Category: Being Content

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-21-15

Galatians 6:7 (NKJV) 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

We have all reached certain goals in our lives.

Some goals may be financial. Some may be spiritual. Some may be things regarding our health. There are a lot of things we work toward and try to accomplish.

But have you ever noticed that there are people who want what you have? So many times people will covet what we have worked so hard for, but they aren’t willing to go through the hard work and trials that we went through to get where we’re at.

Sometimes we may fall into the same trap, longing for something that someone else has, but we have no idea of what they went through to get what they have.

Covetousness can destroy us. It’s a sin that will cause us to become bitter, envious, angry and discontent. And if we’re not careful, our hearts can become hardened because we don’t have what we think we should have.

God wants us to be content. And we need to realize that we reap what we sow. So if we haven’t sown hard work and diligence, we won’t reap the rewards of those things.

Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

It’s not wrong to want to reach goals, as long as those goals don’t contradict the word of God and His plans for our lives. We just need to be careful that we don’t start longing after the things that others have, looking down our noses at the things that God has already blessed us with.

Let’s ask God to help us have a heart that’s content. Not a heart that covets what others have.

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 – 10-24-15

Psalm 23:1 (NKJV) 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

We spend so much time focused on the mountains and the valleys in our lives.

We covet the mountaintop experiences and loathe the valleys. And in the process, we miss out on everything in between.

Our lives consist of so much more than highs and lows. In fact, the highs and lows happen infrequently, which is why they stand out so much in our minds.

But God is faithful in every aspect of our lives, through everything that we walk through. So it’s important that we learn to be thankful for each and every day we have, not just for those days that we see as highlights!

Philippians 4:11 (NKJV) 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content…

Learning to be content helps bring stability into our lives, because when we’re content, we won’t be constantly looking for the next big high or mountaintop.

Being content also helps us to be thankful for what we have and where we’re at. When we learn to be content, we also learn to be grateful for what we have, regardless of how plentiful or how lean it might be.

And all of this comes with growing as a believer, spending time in God’s word and learning who He wants us to be.

So whether we’re on the mountaintop, in the valley, or somewhere in between, let’s be content and thankful.

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 – 7-3-15

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.

I learned a valuable lesson today.

We’ve taught on these verses several times in the past, but today I learned even more from them, so I wanted to pass it along to all of you 🙂

I learned even more today about what it means to be content. And I learned that sometimes we need to adjust our thinking in order to be content.

Sometimes we tend to look at what we don’t have, or maybe even what we used to have. Looking at what we used to have might happen if we have gone through a season of famine or loss.

As we recover from that season of loss, we need to realize that it takes time to get back on our feet and to a point where no longer feel defeated or inadequate.

So instead of looking back at where we were or what we had, we need to look at how far we have come and what we have been able to accomplish since that time of famine or loss.

Once we get this into our heads, then we can begin to look forward, look ahead, to that next step on our way to recovery.

And during this entire process, we need to continually be thanking God for His provision and for bringing us through the storm, even if we may have some battle scars from it.

As we learn to be content and thankful, then we will be prepared for whatever God has for us next.

This doesn’t usually come easy and it definitely doesn’t happen overnight. But if we don’t give up and we don’t grow weary we will be blessed and reap a harvest.

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

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 – 1-12-15

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.

Human nature (the natural man) seems to cause us to always be looking forward, searching for “the next big thing” in our lives.

We are always working toward that new job, bigger home or nicer car. There are lots of things that we chase after in the natural realm.

So many times, though, we are so busy looking forward, that we forget to recognize, and be thankful for, what we have right now, at this moment.

We all have much to be thankful for, regardless of what kind of situation we might currently be in.

Sometimes we have plenty, and I believe we can all agree that times of abundance can be pretty enjoyable.

But then we may go through a time of lack, a drought, so to speak, and the natural man tends to be frustrated and angry when this happens. But as we draw close to God, we learn to be thankful no matter what things look like at the moment. And we stop always looking forward, searching for that next big thing, and being content with what we’re blessed with.

This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t work to improve our circumstances, but as we do so, let’s be careful not to be ungrateful for what we already have and letting the time slip by us without stopping to sit at God’s feet and honor Him.

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 – 7-12-14

Proverbs 27:20 (NKJV) Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

The eyes of man are never satisfied. How true this is!

As humans we have a very bad tendency to never be satisfied. We long and work for something. And when we obtain or achieve it, we are satisfied for a season. And then we start all over again.

This is evident in the number of material possessions we amass over the years.

We want a house. We buy a house. It’s OK for a while and then we begin to grow dissatisfied with it. We want it to be bigger, so we add on. Or we want it to be more modern, so we sell and buy another one.

We want a car. We buy a car. We’re satisfied with it for a season. And then it’s not fancy enough, big enough or fast enough. So we buy a new one. And the cycle begins all over again.

We want a spouse. We find someone, fall in love and marry them. But then we see their flaws and we begin to become discontent. We want something or someone more. So our eyes wander. And before we know it, we are in an adulterous affair and then we are divorced. Or we just grow tired of the one we’re with and move on, leaving them behind, thinking the grass will be greener on the other side.

And then we find out it’s not. It’s the same color as where we were.

As followers of Christ, we need to learn to be content and satisfied. Only when we learn this will we also learn to be thankful for what we have been blessed with and stop striving to always be collecting more stuff.

God is our source. He should be what our satisfaction is based on, not the things that we can buy or store up.

We encourage you today to ask God to teach you how to be satisfied and content with the things He blesses you with. This is a lesson we all need to learn to some degree.

Be blessed in all you do and stay strong in Him.

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 – 3-29-14

Galatians 5:13 NKJV)  For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Where do we find God in this world that is so big? God is everywhere, always working to help someone or some situation. He is always moving. Where there is a NEED, we will find Him.

It doesn’t matter who we are or how much we have, there is always something else we think we need.  We may have a lot of money already, but we want more. We may have a huge family, but no quiet time. We may have a big beautiful home, but no time to enjoy it.

We can always find something that we would like to have to make our situation better. Is it a legitimate need or is it just a want or desire?

Ask ourselves today, do we really need these things we have set our hearts after? Maybe we have all we need right now.

Have we gotten so caught up in what we think we need that now we cannot enjoy life without it or them? As long as we keep chasing these so called needs, there is no time for anyone or anything else.

We are all called to serve, not ourselves, but others, through love.

Putting aside ourselves today, and serving others, will fill that emptiness, bringing us joy and happiness that will last a long time.

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 – 8-1-13

Philippians 4:11 (NKJV) Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content…

To be content… this is something almost every one of us needs to learn, to one degree or another.

No matter what our situation is, we all seem to long for something else… something more, something bigger or something better.

It is not wrong to want to improve our situation, to make a little more money or to have some nice things.

It is wrong, though, to constantly be dissatisfied. We all need to learn to be content with what we have and where God has us.

Sometimes this might mean doing without some things that we’d like to have. Other times it might mean giving up some things that we already have!

Our own experience has taught us over the years that until we learn to be content with what God has already blessed us with (even when it seems like it’s only a little), He is very unlikely to bless us with anything more.

So let’s count our blessings and be content and learn to appreciate what we have, before we ask for something more.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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