Category: Waiting on God

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-4-19

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.

Have you ever noticed how when we want something, we want it now? We want it right away.

We don’t want to wait. We don’t want to take time to work toward whatever it might be we want. We just know that we want it, and we want it right now.

Some of us are so impatient that we want it yesterday!

God has His ways of doing things. And our flesh has its way of doing things. The problem comes because our flesh doesn’t understand or like the way God does things, especially when it involves waiting.

But one of the most valuable lessons we can learn as children of God is to wait on Him. Plain and simple. We wait.

Have you ever seen a child who wants something, but they have been told by their parents that they have to wait for it?

We’ve probably all been in a store somewhere and heard a child having a tantrum because they have been told that they can’t have that thing that they spotted and want their parents to give them right now.

Now that’s not usually a pretty picture.

We may be adults, but we sometimes behave the very same way with God when He doesn’t respond to our requests when we think He should. And this can get us into all kinds of trouble if we don‘t get a handle on it quickly.

We may have a tantrum. Or maybe we go ahead and pursue whatever it is that we have asked God for, without waiting on Him or His timing. And then we wish we had waited.

God does not force His desires on anyone, including His own children. That’s not His way of doing things. He simply wants us to learn to wait on Him.

The verse above lists many benefits to waiting on Him; renewed strength, soaring like eagles, running without growing weary and walking without fainting.

Some of these are symbolic. It isn’t possible for any of us to fly like an eagle in the natural. It is, however, possible for us to rise above our circumstances if we allow God to lift us above them.

And as for renewing our strength, running without growing weary and walking without fainting, these all refer to the fact that if we patiently wait on God, trusting that He knows what is best, we will not grow tired, become exasperated or give up hope.

Our trust in Him will cause us to prevail, no matter what we face. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-24-19 – Waiting on Isaac

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

How many of us are waiting for a promise of God to come to pass? It’s safe to say that most of us are, in one way or another. 

This week’s video, Waiting on Isaac, discusses waiting for God’s promises in our lives. 

We talk about why it’s important to wait for it to come to us, instead of us getting impatient and trying to go after it. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes of your time and give this a watch. 

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Enjoy your day and keep pressing in to God. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-9-18

2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV) 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

For many centuries people have wondered and asked why God is taking so long for Jesus to return. After all, the world is a mess. Morals have decayed terribly. Violence is at all-time highs around the world. And so many other things are happening that make the world a challenging place to live.

So why is it that God has kept His people waiting here on earth for so very long, having to endure trials and hard times?

Because He is patient and doesn’t want anyone to perish without the chance to repent.

This may make no sense whatsoever to our minds. It may be hard for us to understand. In fact, we may not be able to understand it at all with our intellect.

But as we learn to know and hear God’s heart, we will begin to understand it a little at a time.

As humans, we tend to get angry with what we see happening around us. This can lead to frustration and may even cause us to have feelings toward others that we know God doesn’t want us to have. This brings us to a place where we need to lean on God every single day, to guide us and teach us to live by the Spirit and not by the flesh.

There is also the very major factor of God’s plans and the things that need to be carried out before He can return. There are many things that He has spoken of through His prophets that must happen. Only He knows the timing of those things.

But one thing is for sure. When the time is right, God will bring everything into order. In due season, He will put everything in its proper place.

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

So, don’t lose heart and don’t lose hope. God is faithful to do what He said He will do when He knows the time is right.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-19-18

Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Waiting on God is probably one of the hardest things we will have to learn to do. We say we have faith, but when it comes time for God to do something for us, we get impatient and our faith can start to falter.

This happens to almost everyone, so if it has happened to you, or is happening now, don’t be ashamed. The human flesh is weak, even when our spirit wants to be strong.

Jesus spoke of this, in the garden of Gethsemane, when he found His disciples sleeping instead of praying.

Matthew 26:41 (NKJV) 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Learning to wait patiently on God is something that takes time and practice to become better at. And, in all honesty, it also requires a great deal of faith. So, if our faith is weak, our ability to wait patiently on God will also be weak.

This doesn’t mean that we set out on some fantastic journey to grow our faith. Pursuing faith for the sake of having faith can get us into trouble. Instead, we need to pursue God and strengthen our relationship with Him. In turn, our faith will grow because it will be rooted in Him, not in some notion that pursuing faith will fix all of our problems.

One last thing I’d like to mention before we wrap this up. Learning to wait on God means that we are in a situation where we need something from Him. And, many times, the need will be great and may seem urgent to us. This makes waiting that much harder.

But as we grow in Him, we will learn to hear the words He speaks to us, follow them faithfully, and trust Him as we do this, all the while waiting on Him for the outcome that He knows is best for us in each situation.

Wait on Him. Trust Him while we’re waiting. And enjoy the journey.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-27-18

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.

Nowadays, everything is so fast paced. If we want a coffee or beverage we can go to the drive-through, and just like that our thirst is quenched. The same if we are hungry. Everything is instant.

Transferring money from one bank account to another is instant. We get ahold of people through text messages. We really don’t have to wait for anything. It’s all right there at our finger tips.

This has created a society of impatience. We don’t want to wait. Not even for the things that God has for us. We get into such a fast paced mode that if God takes too long, forget it, we will do it ourselves. Instead of waiting for our answer from God, we will go get it somewhere else.

A lot of leaders today are falling right into this kind of practice. They want everything now, with an attitude that says, “Why do we have to wait on God, we can manufacture it and the people will love it?”. Why? Because it is what they want too.

This is so dangerous. It’s so fake, artificial, and counterfeit. It won’t last long and it wont take long before we realize it doesn’t work.

Jesus says, my sheep hear my voice and follow.

John 10:27 (NKJV) 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

We can make all the excuses for participating in this type of behavior in our walk with God. But if we fall for it, we are responsible for how things turn out.

God knows whether we are truly seeking Him for His answer by avoiding all the fake, fancy, and pretty stuff and sticking with Him.

Those that wait on Him will renew their strength.

It’s our choice whether or not we mount up with wings like eagles, run and not be weary, and we walk and not faint.

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 – 2-15-18

Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Oh, how we hate that word, “wait”. Nobody likes to wait for anything, including waiting on God. It just doesn’t sit well with how we like things to be.

But wisdom and experience will teach us that waiting on God is exactly what we need to do. Doing anything other will set us up for a tough situation.

God’s word is loaded with verses telling us to wait on God, including those telling us to wait patiently.

And that’s the hard part for most of us, the patience aspect of it. But, you see, that’s where the real test starts right there.

When something takes a while to play out, a lot of us tend to get antsy. We can’t sit still long enough to let God put all of the pieces in place and orchestrate His plans. So, we start taking things into our own hands and making choices and decisions on our own.

This shows how feeble our faith in Him can be at times. Is that meant to be an insult? Not at all. It’s just a piece of truth that we all need to recognize in ourselves if we are to grow and mature in our faith as a believer.

That all starts to come about when we understand that God moves in different ways, and at different speeds, during different seasons in our lives.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) 3 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

We encourage you today to wait on God. Wait patiently for Him to guide your steps. And when He does move, we need to make sure we’re ready to follow His leading. And watch His awesome plans unfold right before our eyes.

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 – 9-27-17

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. 

Wait. It’s a word that none of us likes to hear! 

We have become a world of people who never want to wait for anything. We want something, and we want it now. 

Microwave ovens, drive-through windows at banks, restaurants and pharmacies means faster service. We have become accustomed to getting what we want, when we want it. 

But not with God. God wants us to learn to wait on Him. Not just for the sake of waiting, but so that He can prepare us for what He’s doing or going to do. 

We tend to make a lot of demands, even with God. We pray and ask Him for something. Or we might not even bother asking. Instead, we just tell Him or demand something of Him. 

And He replies with silence. Or so it might seem to us. Is He really silent, or is He telling us to wait? 

It’s important for us to know and remember that if we aren’t hearing from God, we shouldn’t make any moves, except for whatever the last thing was that He told us to do. Otherwise, we simply need to wait on Him to show us what’s next. 

It’s funny that the verse above says that those who wait on the Lord won’t grow weary and they won’t faint. 

Why? Because they won’t be wasting their time, efforts and energy pursuing things that God hasn’t told them to pursue. And they won’t be pursuing those things He has told them to pursue using methods and means that He hasn’t given to them to use. 

So, it pays to wait on God, no matter how hard it might seem to our impatient, spoiled flesh. 

Sometimes our flesh just needs to be told to sit still… and wait. 

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 – 7-7-17

Genesis 18:14 (NKJV) 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”

God spoke to Abraham and told him that his wife, Sarah, would have a son at the appointed time. Sarah had been barren for years, and now they were both old and well past the age of having children.

Do you feel like you are just chomping at the bit to get something done on your home, or save up to purchase a car to drive? Maybe you have been waiting for a spouse or for your children to change in their behavior.

Some people are waiting for things to change in their marriage. You are praying and believing God, but you feel like it will never change; it feels like it’s too late.

I want to remind you today of His appointed time and Whom your faith is in.

God is not going to leave you empty-handed. He will not turn His back on you, and He will not ignore you. Your prayer is not voided out.

He is God. He is forever and ever! He doesn’t forget what we have asked of Him, even if we haven’t seen any changes as of yet.

He won’t disappoint us. He won’t say “Oh, my dear child, you have asked me for so much. You met your quota and I cannot give you another thing”.

God is faithful. God is Good. He will remember, and you will get your answer as you stay steadfast in your faith. Sing praises to Him today, for in that appointed time He will meet your needs!

Psalm 57:7 (NKJV) 7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-14-16

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Being still is one of the hardest things any of us will ever be told to do by God.

You would think that sitting still would be easy. You know; just sit there and don’t move. But that is really hard for most of us to do.

Why? Because our minds like to try to figure things out. We like to know what’s going to happen. We don’t like surprises or the unknown. We like to be in charge.

For some of us, we just have a hard time waiting. We know something is coming. But we don’t know how or when. And it makes us antsy; we can’t sit still. Some of it is due to excitement. Some of it is due to not knowing what else to do. So we just want to move… do something!

But this is where we’re tested. This is what can make or break some of us. This is where we learn how to listen and obey God’s voice, even when it might seem like we’re not hearing anything.

But it’s while we’re sitting still, not moving and not saying anything, that we really start to see God move and Hear Him speak. And it might not happen in the time frame that we’d like it to.

But that’s OK. Because we’re not the ones in charge. He is.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-8-16

Galatians 2:1 (NKJV) 2 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.

14 years!

In the verse above, Paul is telling about his travels and the works that he did to plant and grow churches in the early New Testament days.

Let’s look at one little part of this verse that has nothing to do with Paul’s topic of discussion; 14 years.

As Paul tells of his discussions with other leaders, he mentions various periods of time for his visits and his travels. Sometimes it’s days. Sometimes it’s months. Other times it’s years.

Most times you and I tend to read right through these numbers and pay little attention to them. But as I read this passage last night, it struck me that Paul specifically mentioned that 14 years had passed between his visits to Jerusalem. That’s a long time!

So what’s the point in this devotional? Why focus on 14 years and not on Paul’s topic of discussion?

Because that 14 years says a lot!

From the day of Paul’s encounter with Jesus and then his subsequent conversion, he spent his life traveling, teaching, overseeing and growing the body of Christ. He traveled for years on end and worked tirelessly, despite being beaten for preaching the gospel, shipwrecked multiple times and even stoned and left for dead. And all of this because of his faith!

But let’s look at ourselves. So many times we ask God for something. And then when a few weeks has passed, we throw our hands up in the air because we don’t have our answer yet. Or, better stated, we didn’t get the answer we were looking for in the time frame that we wanted it in.

But let’s remember Paul. He didn’t give up if he didn’t see the results he was looking for right away. He didn’t rely on his understanding of things based on carnal knowledge, intellect and human logic. He listened to the Holy Spirit and let God lead Him in everything.

So let that 14 years help us to put things into proper perspective. God moves in the timing that He does because He sees the big picture and has infinite understanding. While we have limited vision and finite understanding.

His understanding is always better than ours.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-15-16

Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Are we getting ready to make a huge move? If we can hold out and wait on the Lord, He will strengthen our hearts and help us to make the right choice.

Are we tired today, feeling like we are just done with it all? Are we stressed and worn out from waiting, and then waiting some more?

We may need to remind ourselves of all the other times that God was there for us and He answered our prayers.

This time is no different. It may be a little different situation, but He is the same God that helped us last time. And He will be there for us this time as well.

Be of good courage and wait!!

Don’t let anxiety take over and sweep us off our feet. It will distract us and take us down the wrong road, if we let it. Anxiety, or anxiousness, is a wearing out tactic the enemy loves to use on us all.

The Lord is faithful. Wait. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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