Tag: being thankful for what we have

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-17-14

1 Chronicles 16:34 (NKJV) 34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Give thanks.

Such a simple concept, but not always so easy to do if things are tough or not going the way we had hoped or expected.

Our emotions will often try to dictate to us how we should feel or how we should act, based on our circumstances. It’s a natural human tendency.

But the spirit of God wants us to look beyond our circumstances and be thankful, despite our circumstances or our situation.

Are you underpaid, overworked, deep in debt, about to lose your home, dealing with a family tragedy, working through relationship problems, trying to break free from addiction, or anything else that might seem overwhelming?

Give thanks to God for everything. Push the emotions aside that would try to make you angry, bitter and negative.

Kick the devil in the face and thank God anyway. Thank Him for who He is, not for what He has done for you. Not for material things that can disappear in a second.

Things of this earth are temporary. But God and His mercy endure forever!

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 – 8-30-14

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

There are times when we just need to be thankful. Thankful for our health, even if we may have a lot of negatives regarding it; be thankful for the things that are working.

Be thankful for our children, even if they may be going through some hard times. Be thankful for our parents, even if they don’t understand us. Be thankful for our job, even if it isn’t the pay or the position we wanted, etc.

Being consistently thankful will take being alert to all the things going on around us; the good and the not so good things.

If we spend too much time and focus on the not so good, we will miss out on the good things that we could be enjoying while waiting for God to help us with the not so good things happening in our lives.

Let’s not waste one minute of our lives not being thankful. God is so worthy of our thanks!

Thank 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 – 7-30-14

(Psalm 30:12 NKJV) To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Being thankful is something we have to be conscious of every day. Have you ever gotten preoccupied with something that you are determined to get done, that you almost forgot about all the other things going on around you? This is something that is very easy to do.

I have to make myself stop, first thing when I wake up. Instead of jumping out of bed and running right downstairs to get my cup of tea, I force myself to take a few minutes and thank God for His goodness.

Sometimes throughout the day I have to force myself to sit for a moment and look around and breathe the fresh air and think. I don’t think about what’s for dinner, I don’t think about work, I don’t think about playtime, I don’t think about tomorrow or next week.

I stop and think about all the good things that are around me, and I begin to speak them out to God and thank Him for them. Most importantly, I thank God for Him and His love, His compassion, forgiveness, and His Salvation.

I think of all the family He has brought me. Some are blood family and some are not blood related, but might as well be. I think of how thankful I am for good friends that are so wonderful to me.

The world, in and of itself, is so beautiful, and it’s all for us to enjoy! I’m not talking about movies, restaurants, cruises or vacations, although they are good and fun too. Those things are pricey and we can’t always afford to do those things. That doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy life. So many wonderful things are free to enjoy, every single day!

Sometimes I just sit outside and look up at the stars and the sky itself. What a sight! I love to listen to the sea and the ocean; such beautiful sounds of the streams, or crashing of a wave.

The birds and their sounds are amazing, if you really listen to them closely. Oh, the sunset and the sunrise every one of them is so breathtaking.

Not to mention the flowers; they are all so different and unique, with lovely aromas.

And there are my grandchildren’s little voices and the pleasure of watching them grow up!

Oh I could go on and on… it’s ALL so good!

Give thanks to 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 – 3-28-14

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Give Thanks. In Everything.

We’ve talked about this before, but we all need a friendly reminder once in a while.

Being thankful is something that some of us are better at than others. Sometimes we are in situations that make it hard to be thankful. Or at least we think it’s hard.

But most times it’s because we’re looking at things the wrong way. We get caught up in looking at what we don’t have, instead of being thankful for what we do have.

God has told us that in everything we need to give thanks!

So today, we want to encourage every one of you to give thanks, regardless of how bad things might be or might seem. Sometimes the darkest times in our lives can bring the most unexpected deliverances from God, if we just keep our faith intact and remain thankful.

Whether we have little or we have much, give thanks.

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 – 3-21-14

(1 Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV)  in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Yesterday I got to spend some time with my grandchildren, 5 & 6 yrs. old. As we were playing, I looked around at their bedrooms. I begin to share with them how God sure did bless them.

I went on to share with them how wonderful it was that they had such beautiful things. I said to them, “look at all your wonderful toys and your beautiful bedrooms, oh how nice mommy and daddy have made it for you. Your house is nice and warm and your kitchen is filled with food. God has blessed you and It blesses me to see such wonderful blessings!”

They both got all excited and started to look around and they too began to add to the list of things that they considered a blessing. I shared with them how they need to always remember to thank God, for without Him we would have nothing and He likes when we give Him thanks.

Take a few minutes today and look around. Find the things that God has blessed us with and just thank Him, for He is GOOD!

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 – 1-17-14

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV) In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Give Thanks. In Every Thing.

Doesn’t leave much room for us to wiggle our way out of this, does it?

In everything we do, in every situation, in every emotion we feel, in every thought we think, Give Thanks.

Give thanks once in a while? Or give thanks when we’re happy? Give thanks when we receive a blessing?

Nope!

Give Thanks. In Every Thing!

Notice that it doesn’t use the word “everything”? It says “every thing”. So in every thing that comes our way, we need to give thanks.

Every situation, every mood, every circumstance. Give Thanks.

This might not be the easiest thing to learn, but each and every one of us can get this right if we determine in our heart to do so, and then we ask God to help us get it right.

So the next time we feel like grumbling, or our mood isn’t the best and we want to lash out at someone, Give Thanks.

It will fix our attitude in a hurry!

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 – 9-21-13

Numbers 11:5-6 (NKJV) 5 We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; 6 but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!”

While the Israelites were in the desert, God provided for their every need, including their food.

He caused something to rain down onto the ground each night, which they gathered in the morning and made meals from. This substance was called manna.

Every day the Israelites had plenty to eat. They had no worries whatsoever when it came to what they would eat each day.

After some time, though, they began to murmur and complain. They wire tired of eating manna, the food that God chose to provide them with.

Our question for everyone today is this “are we like the Israelites? Do we complain about what we have been blessed with, because we’re tired of it or bored with it?”

Whether we have been blessed with a lot or with a little, there isn’t a single person reading this who hasn’t complained about what they have or what they think they lack. We are as guilty as the Israelites.

As God’s people, we need to seek God’s forgiveness for our selfish ways and self-centeredness. It’s easy to fall into the trap of dissatisfaction, but it’s shameful in the eyes of God, and we all need to repent.

Take some time, right now, while you’re reading this, and thank God for what you have been blessed with.

It’s not wrong to want to better yourself, but it is wrong for us to be ungrateful for the things that we already have.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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