Bible Verse of The Day – 3-20-21

John 14:27 (NKJV) 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Don’t get stuck on a certain part of your journey and lose out on the rest of what God may have for us.

This is a trick of the enemy.

He will try to get us to keep our eyes on the one thing that meant a lot to us, long after the season for it has ended.

He does this so that we will miss out on what God has for us in the future.

How many of us are in a state of “I’m not so sure about what is going to happen now that things are different”?

We keep thinking about how it was, better than ever before, and now we have nothing to look forward to.

We just can’t seem to get over the fact that our situation has changed. And now we won’t let ourselves move forward.

I know exactly how that feels.

I remember one year in particular. Both my daughters had gotten married and had moved out.

I remember looking at their empty rooms and saying, “Wow! Where did the time go?”.

They were gone, and their rooms were empty.

I cried, of course, and I even moped a bit.

I didn’t really know what to do next because my life revolved around caring for them, nurturing, guiding and holding them.

In the blink of an eye it was all gone, and I just didn’t quite know what to do with myself.

The house was way too quiet and it felt very empty. I felt alone. I felt like a part of me was empty and lost. And I was a bit confused about this new life of mine.

As time went by, I settled down and began to accept what had taken place.

I knew if I kept looking back, longing for the way things used to be, I would remain in this sad state. I had to let go of what was and move on to what is.

You may be scared today. Maybe you don’t even know how to move on.

All I could do during that time was say, “OK, I’m here. Now what, Lord?”.

Rest in Him. Let His peace carry you through it.

I’ve learned to love today and where I’m at.

My husband and I live out our lives to the fullest. We absolutely love doing things together.

There is hope for the hopeless. Let Him unfold it. He knows us better than we know ourselves. Every hair on our head is numbered.

Luke 12:7 (NKJV) 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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