Bible Verse of The Day – 2-20-18

Ephesians 4:2 (NKJV) 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love…

It’s so easy to get upset with someone when they make the same mistake over and over again.

We tend to forget about all the mistakes that we have made in the past. Why is it so easy to see others’ faults, but not pay attention to our own? When it comes to our own mistakes, we tend to brush them off like they’re no big deal.

This past year was a year of helping struggling people. It seemed like everywhere we looked, or everywhere we went, there were struggling people. One right after another.

Most of the struggling we saw in this particular season was with addictions and substance abuse, causing very major health issues for those people.

We truly wanted to help each one of them as much as we could. But, sometimes we found ourselves struggling, trying to keep up with it all.

We learned that no matter what kind of expression people have on their face, deep down they could be struggling in the worst way.

The question we had to ask ourselves is, “are we going to spend time judging them for their struggle or are we going to help them through it and bear it with them, in love?”.

As hard as it is, sometimes we want to sit down and really have a heart to heart talk with them and explain why they are going through the same thing over and over again. But one thing we have learned is that they may not be ready to hear it and doing that can push them away from us.

Most times struggling people just need a friend they can trust, someone who really loves them. And, in time, God may open the door to share His words with them that may make a difference in their lives.

But first things first; it takes “bearing in love with one another” before anything else can happen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902