Tag: Bible verses about heeding wise counsel

Bible Verse of The Day – 9-10-22

Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV) 17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Watch out for those who tell you not to take advice or listen to someone who may have already walked through some things that you also may be facing.

It’s important to make sure that when someone talks to us or offers advice, we don’t just shrug them off as being negative because what they say causes us to have to think a little deeper or requires us to take a step we are not comfortable taking.

God brings people around us to speak and sharpen our countenance. And that may not always be full of joy and excitement.

Sometimes it just may be correction that we needed to hear.

Oops, I said that word, correction!

This may sting a little for those of us who don’t like to think we may have missed it, or think we have all the answers, and yet we are heading down the wrong path.

We need to be careful not to get so prideful or arrogant that we don’t want to hear what others say. For instance, they may not necessarily line up with how we think and feel.

This is called iron sharpening iron. And without it, what happens?

Whatever refuses to be sharpened will grow dull and not be able to accomplish the very thing that is necessary for us to be who God is calling us to be.

We have got to grow up and mature.

We need to stop trying to go through this life thinking that everything is going to be easy, doing what we want, saying what we want and spending what we want, etc.

This life is not easy. It never will be. The only thing that is easy is the yoke of Jesus. That’s it.

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

Let Him lead, even if that means hearing those that we need to hear when we might not like what they say.

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 – 7-1-22

Proverbs 1:5 (NKJV) 5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel…

Some people spend their entire lives ignoring the counsel of others.

While it’s true that some people are all too eager to give their opinion and advice, even when it has not been asked for, it will behoove us all to pay attention and let the Holy Spirit show us to whom, and when we should listen.

Failing to hear what someone says to us, especially if we hear it repeatedly over the course of many months or years, can cause us to fail to learn important lessons in our lives.

This only sets us up for failure (usually repeatedly), since we didn’t humble ourselves and heed what we heard many times over.

This may seem like something that’s not deeply spiritual. But the fact of the matter is that God wants us all to learn and grow, and He will use people to help us do that.

But if we fail to listen to those people, either because we’re stiff-necked (stubborn), or because we refuse to humble ourselves (prideful) and admit that they may have wisdom to offer us that could help us, we will find ourselves stuck in the same situations over and over again.

And it may be that we will eventually fall victim to our own devices due to our unwillingness to listen and learn.

This has spiritual ramifications because our growth as a child of God can very well be hindered (stunted) when we refuse to receive counsel from others.

Let’s make sure that we allow God’s Spirit to speak to us, even if we might not like what we’re hearing. Just because we don’t like it doesn’t mean that we can’t learn from it.

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 – 10-27-21

Proverbs 19:20-21 (NKJV) 20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. 21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel – that will stand.

Have you ever looked back at your life and wished that you had listened to counsel or instruction given by someone who knew better than you did about something?

I know I do. And I’m sure we all do from time to time.

Wisdom comes by way of those who pass it down to us, as well as being gained through life’s experiences.

The easiest way, by far, to gain insight and understanding, is by way of those around us who have walked through things that have taught them valuable lessons, and are willing to pass it along to us.

What’s cool is that this can be from people we know personally, or it can be through the words penned in scripture, inspired by the Holy Spirit.

The wisdom to be gleaned in either of these two ways is invaluable, and it can literally change our lives if we heed and follow those words.

The book of Proverbs is rich with insights, wisdom and understanding that’s in little bite-sized pieces that are easy to digest and understand. So, we encourage you to take those beautiful nuggets and gobble them up like candy!

As we digest them, God will increase our understanding, and the path of our life will be forever altered.

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 – 10-24-19

Proverbs 19:20-21 (NKJV) 20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. 21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. God is our Rock and our comfort is found in Him and Him alone.

We all need God’s counsel. Our natural selves will wait until things are so overwhelming that we can’t bear it any longer. By then we are usually pretty much at the end of our rope, barely hanging on.

God wants us to get His counsel on a more regular basis. That we may be continually walking in His wisdom daily.

There will be many ways to figure things out; many possible paths to take and so many directions to chose from. But choosing God’s path will help us to stand and keep standing through thick and thin.

His comfort alone is enough to keep us staying at our post, taking our position and not giving up when trials come. Stand with our Rock, receive His continued counsel and walk in His wisdom daily. 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 – 1-11-16

Proverbs 1:5-7 (NKJV) 5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, 6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Wisdom is such an important, yet overlooked part of life.

Many times people tend to think that if we’re followers of Christ, we just need to be super spiritual and let God lead us by His spirit, and that we don’t need to think for ourselves.

And while we do need to be led by His spirit, every single day, we also need to heed wisdom and wise counsel in so much of what we do. The two go hand in hand quite often.

There will definitely be times when conventional wisdom doesn’t seem to line up with what God’s spirit is telling us or showing us. We’ve taught on that a lot. But if we’re not getting clear direction from God’s spirit about a situation or a decision, we need to follow wisdom.

The Bible clearly says that if we despise wisdom, we are fools. I don’t know about you, but being a fool is not one of my lifetime goals.

So, as hard as it might seem sometimes, it will always benefit us to wait on God and listen, and seek wise counsel in those decisions that are critical and important.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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