Tag: being content with what we have

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-12-14

Proverbs 27:20 (NKJV) Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The eyes of man are never satisfied. How true this is!

As humans we have a very bad tendency to never be satisfied. We long and work for something. And when we obtain or achieve it, we are satisfied for a season. And then we start all over again.

This is evident in the number of material possessions we amass over the years.

We want a house. We buy a house. It’s OK for a while and then we begin to grow dissatisfied with it. We want it to be bigger, so we add on. Or we want it to be more modern, so we sell and buy another one.

We want a car. We buy a car. We’re satisfied with it for a season. And then it’s not fancy enough, big enough or fast enough. So we buy a new one. And the cycle begins all over again.

We want a spouse. We find someone, fall in love and marry them. But then we see their flaws and we begin to become discontent. We want something or someone more. So our eyes wander. And before we know it, we are in an adulterous affair and then we are divorced. Or we just grow tired of the one we’re with and move on, leaving them behind, thinking the grass will be greener on the other side.

And then we find out it’s not. It’s the same color as where we were.

As followers of Christ, we need to learn to be content and satisfied. Only when we learn this will we also learn to be thankful for what we have been blessed with and stop striving to always be collecting more stuff.

God is our source. He should be what our satisfaction is based on, not the things that we can buy or store up.

We encourage you today to ask God to teach you how to be satisfied and content with the things He blesses you with. This is a lesson we all need to learn to some degree.

Be blessed in all you do and stay strong 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 – 3-29-14

Galatians 5:13 NKJV)  For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Where do we find God in this world that is so big? God is everywhere, always working to help someone or some situation. He is always moving. Where there is a NEED, we will find Him.

It doesn’t matter who we are or how much we have, there is always something else we think we need.  We may have a lot of money already, but we want more. We may have a huge family, but no quiet time. We may have a big beautiful home, but no time to enjoy it.

We can always find something that we would like to have to make our situation better. Is it a legitimate need or is it just a want or desire?

Ask ourselves today, do we really need these things we have set our hearts after? Maybe we have all we need right now.

Have we gotten so caught up in what we think we need that now we cannot enjoy life without it or them? As long as we keep chasing these so called needs, there is no time for anyone or anything else.

We are all called to serve, not ourselves, but others, through love.

Putting aside ourselves today, and serving others, will fill that emptiness, bringing us joy and happiness that will last a long time.

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 – 8-1-13

Philippians 4:11 (NKJV) Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content…

To be content… this is something almost every one of us needs to learn, to one degree or another.

No matter what our situation is, we all seem to long for something else… something more, something bigger or something better.

It is not wrong to want to improve our situation, to make a little more money or to have some nice things.

It is wrong, though, to constantly be dissatisfied. We all need to learn to be content with what we have and where God has us.

Sometimes this might mean doing without some things that we’d like to have. Other times it might mean giving up some things that we already have!

Our own experience has taught us over the years that until we learn to be content with what God has already blessed us with (even when it seems like it’s only a little), He is very unlikely to bless us with anything more.

So let’s count our blessings and be content and learn to appreciate what we have, before we ask for something more.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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