Tag: letting God lead us

Bible Verse of The Day – 9-10-14

Jeremiah 1:6-8 (NKJV) 6 Then said I: “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”7 But the Lord said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.

Do you ever feel like sometimes God is prompting you to say something or do something for Him, but you are too afraid, feeling inadequate?

Maybe you think you are going to mess it up. Maybe you’re afraid it won’t come out right.  Well, you are not alone; Jeremiah had similar feelings. He had his excuses too. We all do.

There is nothing wrong with us feeling this way. We just can’t let it stop us from doing what God wants us to do. When God asks us or prompts us to do something for Him, He plans on doing it through us. He is there to help us. He will not leave us on our own, to use our own natural ability. He will give us what we need and He will deliver us.

Don’t be afraid. Take a stand and do what He is asking you to do even if you are scared of how it might turn out. Do it anyway. Trust Him to guide you and deliver you.

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 – 5-23-14

(Psalm 37:3 NKJV)  Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

What is it in us that makes us feel like we have to know that everything is going to work out ahead of time?

For me it gives me relief and a sense of peace, knowing that it’s all going to work out according to my figures, understanding, ideas, arrangements etc.

I don’t like surprises that throw me off my plan or my budget. Really, is there any room for God to move or work in this kind of realm? From my experience, I have to say “No, there is not!” If we don’t let God in, then we are on our own.

This is where I needed to learn that if I want to see God move in my situation, I need to leave some room for Him to do whatever He may want to do. I do this by being open and flexible with my plan.

These two words, open and flexible, didn’t used to be in my vocabulary. When someone gave me something to do, there was no flexibility or openness for change. I just wanted to get it done with my own understanding and experience.

But over time I learned that I had to step back and settle down and put my ideas, agenda, and plans before God, waiting on Him, of course, to see if He had any suggestions or changes that He wanted to make. That’s when it becomes our plan, not just mine.

What peace I have now that I’ve realized that I don’t always have to have my own plan and it doesn’t have to go my way to work out. There are other ways to get it done, and sometimes ways that I don’t know.

Trust God and feed on His faithfulness. He will come through!!

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 – 5-6-14

Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

On our own, we might be able to accomplish some things. We might be able to use our brain power to reach some goals. This isn’t an insult to Christ. It’s a testament to the human brain, which God created and blessed us with.

But on our own we are limited. We are limited to the finite capabilities of that same human mind. We are limited to our own understanding of things. And when we compare that to the wisdom and understanding of God, we are very limited!

But with Christ, the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit and the anointing of God, we can do anything that God directs us to do.

Notice I didn’t say anything that we set our minds to? That’s because our minds are limited, but God isn’t. With God leading us, through Christ, we can do anything.

We can accomplish things in our lives that we would never imagine possible. We can even accomplish things that we never even thought we would be doing!

Once God plants a seed in us to perform a specific task or do a certain job for Him, as long as we follow His plan, we can accomplish it and fulfill His desires for our lives.

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 – 4-29-14

(Psalm 16:8-9 NKJV)  I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. {9} Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.

It’s a good idea to set the Lord before us and follow Him. Setting the Lord before us shows Him that we trust in Him and His way for us each day.

I remember I was in a church service one night, and while as I was sitting there I had a vision. In that vision, the minister that was speaking at this church was way out in front of the Lord. I thought to myself “what is that about?”.

After listening to the minster speak a bit, I soon realized what God was showing me. This minister was just as God showed me. They were doing their own thing. They were running with their own agenda, but claiming to be moving in the name of the Lord.

This minister may not have even been aware of this, and this happens a lot because it can be easy to get caught up in doing things for God instead of WITH God.

Let me explain; we do not want to be doing God’s work without Him leading the way for us. We should never be out in front of Him.

We should set the Lord before us always.

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 – 1-24-14

Proverbs 3:5-6 (New King James Version) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Our own understanding can sometimes be the biggest source of frustration!

Our heads think one way, but the spirit of God can, many times, lead us in directions that our head can’t make sense of.

But take a close look at the verse above. It tells us that if we trust in God with all our heart and we don’t lean on our own understanding, and we acknowledge God in everything, He will direct our paths!

When we pull back from always trying to make sense of everything and trying to figure it all out, and we really trust God, that’s very often when we will see things start to happen for us. And then things will start to make sense to us!

This can be hard to get used to, but once we get it, it can make our lives so much easier.

So trust Him with all your heart, don’t try to figure it all out, acknowledge Him in everything and let Him direct your path.

God will take care of the rest!

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 – 1-8-14

(Matthew 8:10 NKJV)  When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!

What does GREAT faith do? It causes the Lord to Marvel! If we want to make the Lord marvel, have great FAITH!

It’s an easy thing to say and, yes, at times it’s even easy to do. But, there are times when having faith can be difficult. For instance, when we are in the middle of a battle, and we can not see the way out, our faith may get little; so little that we may think we have lost it.

That’s when we surround ourselves with people that have BIG faith!

God has a way of bringing the right people around us at the right time! Don’t take your family, friends and leaders that God connects you with, for granted. They are there to help us and we may need to return the favor, as God leads.

If we are not happy with the people that God has brought around us to help us, then we simply need to get over it. Mature Christians will understand that it’s not always the person we thought it might be, but thank God He knows better than us!

Have faith in Him, that He knows who we need at the right time. We may need that person to speak up and tell us what we might not want to hear. That doesn’t mean they are being mean.

It means, first, that they love God enough to obey Him. Secondly, they love us enough to speak the truth, rather than stand in front of us and make like everything is OK, when it’s really not.

Have great faith in God today, let Him help us in every situation, and with whom He wants to use help us.

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 – 9-10-13

Ephesians 4:26-27 (NKJV) 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil.

Nor give place to the devil.

Oh, if only we could learn to do this! When we give place to the devil, we give him a foothold in our life and we step off the path that God has set before us.

Sometimes we get off the path a tiny bit and sometimes we get way off the path. Either way, when we get off the path we miss what God has for us.

God has given us His spirit. He is our weapon and our protection against giving place to the devil.

If we can stay in tune with God’s spirit and heed what He tells us, we will not give the devil any place and we will see victory come faster and more frequently in our lives.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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