Tag: Bible verses about making choices

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-12-23

Psalm 37:23 (NKJV) 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.

Are we still waiting for the answer as to why our life has turned out the way it has?

Are we questioning why we are still in the same place we’ve been in forever, dealing with the same outcomes?

It is usually because of our own choices and the steps we take without getting and following God’s counsel.

It’s not hard to understand, but it can be hard to accept.

Once we do accept it, we will usually take a deeper look into where we stand and what we can do to bring change, from this point on.

Making the “right” choice, or the choice we think is good for us, may not always be God’s choice for our situation.

When we make a Godly (God-based) choice, we will find ourselves praying, listening and waiting on His answer before we decide what to do. We will find ourselves relying on His direction.

Both can be hard at times; making the right choice from our own understanding or making the Godly choice.

Making the right choice from our intellect takes some discipline. Making the Godly choice may take a substantial amount of discipline, along with a lot of selflessness and patience.

We cannot think of ourselves when making Godly choices. We must leave ourselves and our emotions out of the equation, and think only of what God wants for us and from us.

If we have been making right choices vs Godly choices, we can’t be down on ourselves. We did what we thought was right at the time.

However, if at any time in our walk we discover we’d rather have His choice for us, we can start by simply asking Him to help us from that point forward. And when that time comes, include Him In making our next decisions.

He is faithful to order our steps as we surrender them to Him.

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 – 11-27-22 – Choices

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty, wonderful name of Jesus! 

We trust that you are walking in the mercy of our wonderful God. 

We have a new video for you today. It’s called, “Choices”. 

In this new video we teach about the importance of the choices we make every minute of every day, and how they affect the path that we walk. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to check it out. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We pray for God’s power and His peace in your lives. 

We love you. 

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 – 10-23-21

Deuteronomy 20:4 (NKJV) 4 for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’

Are we challenged on our job? Do we feel like we can’t get ahead of things? What is happening with our plans? Does it feel like nothing seems to be going right?

How do we turn things around when it feels like this?

We all know that life’s struggles can be up and down.

Sometimes we feel as though we are on a cloud. But it doesn’t seem to last that long, and then we are down in the valley again.

We ask God, “why the struggle? Why can’t we stay level just for a while? I’m so tired of this, and I don’t want to have to do it again”.

We have to take a look at what we are doing.

Why?

Because many times the results of our choices are what’s putting us on this never-ending cycle of ups and downs.

It’s hard to break habits, schedules, routines and just plain old everyday ways of thinking.

We have to reach a point where we just say, “OK, I’m done with doing it the same old way. I’m going to push myself to let God bring change in my way of thinking”.

We need to be strong and patient if we want the best results. We need to allow God to push us beyond what is comfortable for us, and say, “OK. I’m not going to step in the way this time, even if it takes a little longer than I expected”.

And we have to mean it.

How many can relate?

I know, because this is speaking to me today, too.

Can we stand together, praying for each other to let good and helpful change come?

We need the type of change that will make us the head, and not constantly falling back into the tail-end.

Deuteronomy 28:13 (NKJV) 13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

God will make us the head:

Step one (1) have we reached the end of our rope?

Step two (2) Have we come to the conclusion that we are the cause of our situation, and we are willing to change the way we do things?

Step three (3) Can we take a step of faith and observe His way for us, trusting Him to turn things around?

Pray with us if you’d like God to help you in this area.

Dear God,

So many times I keep failing and going back to the old. So many times my heart is convicted, but my will keeps doing the same thing. I’m sorry, and I know that if I continue down this path, I will lose again.

I ask You to help me switch up those things in me that cause me to repeat the error(s) over and over again.

Give me a backbone to say no to myself, and to walk in Your way. I want to change my situation, not only for my own sake, but for my family or those I’m close to as well.

I do care and I do want to make a difference and be a good steward of all you give me.

Thank you in advance for Your help. My heart is ready to listen and I am ready to observe and do Your will.

In Jesus 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 – 3-28-19

Romans 7:15 (NKJV) 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.

Do we ever feel like we are not adequate to do what God wants us to do? Do we feel like we have failed Him badly, by making the wrong choice even when we knew the right thing to do?

We all struggle with this. No one is alone in it.

Trying to always do what is right is a constant, day to day battle with our flesh. And we all know that some things are much easier to do than others, especially if we are weak in certain areas.

Focusing on the things that tend to be hard for us to do is something we should be praying for. Don’t ignore them and say, “Oh, well, that’s my weakness”. Because when we do that, it shows us we have already given up on the fight.

God wants to pinpoint and help us conquer that weakness, not on our own but through His strength.

Job 4:4 (NKJV) 4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have strengthened the feeble knees…

Do we have a hard time saying no to peer pressure? Admit it and ask God for strength in that particular area.

Do we have trouble with lust? Ask God for strength to resist it, and the wisdom to avoid coming in contact with situations that cause us to feel the way we do when we are around such things, places, people, etc.

If we are weak when it comes to eating healthy, we would rather have the sweets and yummy foods instead and we find ourselves suffering later. Ask God to take that craving for unhealthy foods away from us, bringing deliverance and a better understanding about why we need to have balance in our eating habits.

I know someone who is diabetic. They know they can’t eat certain foods. But boy, just knowing this makes them crave them even more.

It’s not easy! God gets it. That is why we need Him to strengthen us to overcome it.

There are many ways we can make wrong decisions and find ourselves stumbling as believers.

We are going to mess up from time to time, even after asking God for help with our weaknesses. But don’t get depressed and totally give up. Get back on track and start again. He knows, and He will be there for us.

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 – 2-1-18

Genesis 22:1 (NKJV) 22 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Tests. Each one is different, but they all have one thing in common; we need to pass them if we wish to be promoted to the next level.

Very few of us like tests. But they’re a part of life, whether we’re school children or adults who have long since graduated school.

In school, we are given many, many tests. We have quizzes, tests and exams. Each type has increasing levels of difficulty and requires more preparation to get a sufficient grade to pass it. And when we pass all of the required tests, we get promoted to the next grade.

And so it is also with God. We get tested. We pass or we fail. If we pass, we move on. If we fail, we get to take that same test over again.

The tests God puts before us can be of many varieties. Some might test our faith. Others might test our obedience. And still others might test us to see if we have learned a specific thing that He is trying to teach us; finances, relationships, humility, etc.

We can usually tell if we have failed a specific test because we will find ourselves going through the same kind of situation repeatedly. If we make the wrong choices, we get to do it again. If we make the right choices, and we pass that test, we get to move on.

So, are we finding ourselves going through the same kind of situations over and over again? Does the thing we’re facing right now look like the thing we faced last month or last year?

Are we making the same choices and decisions we made in the past? And do we keep getting the same results as we have always gotten?

Maybe it’s time to change some things up, brush up on our listening skills and ace this test we’re taking over and over, so we can pass it and graduate!

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 – 7-17-17

John 14:27 (NKJV) 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Knowing what God wants us to do can sometimes seem complicated. For instance, do we stay on this job, do we move to another state, do we continue in this relationship, what career path do we take, or what church should we attend?

We all face decisions like this in our lives.

Sometimes we just know what to do. And other times it takes a bit to get it right. But it’s not about how long it takes us to get it right. What’s important is that we do ultimately get it RIGHT.

Getting it right has nothing to do with how our financial situation looks. It doesn’t have anything to do with what title we carry, how many people we have in our congregation or our church. It doesn’t matter how many employees we have or how large our business has become.

Getting it RIGHT means “how much peace do we have within ourselves when we make that decision?”.

Do we go to bed at night and sleep sound? Or are we tossing and turning and not sleeping at all because of all the worrying we are doing?

Unfortunately, this is reality. We all face it from time to time.

In each decision we make, having God’s peace should be the goal we aim for.

If we make a decision and have no peace about it, we are probably making the wrong choice.

When we are moving in the right direction, His peace will be with us even during times when it feels like everything else around us is in turmoil.

It’s God’s peace that helps us make the right decisions, helps us to sleep soundly at night and helps us to stop worrying.

Follow His peace.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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