Category: Staying Close to God

Bible Verse of The Day – 11-14-23

James 4:8 (NKJV)8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Thinking that we don’t need God will put distance between us and Him.

The more we know we need Him, and the more we want Him to be a part of our lives, the closer He will get to us.

There was a season in my life where I had been praying and praying for certain things to take place. Then one day, (well it seemed like one day for me, though I’m sure it was much more), I felt like God answered a lot of what I had been praying for over the years.

It required me taking certain steps to get there but, by golly, He got me there!

He came in and made everything work out beautifully.

God can do that, and He will if we follow His leading!

So, now that everything was different and He had answered all those prayers and all those concerns I’d had, I allowed myself to kind of fall into cruise control mode.

I stopped asking God for answers to my prayers.

After a while of being in cruise mode, something about it began to bother me.

I kept praying and asking God, “where are you? Things feel different. Our time together felt different and I wanted what we had before”.

I was longing for Him.

I prayed and prayed and kept seeking Him and asking Him, “what is going on?” Did I do something? I want things the way they were with us”.

Time went by and I truly didn’t know why things had changed. He seemed quiet.

Then one day the truth hit me when God asked me, “do you still need Me?”.

I said, “Yes, Lord!”.

And He said, “why aren’t you asking me for help?”.

And my response was very simple and yet it was so eye-opening for me; “I thought that because you took care of all that I was asking for, and now I need to take care of myself with the provision you gave me”.

He said, I will always be there for you. And wherever you are, it’s you who needs to draw in and ask Me again.

It was a total misunderstanding on my part for sure.

You see, we need to need Him.

Just simply need Him.

If we want Him to draw close to us, we need to draw close to Him.

What is it today for you? What is it that you need Him to be there for?

For me, it was His presence that I longed for.

Don’t think you can’t ask Him just for His presence. He loves us and wants us to want Him more than anything.

He wants us to lean on Him. He wants us to walk out our entire life wanting, needing and leaning on Him!

Why does He feel so far away at times?

Because we have forgotten our first Love and are not leaning on Him the way we should.

Draw close to Him today. Trust Him. He will draw near and help us in any way we need Him to.

Amen.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

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 – 3-25-23

Psalm 91:1 (NKJV) 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

We are so blessed as His child. There is protection under the shadow of the Almighty!

We may be thinking of all the things that are coming against us right now. Maybe we are drained, lost and confused, trying to live in this world. Nothing is making sense to our heads.

Look up and know that if you are a child of God, you are in the shadow of the Mosh High. You don’t need to fret, try to make sense of what’s happening or worry about anything.

You may say, “but everything is so different than what I am used to. Many things have changed and I’ve lost so much. I still can’t wrap my head around the change. My thoughts keep running back to the past, keeping me from entering the future. I don’t even care about things the way I used to”.

Get to that secret place today. Let God cover you and help you to sort everything out. Don’t stay in the state of confusion and depression.

He will lead you and great shall be His peace.

Isaiah 54:13 (NKJV) 13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, And great shall be the peace of your children.

Thank you, God, for that secret place with You!

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 – 10-23-22 – I Thirst

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

God is good, and He is faithful in all things. 

We have a brand-new video for you today, I Thirst. 

In today’s video we teach about the importance of staying spiritually hydrated. 

This is something that’s very easy for all of us to overlook, so we hope you’ll take the time to watch it. 

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We love you all more than you know. 

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 – 2-9-22

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Since we moved into our new home in North Carolina, back in late December, I’ve found myself being very busy every day.

Being the man of the home, there has been lots for me to do in the way of assembling and setting up furniture, desks and computers, as well as installing, mounting and hanging things like blinds, curtain rods, mirrors, etc.

Additionally, we have been learning a whole new area where we live, which adds to the challenge of moving.

All of this busyness presents a challenge when it comes to managing my time properly.

My walk with God comes first and foremost in my life, regardless of what else is happening. So, when I find myself getting too caught up in “household tasks”, I make sure to stay balanced, being sure to set aside the time to stay close to God as well.

You see, just like most things in life, we get out what we put in. This applies to our walk with God as well.

The more time and effort we give, the more the relationship will grow and flourish.

So, as we navigate this time of being very busy, and being pulled in a hundred different directions every day, we are also careful to stay accountable to God, not because we fear discipline or chastening, but because we treasure our walk with Him more than anything else and don’t want even a hint of separation between Him and us.

After all, He has assured us in His word that as we do our part, He will do His.

Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV) 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

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 – 11-9-21

Philippians 4:4 (NKJV) 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

Today is the day that the Lord has made!

Have we lost our focus? Are we busy, busy and all caught up in our schedule? Did we somehow get lost in the shuffle?

Well, today is a good day to get back on track.

It happens to us all. We just don’t stop long enough to see it. But we must pull away and find that place where we can rest in Him.

Shut down our mind and let our spirit man love on God and be grateful for all He does.

Don’t let it keep us running in circles. Stop, drop and rejoice!! Amen.

God will always be waiting and ready to hear our praises.

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 – 12-24-20

John 10:14-15 (NKJV) 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

Jesus refers to Himself as the Good Shepherd!

He reminds us that He knows His sheep, which are those who have put their faith and trust in Him.

But He also says He is known by His own. In other words, His children (sheep) know Him. That’s you and I.

If we don’t know Him in the place where we are right now, we’d better move toward getting to know Him.

We’d better be asking Him, “What move do we need to make to get there?”.

Everyone is different.

Some need to understand that they have turned away from Him through different changes and situations that have taken place in their life.

Some have never been close. They gave their life to Christ the Good Shepherd, but have never allowed His Spirit, to change them, teach them, or draw them closer and deeper to their Savior.

Some may have started changing immediately after they put their faith in Him, but got bored, lost interest, and dried up. Now, they found a new something that has taken the place of Christ.

There are many other reasons. These are just a few.

He says He laid down His life for us. Everything He was, He gave up for us. Nothing will ever compare to that.

What will we lay down for Him?

Will we at least desire and make an effort to know Him?

It’s all up to us.

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your 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 – 5-17-20 – The Spiral – Part 2

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

The body of Christ is the most effective mechanism in place by God to push back darkness. 

Are we doing it? Are we fulfilling the call on our lives? 

In this week’s video, The Spiral – Part 2, we wrap up our discussion on this topic, diving a bit deeper into it and talking about the ways we can make sure we’re walking the path that God has created for each of us as individuals. 

This is an important message for the season that we are in on a global level, so we hope you will take the time to watch it. 

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We love you all. 

Sincerely, 

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 – 5-10-20 – The Spiral – Part 1

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

We hope you are well and being blessed. 

Most of us know that when we walk closely with God, He lifts us up in many ways. The closer we get to Him, the more we rise above the world and its problems. 

On the contrary, if we drift from God, we will begin to spiral downward. 

Today’s video, The Spiral, discusses this, and how the body of Christ can stop spiraling downward and get back to where God wants us to be. 

This is part 1 of a 3-part series. 

We hope you will take the time to watch it. 

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Enjoy your day. 

Sincerely, 

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 – 5-7-20

1 Corinthians 7:24 (NKJV) 24 Brethren, let each one remain with God in that state in which he was called.

Remain in God!

So many things can try to remove us or distract us from the things that God has for us to do.

The enemy loves to get us off track. He will try anything to cause us to be distant from God. He will put blocks, hurdles and great big mountains in the way. He will try and throw anything our way to knock us off the path God has for us.

But we must continue in God!

No weapon formed against us shall beat us or take us out. Remember that when we get hit so hard, and we think we are going to give up or die. This is not the end of the road.

Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV) 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

Things may change from the way we are used to doing them, but it will not take us out. We need to change with it, but keep going. That’s what is called persevering.

Don’t lose sight because of all the battles we have faced. Remember what it is that God has set before us, and keep pressing in.

Don’t stop walking the road He has just because of a changed situation. We all need to stay focused and remain in God. He will lead the way.

Psalm 61:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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 – 8-30-19

Malachi 3:6 (NKJV) 6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

God is the one Constant that we can all count on. He does not change. He does not compromise His truths and principles.

People compromise. People change. Societies change. Ways of thinking change.

But why is it that we expect God to bend and change to suit the whims of the people? Why does society expect God to suddenly become flexible in the principles that He established at the foundations of the world?

We are living in dangerous times. Black and white have faded and merged into a comfortable shade of gray for so many. What once was very wrong is now becoming more and more acceptable.

Well-known people of faith are falling away in record numbers, taking many of their followers with them. And as they make their exit, they extol virtues and ideologies that are blatantly contrary to God’s word.

As followers of Christ, children of God, we need to be ever so careful about what we take in and digest each day.

As we have said so many times in the past, we need to use God’s word as the measuring stick for absolutely everything that we hear and see. Does it line up with God’s word? Does it contradict His truth?

This is how we will know whether the people we look to for leadership are truly disciples of Christ, or people of weak faith (or no faith at all), masquerading as sheep while truly being wolves.

We implore you, stay ever so close to God during these times of mass falling away.

Mark 13:22 (NKJV) 22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if  possible, even the elect.

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 – 4-12-19

Colossians 1:21-23 (NKJV) 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

The verses above are pretty lengthy. But what they say can be broken down fairly quickly, so let’s take a look at it together, because it’s pretty important stuff.

Paul was addressing the Christians in the Colossian body. In the verses surrounding the 3 mentioned above, he poured his heart out to them, expressing his love, concern and compassion for them.

In verse 21, above, he reminds them that they were once alienated from God because of the things they were involved in, wicked works.

But he wanted them to know that they were now reconciled to God because of the sacrifice that Christ made for us all, rendering them holy, blameless and above reproach in God’s sight.

But here’s the interesting part that we want to emphasize today. One word; “if”.

Paul uses that little two-letter word as a bridge to connect the first part of his teaching to the second part. “If” is the key that makes the whole thing complete.

He said that they are holy, blameless and above reproach, “if” they continued in their faith, steadfast and grounded. And if they are not moved away from the hope of the gospel.

There’s an important lesson there for each of us, too.

It’s critical that we stay steadfast and grounded in our faith. We can’t turn away from it and expect to walk in God’s blessings and favor. We can’t turn our backs on God and expect Him to shower us with blessings and continuously-answered prayers.

We can’t walk away from our faith, or be half-hearted in it and expect our lives not to show fruits of those decisions.

Let’s make sound choices, walking daily in His grace and mercy, choosing to put Him first in everything we do and every choice we make, that we may remain in His favor, holy, blameless and above reproach in His sight.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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