eye has not seen, nor ear heard,nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

There are times when I get so frustrated with the things of this world.

Whether it’s corrupt government, ridiculous taxes, human ignorance, human wickedness, corruption and idolatry in the church or anything else that we could all think of. Some days just seem like the bad outweighs the good by such a huge margin. It makes it truly hard to keep our attitude right and keep our eyes on the good things.

But I always have a knowing deep down inside that none of what we do for God while we’re on this earth is in vain. And this is one of those verses that just drives that point home.

No matter what we have to battle here and no matter how hard it can sometimes seem or how frustrating it can get dealing with human bureaucracy, know-it-all spirits or outright miserable people, nobody can ever take away the promises of God.

And he has promised us that no eye has seen and no ear has heard, and no human mind has ever even imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love Him.

And for me, that’s enough.

Press into Him, people of God. And never stop looking upward or moving forward in His 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 – 11-9-13

1 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV) But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

The human mind is incredibly created and intricately formed by God. It has unbelievable power and potential to think and reason.

But it can never fully comprehend the things of God. It just can’t, no matter how intelligent a person is.

The ways of the Spirit of God are so far beyond what the human mind can comprehend, it baffles us. We try hard to get a grasp of what God does and how He does it, but intellect and spirit just don’t mix.

This is the reason that so many people can’t find it in themselves to have faith in a God that they can’t see, simply because they can’t understand Him.

And so it is, that God has caused us to have to have faith in order to believe that He even exists.

It is only by God’s Spirit that we can find Him. It is only His spirit that can break down the barriers of human intellect and draw us to Himself.

This doesn’t mean that we have to be ignorant or uneducated in order to believe God or follow Him. It just means that we need to recognize the drawing of His spirit when He tugs on our heart.

Then and only then can we bow before Him in reverence and follow Him in true faith.

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 – 11-7-13

(Hebrews 13:8 NKJV)  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Hold onto to God’s Word, follow His statutes, and His promises and stand strong in His might!

What is changing? Well, the World for one. There are a lot of changes happening all around us right now that may have affected us to some degree. And if it hasn’t affected us, then maybe it has affected someone we know.

Changes can sometimes cause distractions. But remember that God is there with us no matter what kind of change comes, good or bad. There is NO changing He who remains the same!!

Change sometimes brings worry. What does worrying do? It wears on us, tires us out, causes us to lose our JOY. It can cause us to lose sight of what we are supposed to be doing.

Today, let us stand together in this changing world, and together may we hold onto the One thing that will never change; God’s Word to us!

Get close to Him, spend time praying, time listening, time loving on Him and time taking the necessary steps that are so important at this time in our lives.

(Hebrews 10:23 NKJV)  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

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 – 10-16-13

Psalm 100:5 (NKJV) For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

Sometimes we hear others say this and sometimes we may even think it; “why would God allow bad things to happen?”

He is able to stop certain things from happening. So why doesn’t He?

Just to ease our minds today and put some things to rest, this verse tells us who God is. He is GOOD! We couldn’t have asked for a better GOD! He is everything we need; He loves us and is good to us.

Today, put those questions away. We may not understand why things happen the way they do at times, but understand that the Lord is GOOD and He is NOT to be blamed for bad things happening!

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 – 9-28-13

(Psalm 67:3 NKJV)  Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.

Take time to lift our voice up and praise God today for He is Good!

This month has been a month of seeing and hearing about great things that God has done. Prayers have been answered! Victory and breakthroughs have come forth!

God is a miracle-making God.  He is all Powerful, Almighty and Awesome in every way!

(Mark 10:27 NKJV)  But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”

Sometimes when we cry out to God and we ask for things, even though we know in our hearts He will answer us, we don’t always know when or how He will answer.

We have to trust God, and wait, knowing that however it turns out, it will be what is best for us or for the ones we are praying for.

(Psalm 118:8 NKJV)  It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.

Our God will never fail us. He is faithful! He’s a good God, full of love, kindness and compassion. Amen.

Let us praise 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 – 9-26-13

(Matthew 6:31 NKJV)  “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

I love this verse telling us “do not worry”.

I love how God addresses this. Why? Well, let’s just say He knows us. He knows that when things don’t go the way we plan them to go we start to think “oh, what to do?”.

He designed us to think and try to solve things. He gave us a brain to think with and to use it to get things done and see things through. But what happens is that if we are not sure what to do, then we begin to worry.

We forget that with this brain came a manual, the Bible! In the Bible, there are answers to keep this brain functioning properly and when things go wrong, it provides the answers on how to fix it. We just need to pick it up and read it.

Let’s talk about the garden and how Adam and Eve had everything they needed to survive, right along with boundaries telling them what to do and what not to do! But it was those boundaries that messed them up, causing everything to change for them. Oops!

They needed to use their brains to keep them on track, and stay within their boundaries. They did not have to worry about a thing in that garden. Everything was there, everything they needed, including the answer on how to remain there, and in God’s good graces.

What they needed to pay attention to was keeping within the boundaries of God’s words to them. He gave them specifics.

Today, have we gotten off track? Have we stepped outside the boundaries that God has given us? If we have, there will come a change, just like it did for Adam and Eve. It changed their situation.

But the good news is that God has made a way for us to get back on track with a simple word, repent.

Ask God for forgiveness and get back on the right track, staying within the boundaries that are provided through His word, and His precious Son, Jesus.

Staying within His boundaries brings a protection, a provision and a covering to keep us safe. This is what keeps us from not having to worry.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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