Tag: What the Bible says about letting God change us and mold us

Bible Verse of The Day – 9-3-25

Matthew 7:7 (LSB) 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

God’s word is clear when it comes to teaching us that He wants us to go to Him and ask of Him when we are in need.

God also makes it very clear that if we ask, we will receive!

Now that we understand this Biblical truth, let’s look at it a little more closely, so we can be sure to understand it and put it into practice in the way God wants us to.

We know, based on the verse above, that God wants to give us what we ask for.

Considering that, we should carefully weigh our requests.

Why?

To be sure that we are asking in accordance with what is best for us and is aligned with His will.

You see, if we fail to carefully consider our requests, we can errantly ask for things that may hurt us or cause us distress in the future.

This may be difficult for us to foresee. But if we take certain steps, we can eliminate much of the “risk”.

Here’s what can help us.

His word says that He gives us the desires of our heart. But look at what else it says!

Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

We must delight ourselves in Him. And we must commit our way to Him.

This is critically important for us to understand.

And as we learn to delight ourselves in Him and commit our way to Him, our heart changes, as do the desires of our heart.

Then, our will becomes better aligned with His will. And this leads to our requests being less self-centered and more God-centered.

And this is a win/win since we are now no longer seeking those things that are self-serving, but those things that are God-centric and benefitting the kingdom of God.

So, let us seek what He wants in us, that what we seek in our requests will bring glory and honor to Him and His kingdom.

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 – 8-19-25

Mark 7:15 (NKJV) 15 There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.

It’s what is in us that hurts us.

What can we work on today together? We all have an area where we are weak.

Whether it’s our mouth, our desires, our anger, our habits, etc., there is something in us that, if we don’t bring it into submission, can defile us and cause problems in our walk with Christ.

Not one of us is perfect. And we all have inner things that, right now as this is being read, we know exactly what they are.

Mark 7:16 (NKJV) 16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Are we willing to work on them? Will we let God put His finger on it today and help us overcome that which is in us that defiles us.

Let us do this together. Pick that one thing that stands out the most, and let’s focus on allowing God to help us turn it around.

Together, right now, we are praying and agreeing with you that we will have victory over it!

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

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 – 8-5-25

Mark 4:8 (NKJV) 8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

In order to accomplish a “good, grounded heart”, that heart must be teachable; a heart that wants to learn and go deeper. A heart that can receive and accept the truth, and which allows that truth to penetrate and do its work deep within us.

Jesus explains that those seeds that fell on good ground represent those who hear the word of God and accept it! They are the ones who bear fruit from the changed heart and understanding that comes through the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Mark 4:20 (NKJV) 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

When we accept the truth, we will want to repent for our old ways as we learn that they are not the right way. We will willingly want to turn from them.

We may not always know how right away. But the willingness to try and start to get it right is there.

It is in us. We have accepted to change and follow God. As we allow the changes to come, our ways will become more like God’s ways, and we will bear His fruit!

Be that good grounded heart. Let His words penetrate us.

Amen.

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 – 3-9-24

Psalm 50:10-12 (NKJV) 10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine. 12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

God owns it all!

What can we give to Him who has everything?

The one thing that God loves is an obedient heart of praise; He loves to have our thanks and He loves to have our worship!

But how can we give Him such worship, praise and thanks if our heart is made of stone? 

Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

When we allow God to change us, He softens our heart by His word. He teaches us how to make righteous decisions.

As we call on Him, He will answer us, showing us great and mighty things that we do not know. 

Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV) 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

For we have been created by Him to do good works. We are His workmanship!

Let us give Him praise today and worship Him from a heart that is truly grateful for Who He is and all that He has done!

Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV) 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Amen.

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 – 2-15-24

Psalm 73:26 (NKJV) 26 My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

As I prayed and asked God to help me draw closer to Him, closer than I’ve ever been, I realized I will have to deny more of myself. My flesh will need more adjustments to keep me from failing at times.

I remember saying something silly in a conversation one day. Everyone laughed and thought it was hilarious. I, on the other hand, was immediately convicted. Even though what I had said wasn’t a bad thing, it stood out to me. Like, pay attention!

It kept needling me to the point where I finally asked myself, “why do you feel the need to have to be silly at times?”.

I realized it was a part of my flesh, my character, and that I actually enjoyed it!

You know, it’s a funny thing. When we ask God for something we’d better be ready to give up what it may sometimes take for Him to answer our prayer.

It was time for me to get a handle on this silliness, because it tended to catch me off guard, and I felt like I had no control over it at times.

It was a part of my flesh that I would let run freely because I enjoyed it, but I had to get serious about not letting it control me.

In moments when we are feeling convicted of something we did, the worst thing we can do is go into defense mode and try to explain it away. There is a reason we are feeling convicted.

Let God put His finger on these things in our lives.

The time will come when certain things we do out of habit or that are part of our personality, may need to change. It’s all part of growing and maturing as a child of God.

Remember, God is our strength forever.

He will help us get a handle on those things that have been a part of our character for years, and that may need adjusting, so they don’t cause us to fail repeatedly.

Amen.

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 – 1-28-24 – When God Shines His Light

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in Jesus’ name. 

We pray that you are walking in God’s blessings. 

We have another new video for you this morning. 

As you may already know, the book of Job is full of lessons that we can learn from. Today’s video uses more gems of knowledge from Job’s life to teach a valuable lesson. 

In this video, When God Shines His Light, we teach about what we can learn about ourselves when we face difficult trials. 

This is something that we should all learn and understand. So, we hope you enjoy the video. 

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We love you all. 

Sincerely, 

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 – 9-28-19

Matthew 7:3 (NKJV) 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

Are we being real with ourselves? Are we facing those things in us that need some attention? Or do we act like nothing is wrong?

Being real with ourselves is the first step to getting healed and set free.

When we see some of the things in us that we prefer to overlook, ugh. It is kind of depressing. Some things are shocking. It’s like, “do I really do that?”.

But, eventually it catches up to us if we come across the right person and they are not afraid to speak up.

Don’t shun everyone that tells us things about ourselves that we don’t like to hear. They are usually saying what everyone else is thinking.

Look in the mirror from time to time and make sure we fix the things that need attention.

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 – 8-29-19

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Sometimes getting the change we are asking for requires us to make changes in the way we’ve been doing things.

If we are really serious about wanting change we will press in and not listen to our emotions, but we will hear what the Spirit is saying.

We will not talk our self out of what we need to do. Instead, we will step forward and say, “yes, I’m ready and willing”.

“I will put more effort into stopping whatever it is I need to stop, and lean on God to help me with whatever else I cannot do on my own.”

Time to say no to cigarettes. No to alcohol. No to spending foolishly. No to gossip. No more holding back my tithes and offerings. No more using foul language. No more watching movies that contain naked body parts, sexual scenes, profanity, etc.

If we want the same old results then we can keep doing what we have been doing. But if we want change, we need to start with ourselves.

Let’s seek God for the changes we need to make. Let Him renew our minds, as His word tells 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 – 11-26-14

1 Corinthians 9:24 (NKJV) 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

Everything that we do, say or think is going to either move us ahead, move us back or keep us standing still.

Whenever we open our mouth and say something good or do something good, it moves us forward in this race we run.

Whenever we say or do things wrong or make wrong decisions, it either moves us back or keeps us in the same place, for however long it takes us to do the right thing or make the adjustments that need to be made.

That’s the race we all run.

Some of us move ahead fast in some areas. But then there are those areas that we don’t want to fix things or change ourselves. Those are areas that push us back or keep us standing still.

If we want to get ahead and obtain that prize, we have to work on those areas where we don’t want to change.

We can’t be stubborn and ignore it. We have to face it, admit it and fix it. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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