Category: Trusting God

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-14-21 – I Will Trust

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

Have you ever noticed our tendency to trust God more when things are going the way we like it to go? 

Let’s face it. It’s easier to trust in someone when you like what’s happening. 

In today’s video, I Will Trust, we teach on this aspect of our walk with God and explain why we need to be sure to trust God no matter how things look. 

This video is short and concise, so we hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

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We love you! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808 

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Bible Verse of the Day – 2-1-21

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.’

I live in New England, where the winters are cold and snow falls from time to time.

I have lived here all my life. I was born here and have never lived anywhere else. So, you’d think that I would love the winters.

But I don’t.

Over the years, I have grown to despise the cold and snow. I very much prefer warmth over cold. I prefer to be able to go outside to walk, go fishing, spend time at the range practicing my shooting skills and enjoying the outdoors in general.

We have considered moving south, where it is warm all year. But we have never felt the release by God to do that. So, we stay put for now.

Today, as I write this, it is cold and snowing.

I find this oddly symbolic. Let me explain.

On this day, there is a very dark presence in the spiritual atmosphere.

That presence is strong. It is foreboding. It taunts.

It is the culmination of decades of activity by some very dark players, both in the natural, and in the spiritual realm.

This presence causes many to fall into despair and question the very foundations of their faith.

Now, let me get back to snow, and why I mentioned it earlier.

Even though I don’t like snow much, I see the snow that’s falling today as being very symbolic.

Snow is pure and it is white. It gives the colorless winter landscapes here in New England a fresh new look, covering up all of the gray, brown, dead-looking trees.

It’s like a sign of life and purity in the midst of a season of death.

You see, God has a way of speaking to us that we might miss if we’re not careful and vigilant to see it or hear it.

He is saying, “I’ve got this. This is not the end. It is the beginning. Follow me as I lead. Keep your eyes on Me. I will show you great and mighty things.”

We need to trust Him in all things, even when what we see with our eyes might not look the way we think it should.

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 – 1-20-21

Psalm 146:3-4 (NKJV) 3 Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.

Times of trials and tribulation can tend to cause us to reach out for inspiration, encouragement and hope from people around us.

And while there is nothing wrong with doing that to some degree, God ultimately wants us to look to Him for what we need.

Man will fail us. We will be hurt and disappointed by man. We will be betrayed by man. It’s just how it goes because man is frail and fickle, living by emotions and existing, often times, solely to satisfy self.

This is why it’s so important that we grow and build our trust in God.

Even though it can be hard for us to do this because of the disparity between spirit and flesh, it’s something that we need to determine within our hearts to do if we want to learn to live and walk by the Spirit, and not by the flesh.

Truth and the Spirit of God bring liberty. Flesh, and all that revolve around it, bring bondage.

2 Corinthians 3:17 (NKJV) 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-3-21 – 2021

Please click to watch the video now!Greetings, brothers and sisters in Christ!

It is now 2021. And our newest video is aptly titled “2021”.

In this new video, we talk about some of the impacts of 2020 and what the transition to 2021 means for us.

We do hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch this video and glean what you need from it.

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Enjoy the rest of your day.

We love you all.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-20

Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Turmoil. Chaos. Trials. Tribulations.

These are all things that can cause us to start doubting God. These are all things that can cause us to want to take matters into our own hands and “fix” everything.

The problem with this is that most of the “fixing” we do only breaks things; the exact opposite thing we were hoping to accomplish.

So, how do we remedy this problem?

We do only what God tells us to do. We listen for His voice, then we do what He says. Nothing more. Nothing less.

It’s easy to trust God when the sailing is smooth. It’s easy to have faith in Him when we’re gliding through life with no major problems.

It’s a true test of our faith, though, when tough times hit and we feel like the world around us is crumbling.

How will we respond? Will we immediately jump into action mode, or will we pull back, get God on it and then act accordingly?

As with so many things, it is better to be proactive, not reactive.

How does that apply with regard to our walk with God and dealing with unexpected situations?

Here’s how. We spend the time and make the effort necessary to “shore up” our relationship with our Father on a regular basis so that our trust in Him is always “topped off”, not running on empty.

This way, when trials do hit, we’re not scrambling to hear God through the noise and the chaos that usually accompanies these kinds of situations. This makes it much easier to hear Him when we need to.

Now, don’t make the mistake of thinking that this means we should simply sit back when uncertain situations arise, waiting for God to fix everything. Not at all.

It does mean, though, that we take only the steps He shows us to take, not what our wild emotions tell us to do.

This is the difference between being proactive and reactive.

It’s not always easy to do this. But with time and effort on our part, we will get it after a while.

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 – 12-11-20

Psalm 73:28 (NKJV) 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works.

If you’ve been with us for any length of time, you probably already know that one of the biggest things we do is teach people to draw near to God and to trust Him with every aspect of their lives.

This is one of the most important things we can do as a believer.

Many people might not understand why this is so critical, so let me explain.

God is omnipotent (all-powerful). There is nothing that’s too big for Him. There is nothing that He can’t handle.

And He is omniscient (all-knowing). There is nothing that He doesn’t know. There is nothing that surprises Him or shocks Him.

We, on the other hand, are limited in our thinking. We are frail. We worry. We get stressed by things that we don’t know. And we become afraid of those unknown things.

Being close to God and learning how to let Him lead us helps to solve all of those weaknesses and frailties.

As we learn to trust Him, we begin to spend less time fretting over things that are beyond our control. We spend less time stressing over them. We worry less.

And we begin to understand that even when we might not necessarily see Him moving, He is working on our behalf behind the scenes.

This is the case for absolutely everything we will encounter in our lives.

You see, being a follower of Christ doesn’t mean that we’re promised a life full of massive blessings, nor does it mean that we’re promised a life free of trials and tribulations.

On the contrary, Jesus told us that trials and tribulations would come.

What sets us apart, though, is that we know the One who is above it all. We know Who holds us in His hands.

And being a child of God means that, no matter how dark times might get or seem to get, we don’t have to spend every waking hour worrying about the “what if” factor.

Yes, we are still human. So, our emotions will still pull on us, trying to get us to fear the unknown. But as we draw near to God, learning to lean on Him for hope and assurance, we will spend less and less time worrying, and more time letting Him lead us and show us the way to go.

Trust 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- 11-16-20

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Trusting God entails a lot of things.

First, it means that we not spend our time worrying and fretting about things that we might not understand.

Second, it means that we may encounter things that we may not understand in the natural, but that we rely on His Spirit to give us discernment and understanding in.

It also means that we watch and listen for His leading and direction in all things.

Nowhere, though, does it ever say or imply that we just trust Him, sit back and do nothing 100% of the time, expecting Him to do everything for us.

This is absolutely not true!

Trusting Him with all our heart means that we get His input and His understanding and then we let Him direct our paths.

That means that we have to do something!

You see, there will be times (most times) when we have to get up and walk out whatever it is that He shows us to do (directs our paths).

We have to take action! We have to walk out our faith in Him by doing whatever it is that He tells us to do.

So, it’s time, fellow warriors in Christ, to rise up!

Yes, we need to pray! Yes, we need to be sure to acknowledge Him in all our ways (everything we do)!

But we also need to let Him direct our paths and take action!

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 – 11-2-20

2 Samuel 22:31 (NKJV) 31 As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

We live in crazy times. “Normal” life seems to be a distant memory for most, if not all of us.

Every day seems to bring new challenges, navigating uncharted territory.

And there is an unending onslaught of events almost every day that makes me shake my head, as I observe so many depraved people around the globe who want to control how we all live as though they are God Himself, while they live their Godless lives.

There’s no doubt that we are moving quickly into end times. There are signs of the times all around us.

And if we’re not careful, we can quickly fall into panic mode, letting everything that we’re seeing happen tear our faith and trust in God to shreds.

It’s times like these that require us to trust God more than ever, letting Him shield us from the chaos that we see all around us, and not depend on our own understanding to pull us through it. Because we all know how that works out.

So, trust Him. Let Him lead. And whatever you do, don’t lean on your emotions or your own understanding.

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 – 10-17-20

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

Planning, scheduling and setting goals throughout our day is good. It helps us work more efficiently and makes sure we’re doing what needs to be done.

It’s only right that we do this if we want to be diligent with our time.

But, to go on and on about what we know and don’t know about tomorrow, a month from now or even a year from now is just a bunch of hot air.

We don’t know, and we should not boast or brag about it.

Some people can tell us stories about things they are facing, or maybe what they have walked through, that they never knew was going to happen. That’s what we are talking about.

Unexpected things happen.

People who live confidently, thinking they’ve got everything figured out, can be in for a rude awakening when things don’t go as planned.

We want to prepare you beforehand so that you don’t fall into despair or go off the deep end when the unexpected comes along.

None of us are promised a tomorrow. If we get a tomorrow, we need to be thankful and live it out as if it was our last day.

God did not make us to have everything planned out on our own. He made us to appreciate one day at a time. He made us a people that would walk with Him, lean and trust Him every day that we live and breathe.

But we think we have to try and fix things ourselves. We have to make things work the way we want them to and get it done in our time, not wanting to wait on Someone else.

Let’s face it, children of God. When Covid-19 came rolling in and changed everything, were we prepared for that?

No. We had no clue it was coming. And it changed how we did things with the snap of a finger.

So, we need to be sure that we don’t boast or brag about tomorrow, because only God knows what’s to come tomorrow. It’s safe to say we all can boast in Someone and that Someone is Him!!

1 Corinthians 1:31 (NIV) 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

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 – 9-5-20

Nahum 1:7 (NKJV) 7 The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.

I love this reminder today.

He, the Lord, is good! Amen.

When we are in trouble, He is good. But I like what it says after that. I find it very important.

“He knows those who trust in Him.”

In other words, we cannot fake it. We either trust Him or we don’t. We can not one day say, “Oh, Lord I trust you with everything”, and then the next day say, “things are getting shaky Lord, I’m skipping the trusting part for a while.”

No. We either do or we don’t.

What does His word promise us if we do trust Him?

He, the Lord, is our STRONGHOLD! Amen.

The definition of stronghold is: a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack.

Our protection is in trusting Him.

How many need this today?

Things have been very difficult. Attacks are wearing us out. They are right here in our midst.

Sometimes we can hardly breathe we are so troubled. We don’t need to run or even hide. God’s got this.

Two words for you to hold onto today; TRUST 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 – 8-12-20

Numbers 33:52-53 (NKJV) 52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places; 53 you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to possess.

God is a God of promises. He promises His people that they will possess certain things. And He is very specific with naming those things.

And His people love this.

But there is a part of this that we often overlook. When God tells us to possess something that He has promised us, there is very often a battle on our part in order to actually take possession of whatever it is that God promised us.

That’s right. We have to fight for it.

And that part can be a bit daunting for us.

This is the very part that got the Israelites into a heap of trouble, because they began to doubt God when they learned that they would have to fight to inhabit the land that God had promised them.

What we need to remember, though, is that God doesn’t just toss us into the ring and say “fight your own battles”.

On the contrary, He fights with us. And as He leads us in our fight, He gives us very specific instructions to follow that will assure us of our victory. We just have to be sure to follow His leading.

We may still incur bumps and bruises. We may get injured in the process. And we may come out of it with scars. Victory frequently comes at a price. But it is always worth it.

And when God is our Commander in Chief, He will always lead us the way we should go.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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