Category: Following God’s Leading

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-22-22

Mark 4:24 (NKJV) 24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.

And to you who hear, more will be given.

Being aware of, and embracing the things God is showing us shows Him we are ready for more.

Sometimes, though, we might ignore Him.

Maybe we are busy or we don’t want to be bothered. Maybe we are tired and just don’t want to hear or know one more thing. This can happen to any of us. It’s called being burned out.

But even if we are feeling burned out, if we remain listening, He will guide us into restoration, healing and give us strength. He would be the first One to tell us to rest and pull away to a secluded, quiet place.

We should never stop listening to Him because we are tired. We may need to shut others out, but we should never shut Him out.

I have had times when I’ve felt like everything is pulling on me. When that happens, I have to force myself to stop and shut down.

But, when I get to my quiet place, where it is just me and God, that is where I hear Him through His word.

My strength comes back. His words refresh and renew me. His presence builds me up. His arms hold me tightly and make everything better.

Our ear must remain on Him. He is our Rock!

1 Samuel 2:2 (NKJV) 2 “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.

Listen, heed what we hear from Him. Walk in it and more will be given.

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 – 2-1-22

Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV) 9 A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.

When we want the Lord to direct our steps, our ear must be in tune with Him.

And how do we do that? The Holy Spirit must be given the freedom to have dominion over our flesh.

It’s OK if we want to plan our own lives. But we need to understand that if we are not willing to let God direct our steps, we will only get out of it the fruits of our flesh.

Many believers today are wondering why God is not intervening on their behalf.

We need to understand that God intervenes on our behalf when we give our plans over to Him. He goes to bat for us when we are walking out His steps.

We can’t jump on board and then jump off and expect results that are in line with still being on board. We’ve got to stick with Him through thick and thin.

For instance, if we want a particular job really badly, and we go after it because it’s our desire to work at a particular place, we may get that job and be excited to be there. But we may not get the full benefit of what God had for us.

If we wait on God to direct our steps, it will all happen in His time and the results will be far better than us trying to do it on our own with our own knowledge.

Having our own plan is not necessarily a bad thing, and God does not look down on us for it. But anything that God has or wants for us would be much better, of course, and He would definitely have the way and purpose for it.

It’s up to us. We have to decide.

Sometimes we are already in God’s plan without even realizing it. Many times our heart is just wanting and longing to be close to Him, so we end up walking out His plan unknowingly, living in His blessings because of our obedience. Praise be to Him!

It’s not complicated at all. Don’t stress over it.

And when we are there, we will notice how fulfilling it can be as we flow in following His lead.

Our prayer is for us all to walk in His plan for our lives.

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 – 1-31-22

Genesis 12:1 (NKJV) 1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.

Go to a land that I will show you.

These are the only words that God offered Abram (Abraham) when He told him to leave his family and his father.

Abraham wasn’t given the benefit of even knowing where he was headed. He had to trust God 100% as he packed his belongings and left.

This is one of the best examples in the entirety of God’s word when it comes to trusting God solely based on His word.

It’s critical that we understand the weight of what God told Abraham, particularly the words, “a land that I will show you”.

Can we truly understand the faith that it took for Abraham to obey God in this?

Let’s put ourselves in Abraham’s shoes and see if we can even begin to figure out how we might respond to this kind of command from God.

Do we think that we would just jump right up and head out immediately, with no thought to what it really means for our lives? Or would we hesitate, understanding the depth of it all, understanding that we don’t even know where it is that we’re headed to?

It’s pretty safe to say that most of us would fall into the latter category, flinching terribly at what we’re being told to do.

This is a great litmus test for our faith in God. It’s a good gauge that can show us the true level of trust we have in Him, the God who created us and everything we see around us.

Let’s sincerely endeavor to press firmly in to Him, learning more of Him, so our faith and trust reach new levels, allowing us to make decisions and choices of great depth without anguishing greatly over them in the process.

None of us will ever get this perfect. But the time we spend in His word, and time spent communing with Him will help us greatly mature in these areas.

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 – 1-11-22

2 Samuel 22:49 (NKJV) 49 He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man.

While I was praying this morning, I heard, “it’s time to March!”.

I didn’t quite understand what it was about but I know that over time God will unfold its meaning.

The first thing that came to me to do was to look up why people march, and what it means.

What I found was that marching is a display of military discipline and cooperative action. Marching in unity will also cover a predictable distance in a given amount of time.

This explains why what I heard is so important, especially in the times that we live in.

It is time for the body of Christ to rise up. But in doing so, we must be disciplined, acting in a cooperative (unified) way, knowing the “how” and, most importantly, knowing the timing of God.

We must be Spirit-led, pushing down the flesh and its reaction to some of the flack we may face at times for the stance we take.

God’s children, are we ready? Will we make a commitment in our hearts to follow our Commander in Chief, Abba Father, Jehovah Jireh and the great El Shaddai?

Let’s March!

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 – 12-26-21 – Show Me Your Back

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the wonderful name of our Savior, Jesus Christ! 

Change of one type or another comes to our lives pretty frequently. God is faithful to lead us through those changes, as long as we’re faithful to follow Him. 

In today’s video, Show Me Your Back, we teach about how to know that we are following God, so He can lead us. 

This is probably the shortest video we have done to date, but very powerful in what we share, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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We love you all dearly. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-12-21 – Not My Will

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

One of the most powerful examples Jesus set for us is when He prayed and told the Father, “Not my will, but yours be done”. 

In our newest video, Not My Will, we teach on what this means in our own lives, and how it can impact us from day to day as we walk it out. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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Enjoy the rest of your day! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-6-21

Genesis 12:1 (NKJV) 1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.

God sometimes has a way of picking us up and moving us to places where we know nothing; foreign, unknown lands where we have no choice but to trust Him.

He did it with Abraham. He did it with the Israelites. And He still does it today.

One of the most important things that we can do when this happens in our lives is to stay steady; keep trusting God, even when things around us feel like they’re anything but stable, familiar or comfortable.

It’s during these kinds of times when our faith is tested. But more importantly, it’s also seasons like these when we tend to draw closer to God.

We are actually walking through a season such as this right now in our own personal lives.

God has told us to pick up and leave where we have lived for over 40 years, and move our home and our ministry offices to a new location.

We will be leaving Rhode Island and moving to North Carolina later in December.

We don’t have an exact date for the move yet, but we are scheduled to sign the papers for our new home in NC on December 21. So, we know it will be before Christmas if all goes well.

We ask you to kindly pray for us during this time of transition.

This was not something that we had planned for in advance. In fact, it happened rather quickly. So, we have been working at breakneck speed these last few weeks to keep up with the moves and the changes that God is orchestrating, as well as our regular work.

It’s been challenging, but God is faithful to give us the energy and the insight to do it in a way that doesn’t completely exhaust us. Again, He is faithful. We just have to follow His leading.

Our move to NC will not change anything regarding our ministry work. We will continue to do exactly what we have been doing for many years now. We will just be doing it from a different location.

We will be sending a follow-up email in the near future to give you our updated mailing address and phone information. All of our email addresses, websites, social media pages, etc. will remain unchanged.

Thank you all for your prayers and support. We truly treasure each and every one of you.

We also released a video recently about the upcoming move. You can watch it by clicking here.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-5-21 – The Cost

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus! 

We have a new video for you to watch today; The Cost. 

In today’s video, we teach on some very important Biblical principles and truths that are critical to us walking out the steps that God has for each of us. 

It’s a message that can bring freedom to some who need it desperately. 

We hope that everyone will watch it and share it with others. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love each and every one of you, and we want God’s very best for your lives. 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-25-21

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 our heart knows exactly what to do, but as we move in that direction, our mind says, “hold on here. I don’t like the looks and feel of this. Let’s change it up or slow this baby down”.

If we walk closely with God, our hearts will usually know the will of God for us right away. But our mind will cause us to doubt it or try to figure it out.

If we are not careful, our own minds will talk us out of the will of God for us.

I know. That’s scary.

But know that the mind can be very powerful and dominating.

It likes to do its thing. And it loves to repeat itself over and over.

If something new comes along, what is our first reaction? We look at it and think, “what is that? Nope! I don’t think so’.

The mind loves repetition. It loves comfort and it loves to have control. It doesn’t like new things to just show up. It freaks out and goes into protection mode.

That is why we need to transform it to the ways of God. We can’t let it tell us how it’s going to be. If our heart is fixed on Him, He will guide us via our heart, by the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Will we listen to our heart or will we listen to the mind?

The heart is what should lead us, and the mind should follow and make it happen.

As long as we are closely following God, we will know the steps we need to take.

Proverbs 3:6 (NKJV) 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

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 – 11-21-21 – A Place I Will Show You

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus! 

We trust that you’re experiencing God’s faithfulness in your lives each and every day. 

Sometimes God will tell us to do something out of the ordinary, like He did when He told Abram to leave his family and his country, and go to a land that He would show him. 

In today’s video, A Place That I Will Show You, we teach on this from a Biblical and  personal viewpoint, and we share how God leads during those times of transition. 

These are important things for us to understand as we walk out the steps He has placed before us. So, we hope you’ll take the 10 minutes needed to give this a watch. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

Enjoy your day and keep trusting God in everything that you do. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

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 – 11-8-21

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Sometimes God’s plans can be scary when we see them beginning to play out in our lives.

Our carnal minds can’t comprehend what’s happening. We may even question God and what He’s doing.

As children of God, we often seek Him and ask Him to guide us. But when He does, we don’t always recognize it. Especially at the onset.

Because it’s something new, we deem it as foreign. And if we’re not careful, we may even attribute it to the enemy, thinking that it’s bad for us.

But this is where our faith in God comes in. We have to test what we’re seeing and hearing, and then trust Him, allowing the Holy Spirit to show us what’s truly happening.

And we have to remember that God knows better than we do when it comes to guiding our steps and providing for us.

So, when we see things happening that seem out of the ordinary, or a bit scary because they’re unfamiliar, we need to let Him be God and do what He does best.

Remember; His ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts.

Isaiah 55:9 (NKJV) 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Trust Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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