Tag: understanding the seasons in our lives

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-3-14

Ecclesiastes 3:4 (NKJV) 4 A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance…

This verse encourages us to weep, to laugh, to mourn and to dance.

There are going to be times when we will find ourselves doing these very things and there is nothing wrong with doing any of them.

Some people get upset when they see grown men cry. They may think it’s not right for men to cry. Well, Jesus cried.

John 11:35 (NKJV) 35 Jesus wept.

It’s OK for men to weep and let it out. Some people may not even know how to cry, because they were taught to be strong and hold those tears back.  

In order for us to be able to laugh again, sometimes we may need to weep; get some things off our chest, so to speak. It may be the very thing we need to do in order to let some things go.

Mourning is another one. There will be times when we need to mourn. How will we ever get past letting something go if we don’t take the time to mourn? Go ahead and mourn.This is a natural process that we must go through if we ever want to be able to laugh and dance again!

The important thing to remember is that this verse says, there is, “a TIME”, meaning we shouldn’t remain weeping or mourning forever. There comes a time of laughing and dancing as well!

If you find yourself stuck in mourning for someone or something and you can’t seem to get past it, there may be something that you are struggling with letting go of or facing. It’s going to take you asking God to show you what you are still hanging onto and why. He will help you with this as you sincerely seek Him for the answer.

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 – 9-13-14

Philippians 4:11-12 (NKJV) 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

We all have wants, desires, goals and dreams. We may have career goals… a special field of work where we want to be making our living. Or maybe we want a spouse, someone to spend our life with. There are so many thing we can want or desire.

And these things can all be good. There’s nothing wrong with having these dreams and desires.

Sometimes, though, we can tend to get ahead of ourselves and ahead of God with some of our dreams and goals. We know where we want to be and we want to be there right now.

But there are different seasons in our lives and we need to be careful to move within the season where God has us at this moment in time, not too soon or too late. If we get ahead of God or fall behind Him we can miss out on the blessings and the lessons He has for us right here, right now.

So if your career isn’t quite where you want it to be right now, seek God. Ask Him if you’re where you need to be. Maybe that next step up the ladder is just around the corner but He wants us to learn to be satisfied and content where He has us right now before He lets us move on.

Maybe our future wife or husband is waiting for us too, but there are things that God is working out before we get to be with them.

Be content in all things. Trust God. Then and only then will He allow us to move on to the next season!

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 – 2-26-14

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven

Have you ever gotten a feeling that something you’ve been doing for a long time needs to change?

Maybe there’s something that you’ve enjoyed doing for a very long time. It was always a pleasure for you, but now it seems like a chore. Sometimes you even dread it.

Sometimes it’s just our flesh wanting to “scratch an itch”. We get bored and want change. It’s a normal human trait.

But there are times when this is just part of a changing of seasons in our life. We have worked through one season and we’re heading into another season. When this happens, we will “lose the grace” for something that we have done for a long time without ever even thinking about it.

But now it suddenly feels empty, frustrating, boring and lifeless to us. Sometimes God will bring this about in us to cause us to become uncomfortable with where we are, because He wants to move us into something new!

If we stay comfortable where we’re at, we will most likely never move on to new things.

Sometimes it can be tough to tell if we’re “scratching an itch” or if our grace has run out for something because God is moving us into a new season of our life. But as we grow closer to God and learn His ways, it gets easier over time.

Remember… there is a season and a purpose for everything under heaven.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902

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