Category: Living Life to The Fullest

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-11-17

James 4:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Today we got word that our nephew had passed away. He was in his early 30s. He had been battling cancer for several months. And now his fight was over. He went home to be with Jesus.

We don’t write this to ask for sympathy or for anyone to mourn his passing. But as a reminder that life is precious, and it is very short. For some, it is shorter than for others.

Not a single one of us is guaranteed that we will have a tomorrow. Yet, so many times we tend to live like we have decades ahead of us.

We plan so many things, sometimes years in advance. We put off spending time with our loved ones because we think we will do it “later, when we have time”. We treat life like tomorrow is promised to us and guaranteed to arrive right on schedule.

But here’s the honest truth. Tomorrow will arrive. The sun will rise again in the morning. But neither you nor I are promised that we will be here to see it.

Our lives are like a vapor, like the morning mist that is here for only a short time and then fades away and is gone.

So, we encourage you to cherish today. We need to take advantage of the time we have here and not squander it away on meaningless activities.

Love those that God has placed in your life. Forgive and seek forgiveness. Help others and allow others to help you, if needed.

And while we’re here on earth, let us be like beacons of God’s light, shining on all those we come into contact with.

Shine brightly while we’re here.

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 – 12-26-15

Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV) 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

In the early hours of the morning of Wednesday, December 23, I had a very vivid dream.

In the dream, I was made aware that there would be a loss of life very soon. I hugged the one who was going to be dying. And I wept very strongly as I held them. There was someone with me in the dream who I have known for many years. As I wept, the passion with which I cried also overtook him and he began to weep.

And as the tears ran down his face, he said “boy, I’m not used to this”. It was as if he was experiencing God-driven emotion and passion for the first time.

The dream was so vivid and so real that the power of my weeping woke me up.

As I lay there contemplating it, my eyes were wet with tears. And as I shared the dream with Pastor Ellie in the wee hours of the morning, the power of the dream was still overwhelming, and I had to fight back tears many times as I told her about it.

And even now, as I write this, I can feel the strength of the dream still strong in my spirit.

I asked God to reveal to me why this was so strong… so powerful, when the one who was dying wasn’t anyone in my family or close to me.

And He showed us both that we need to have a zeal for life that is strong and that life not be taken for granted. We need to live each day to the fullest, making the most of every minute and loving those around us with His love and compassion.

Our lives are brief in the scope of eternity and what we do here must leave an everlasting footprint, an impression that will be felt for many years to come.

We can all easily get caught up in the chase. The chase for riches. The chase for popularity. The chase for fame. The chase for material things. And in the end, it’s all just stuff. Stuff that won’t make a single bit of difference when we’ve taken our last breath and have left this earth behind.

In the end, it’s all vanity and grasping for the wind.

And so we want to pass this along to all of you. Live life with a holy passion. Don’t take one breath for granted.

Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV) 27 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Live with God’s compassion and love with God’s love.

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 – 8-31-15

Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

God created us to live life to the fullest.

We were not created to wander, sullen and downtrodden. He didn’t create us simply to exist. We were each put here for a purpose!

So many people just shuffle through life, heads down, never taking the time to enjoy the life that God has blessed them with.

Yes, we all go through struggles and trials. But we all have so much to enjoy and be thankful for.

One thing that God has taught us is that no matter what we face, we need to continue to live, not just exist.

God has given us a future and a hope. This means that we can look ahead and know that things will somehow work out and get better. They won’t stay the same forever. We won’t fight this battle without seeing victory.

So lift your head, focus your eyes on our Heavenly Father, and enjoy the life you’ve been given. Don’t just exist. Be alive!

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 – 6-17-15

Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV) 27 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

We spend so much of our time planning. We plan for the future, as if we’re sure that we will have a handle on everything and will be able to carry out our plans.

We go through today as if we know for sure that we will have a tomorrow. Sometimes the choices we make, the things we do and the things we say make a statement about how we view tomorrow.

Planning isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We should be organized and responsible, using our time wisely. And we should never live in fear of what tomorrow might bring. We have to have faith, knowing that it’s all in God’s hands.

But we need to be careful that we never view tomorrow as a right, as something that we’re guaranteed to have. Tomorrow is never a right. It’s always a privilege.

We are only half way through 2015, and already we have known people who have passed away who would be viewed as too young to die. 56 years old, 44, 36 and others who hadn’t “lived their lives out yet”, are all gone. And all of them suddenly.

James 4:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Not a single one of us knows what tomorrow will bring, or if we will even have a tomorrow.

We need to treat each precious day with respect. We need to love those in our lives as though we might not have a tomorrow to show them our love. And we need to care for others in a way that they will know we mean it.

We touch on this subject every so often, not to be morbid or depressing, but as a gentle reminder for all of us.

If we, or those that we know, were to be gone tomorrow, would we have loved and given 100 percent?

Something to think about.

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 – 4-28-14

Exodus 3:14 (NKJV) And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.'”

We want you to know today that we serve The Great I Am, not “the great I was”!

God is powerful! He is more than enough for us. He is our source and all that we need.

But even better than that, He never changes! We serve the very same God who parted the Red Sea, rained manna down from heaven, created everything we see around us and so, so much more!

All of the power and magnificence that He had in the days of Moses and Abraham is still available to us today!

Jesus Christ came and walked the earth as Immanuel, God with us, and spoke these very words:

John 8:58 (NKJV) Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

And God’s word promises us that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

So you see, we don’t serve a God who has abandoned us or left us weak and powerless. He has given us power from on high and authority in the name of Jesus, to cast out demons, heal the sick and raise the dead.

We know that this sounds far-fetched to some and it might sound cliché to others, but it’s the absolute truth and the fact that too many churches and too many believers have left this truth behind has caused the body of Christ to become weak and impotent.

Church, it’s time to rise up and embrace the truth that God has placed before us. And it’s time to live as though God is alive!

So, today, embrace God for who He is; a God that’s alive and well, and the same yesterday, today and forever. And get an understanding of who you are in Christ.

You are a powerful ray of light in this dark world.

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 – 9-24-12

(Mat 10:36 NKJV)  “and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’

Are we going through family turmoil in our homes, within our church family, or in our work place, etc.? Well, don’t let it take you by surprise. God’s Word shows us that we don’t have to look very far to find enemies; they can be right in our own backyard.

It’s very hard when we have family members, close friends or co-workers that cause trouble for us, simply because they don’t agree with who we have chosen to be in Christ or how we choose to handle things.

It’s possible they are just plain jealous because good things are happening in our lives and they can’t handle it. But we can’t let them stop us from doing what is right and being all that Christ calls us to be.

We have to be alert, stand our ground, be who God has called us to be, and keep moving forward with love!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-4-12

(James 4:14 NKJV) whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

I don’t want to scare anyone but I do want to address the fact that Life is precious. Jesus Christ has made a way for us to live happy, good and FREE… let us not take it for granted, not for one second. No matter what we have or don’t have material wise, He has given us something GREATER than any of that.

I remember as a child, one Christmas time things weren’t going so good for my parents and, as children, we knew when Christmas morning came there wouldn’t be much for gifts. But I remember getting up that morning and there were just a few little wrapped items under the tree and my brothers and sisters and I ran and opened them up.

We were so happy. Not because of the presents… there were few, but there was something special about being together as a family. It was more than any present bought from a store could ever bring; there was love in our home.

Let us not take today for granted. Share the love of Christ throughout your day today.

We have good working arms; give someone a hug like we mean it. We have a smile; share it with someone. Encourage someone with kind words. Be patient and listen when someone is talking and let God’s love shine through you.

This is powerful!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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