Tag: jealousy

Bible Verse of The Day – 5-28-13

(Proverbs 11:6 NKJV)  The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

Lust – it can be a sexual desire, or an intense longing, a craving, enthusiasm, or eagerness.

The question is, are we lusting after anything today?

Are we lusting after someone’s job/title/position, someones home? We could be lusting after a person, and sometimes we can even lust after someone’s Ministry/Call on their life. Let’s check ourselves today and make sure this is not the case with us.

There is nothing wrong with looking at someone’s life and loving what they did with it. That is not lusting. We can tell when we are lusting after someone or something by how we act and how we feel inside.

If we are feeling jealous, bitter or angry toward them, then we are lusting after what they have, maybe even to the point that we got caught or snagged by it.

This can cause our hearts to be changed, from being focused on what God wants us to do, to becoming consumed with trying to reach a goal, just to get what they have.

This happens every day, all around us. Why? Because we get love and lust confused.

Remember that it is the unfaithful that walk in lust. But the Godly walk in LOVE.

We don’t need to lust after anything in this world. God is more than this world could ever offer, and we have HIM. He lives in us as we give our heart to Him.

Let Love RULE our hearts!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-14-12

(Jer 1:19 NKJV)  They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the LORD, “to deliver you.”

How many times do we feel like someone is coming against us? How many of us can testify that we are fought hard when we are trying to do the right thing?

You would think that people would like it when you are living right.The first thing people say is, “your being judgmental” or “you think your better then us!” They try to make you think there is something wrong with you.

So many of the people that don’t want to walk according to God’s Word like to throw stones at those who do. Not all of them do this, but many do.

Just as this scripture says, though, “They will fight against you, but they shall NOT prevail”…the LORD will deliver us!

Stand strong in the Lord and keep doing what’s right. No matter how hard it seems to get, we will prevail with God’s strength and His help.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Your Daily Bible Verse – 1-30-12

Galatians 5:19-21 NKJV

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Jealousy is a terrible thing.

Do you notice what jealousy is grouped with, here in this scripture above? Murder, hatred, fits of rage, envy, adultery, etc. These are some pretty serious things. There isn’t one of us that wouldn’t consider murder to be one of the worst things anyone can do. But jealousy is grouped right in there with murder!

Jealousy affects most of us at one time or another, in some way. It can come from within us, aimed toward someone else, or it can come against us from another person who is jealous of us.

If it’s within us, we can choose to fix it and get right with God or we can get caught up in it and let it destroy us. If we aren’t careful, it can become an obsession that will ruin our lives and make us miserable. Jealousy will cost us a lot, including friendships.

People can also be jealous of us. We will know who our friends really are when God blesses us with something and we get to see how people react to our blessings. Jealous people can be some of the meanest people around.

How do we react when a jealous person attacks us? And they will attack us. Do we get angry and lash out at them, looking for revenge and vindication? Or do we follow the verse below?

Romans 12:21 NKJV: Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

God says to love them. We need to be careful not to let ourselves become victims of jealousy, from either side.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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