Category: Being Thankful

Bible Verse of The Day – 4-22-16

1Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Today, I want to take a few minutes and thank God for something that happened last week.

We got a call while eating lunch one day recently. It was my sister. She said to me, “our brother just fell 15 – 20 feet out of a tree and he landed on a stone wall. They are rushing him to RI hospital.”

We all know in this area that if someone goes to RI hospital, it’s a serious situation.

As we raced off to the hospital, the only words that could come out of my mouth were, “Oh God, Oh God, Oh God”.

When we arrived at the hospital, we found him being prepared to have a tube inserted into his side, to drain air and fluid from his chest cavity. He had several broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a liver laceration, and a bruised lung.

I got a text message on my phone during that time from someone that knew nothing about the accident and it read, “sometimes all it takes is just one prayer to change everything”. It couldn’t have come at a better time.

Thankfully, there was no damage to his spine or his brain. Considering his fall and what could have happened, they said he was “very lucky”.

He went into the hospital on a Thursday afternoon, into the Intensive Care Unit of the Trauma Center, and was released that Sunday afternoon. Just 3 short days later.

I wouldn’t call that luck. It was only God and His faithfulness!

My brother is driving now, moving around pretty good and getting things done.

We believe that prayer is so powerful, even if it is just “Oh God”. He knows!!

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 pray without ceasing…

Today, take a break and spend it with God. Love on Him and thank Him. Let Him know how much we appreciate Him. And if there is an “Oh God prayer”, let it out. It’s good enough. Amen.

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 – 11-27-15

Psalm 92:1 (NKJV) 92 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

We don’t normally do messages based on holidays or other traditional celebrations. But here in the United States, we just celebrated a holiday we call Thanksgiving Day. The premise for this celebration is to gather with family and loved ones and give thanks to God for His blessings and His provision.

It’s good to give thanks to God for everything He’s done. But we don’t need to wait for a special holiday to do this!

Every day that we live, we should be thanking Him, regardless of our situations or circumstances.

Sometimes it may seem easier to give thanks than other times. Seasons of famine or struggle can be difficult to find reasons to give thanks.

But if we take our eyes off of our situation and look at what we have been blessed with, we’ll probably see things a bit differently, and have no problem at all thanking God for everything He’s done for us.

So be sure to take time each day to thank Him, even for the little things. It will help us keep our focus on what we have, instead of what we don’t 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 – 11-24-15

Ephesians 5:20 (NKJV) 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

We are truly thankful to God today for each one of you.

You have been our help in times of need. You have been there when we needed encouragement. You have been there when we needed support and prayer. You have put food in our mouths and clothes on our back.

We have been able to do what God has asked us to do because of your help. We have reached many people for Christ through your precious hands and giving hearts.

Thanking God for you and your obedient heart to Him.

Love you all from the bottom of our hearts.

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 – 12-17-14

1 Chronicles 16:34 (NKJV) 34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Give thanks.

Such a simple concept, but not always so easy to do if things are tough or not going the way we had hoped or expected.

Our emotions will often try to dictate to us how we should feel or how we should act, based on our circumstances. It’s a natural human tendency.

But the spirit of God wants us to look beyond our circumstances and be thankful, despite our circumstances or our situation.

Are you underpaid, overworked, deep in debt, about to lose your home, dealing with a family tragedy, working through relationship problems, trying to break free from addiction, or anything else that might seem overwhelming?

Give thanks to God for everything. Push the emotions aside that would try to make you angry, bitter and negative.

Kick the devil in the face and thank God anyway. Thank Him for who He is, not for what He has done for you. Not for material things that can disappear in a second.

Things of this earth are temporary. But God and His mercy endure forever!

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 – 11-27-14

1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 (NKJV) 15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Give thanks in everything.

Think about those words. And no, this isn’t a message geared toward giving thanks because it’s the Thanksgiving Holiday in the USA, although it would seem fitting.

Instead, let’s take a quick look at something else about these verses that many of us have probably never seen before.

As I was reading through this, God showed me the first sentence, “see that no one renders evil for evil”, and then He showed me the beginning of that last sentence, “in everything give thanks”.

And He showed me that the key to doing that first part, not rendering evil for evil, is actually found in doing the second part, giving thanks in everything.

You see, if someone does evil to us, our first reaction in the flesh is figuring out how we can get back at that person.

But if we use God’s wisdom, and we follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, we won’t be caught up in revenge. Instead, we will give thanks for our blessings and let God sort out the rest.

No, it won’t always be easy. And there will be times when we might miss the mark and say or do something that’s not righteous. But as we grow and mature as a believer, we will  get this, and those times when we lose it and lash out should become less and less frequent.

So today, if someone mistreats us or does us wrong, let’s stop and remember what God has commanded us to do. Give thanks in everything!

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 – 9-5-14

Exodus 16:35 (NKJV) 35 And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

The Israelite’s goal was to reach the promised land. We will all have goals to reach, but there are things to be careful of when trying to reach them.

The Israelites were so focused on getting to the promised land that they missed God’s blessings on the journey. Instead of being thankful, at times they complained.

God fed them manna for forty years. This manna was bread from Heaven.

John 6:31 (NKJV) 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’

That is a huge blessing, and not just for one day but for forty years.

Numbers 11:9 (NKJV) 9 And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

Every night this took place! That’s something to see and be thankful for! But yet their eyes were so focused on the promised land, the end result, that they missed out on the blessings and miracles that God did for them along the way.

One of the things I had to learn was that while trying to reach my God-given goals, that I do not forget to enjoy the journey and the blessing on the way.

Enjoy the journey and celebrate when you reach your goal!! Amen.

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 – 8-30-14

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

There are times when we just need to be thankful. Thankful for our health, even if we may have a lot of negatives regarding it; be thankful for the things that are working.

Be thankful for our children, even if they may be going through some hard times. Be thankful for our parents, even if they don’t understand us. Be thankful for our job, even if it isn’t the pay or the position we wanted, etc.

Being consistently thankful will take being alert to all the things going on around us; the good and the not so good things.

If we spend too much time and focus on the not so good, we will miss out on the good things that we could be enjoying while waiting for God to help us with the not so good things happening in our lives.

Let’s not waste one minute of our lives not being thankful. God is so worthy of our thanks!

Thank Him today!!

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 – 7-30-14

(Psalm 30:12 NKJV) To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Being thankful is something we have to be conscious of every day. Have you ever gotten preoccupied with something that you are determined to get done, that you almost forgot about all the other things going on around you? This is something that is very easy to do.

I have to make myself stop, first thing when I wake up. Instead of jumping out of bed and running right downstairs to get my cup of tea, I force myself to take a few minutes and thank God for His goodness.

Sometimes throughout the day I have to force myself to sit for a moment and look around and breathe the fresh air and think. I don’t think about what’s for dinner, I don’t think about work, I don’t think about playtime, I don’t think about tomorrow or next week.

I stop and think about all the good things that are around me, and I begin to speak them out to God and thank Him for them. Most importantly, I thank God for Him and His love, His compassion, forgiveness, and His Salvation.

I think of all the family He has brought me. Some are blood family and some are not blood related, but might as well be. I think of how thankful I am for good friends that are so wonderful to me.

The world, in and of itself, is so beautiful, and it’s all for us to enjoy! I’m not talking about movies, restaurants, cruises or vacations, although they are good and fun too. Those things are pricey and we can’t always afford to do those things. That doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy life. So many wonderful things are free to enjoy, every single day!

Sometimes I just sit outside and look up at the stars and the sky itself. What a sight! I love to listen to the sea and the ocean; such beautiful sounds of the streams, or crashing of a wave.

The birds and their sounds are amazing, if you really listen to them closely. Oh, the sunset and the sunrise every one of them is so breathtaking.

Not to mention the flowers; they are all so different and unique, with lovely aromas.

And there are my grandchildren’s little voices and the pleasure of watching them grow up!

Oh I could go on and on… it’s ALL so good!

Give thanks to Him today!

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 – 6-5-14

(Luke 17:15-18 NKJV)  And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, {16} and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. {17} So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? {18} “Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

Giving thanks and glorifying God for what He has done for us, and continues to do for us, means a great deal to Him!

We may think that because He has a whole world to take care of that He may not even notice whether or not we tell Him thank you for the things He may do for us or the things He has already done for us. But He does pay attention to these things. It never get’s old for Him.

We never know. We may start thanking Him in the midst of our storm and healing may come, a financial breakthrough might be released, a family member may be saved, the job opportunity that we have been praying for may open up, etc.

He loves it when we give Him Glory, Honor and Praise!

Being thankful and letting Him know that we know He is the One that will bring forth Victory, that He is the One that will make it possible, makes Him happy.

Take the time we need to today and thank Him! Glorify Him! Oh for HE is Good!!

Amen.

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 – 3-28-14

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Give Thanks. In Everything.

We’ve talked about this before, but we all need a friendly reminder once in a while.

Being thankful is something that some of us are better at than others. Sometimes we are in situations that make it hard to be thankful. Or at least we think it’s hard.

But most times it’s because we’re looking at things the wrong way. We get caught up in looking at what we don’t have, instead of being thankful for what we do have.

God has told us that in everything we need to give thanks!

So today, we want to encourage every one of you to give thanks, regardless of how bad things might be or might seem. Sometimes the darkest times in our lives can bring the most unexpected deliverances from God, if we just keep our faith intact and remain thankful.

Whether we have little or we have much, give thanks.

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 – 3-21-14

(1 Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV)  in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Yesterday I got to spend some time with my grandchildren, 5 & 6 yrs. old. As we were playing, I looked around at their bedrooms. I begin to share with them how God sure did bless them.

I went on to share with them how wonderful it was that they had such beautiful things. I said to them, “look at all your wonderful toys and your beautiful bedrooms, oh how nice mommy and daddy have made it for you. Your house is nice and warm and your kitchen is filled with food. God has blessed you and It blesses me to see such wonderful blessings!”

They both got all excited and started to look around and they too began to add to the list of things that they considered a blessing. I shared with them how they need to always remember to thank God, for without Him we would have nothing and He likes when we give Him thanks.

Take a few minutes today and look around. Find the things that God has blessed us with and just thank Him, for He is GOOD!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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