Category: Trusting God

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-11-20

Numbers 13:30 (NKJV) 30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

Caleb saw things through his faith in God. The others were looking at it through their own eyes; their own abilities.

We get into trouble when we try to do things on our own.

We need to make sure that when we attempt to do the things that God brings before us, we do them in His wisdom, strength, and timing.

He will not leave us to do things on our own. He will make sure He is right there with us.

Will we see it only being done through our own strength? Or will we let Almighty God help deliver to us that which He has promised?

Numbers 13:33 (NKJV) 33 There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

As soon as they saw themselves as grasshoppers and the inhabitants of the land as giants, their faith went out the window and they let what they saw override what God had told them.

In other words, it got into their heads. And at that very moment, they lost the battle.

Caleb saw it.

It wasn’t like he hadn’t seen what they all saw. He did see it. But he knew in His faith that God was bigger, and he knew that’s how they would win the battle.

We can’t look at things through our own sight. If we are facing giants today, maybe at work, maybe in our health, maybe in school, maybe in our finances, or maybe in our home, we can’t let it stick.

Know that God is greater, and it’s on His Word that we stand.

He is our shield, our hiding place, when fear tries to overwhelm us.

Psalm 119:114 (NKJV) 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.

We can take the giants out if we stand firm in our faith, allowing Him to be bigger in our sight than the obstacle we may be facing!!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-10-20

Numbers 14:4 (NKJV) 4 So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt.”

Picture with me, if you will, a very large group of people who had been slaves all their lives, subject to the whims of their masters, not able to do anything of their own accord.

They worked endlessly from dawn until dark, doing nothing unless they were told to do so. They had no freedom whatsoever.

Now, picture them being set free, no longer having to endure beatings, endless hours of back-breaking labor, and now being led, protected by and provided for by God Himself.

Sounds like a really good deal, right?

Arguably, anyone in their right mind wouldn’t want to trade this scenario for anything in the world.

But the Israelites did!

When they reached a place of being unsure of their destiny, they wanted to go back to slavery. Seriously! They wanted to trade their freedom for familiarity, even though it would mean giving up everything they had gained.

Why? Because their current situation was uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable because it was new to them.

They didn’t know what to expect each day. They had no routine, no schedule. And this scared them.

It scared them so much, in fact, that they would have willingly returned to Egypt and subjected themselves to slave labor just to have a little security.

Do we ever do this? Do we ever long to go back to an earlier time just for the sake of being in a situation or in surroundings that are familiar and a bit more comfortable for our minds, even though it usually means being far worse off overall?

It’s safe to say that we have probably all done this, or at least thought about doing it, more than once in our lifetimes. And many of us do it frequently.

The good news, though, is that there is a fix for this. It’s all about learning to trust God with our lives, letting Him lead us and guide us, without constantly questioning Him and asking Him why He’s doing what He’s doing.

This takes time to mature and develop in our lives. It doesn’t happen overnight. It also doesn’t happen if we don’t make the effort to grow our relationship with Him.

But when we do put forth the effort, we are rewarded with a flourishing walk with God and a faith in Him that stands strong even in the face of the most adverse situations, and a trust that can’t be broken no matter what we face.

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.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-18-20

Exodus 14:14 (NKJV) 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

When God tells us we are to hold our peace, He is basically saying, “be silent”.

In other words, if things don’t look good from where we stand, we should not be crying about it.

Why? Because we trust God in spite of what we see. He has it all figured out!

Our lack of complaining shows that our trust in Him is real.

We are not running around telling everyone what we are going through. We are not being negative, and we are not walking around with a bitter or angry attitude.

Holding our peace means being still in our thoughts, no matter what we are facing in our everyday life situations, as we are waiting on Him to come through for us in a way that will bring complete healing and victory.

We are not waiting for the sake of just waiting. We are waiting on His perfection and excellence to be done, in His timing, and for it to bring closure on the thing that fights us and tries to take us out.

The Lord God loves us enough to fight for us as we hold our peace. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-21-20 – The Abraham Factor

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

Abraham was a man who truly trusted God. He believed what God told him. And he trusted God with his material possessions. 

Because Abraham trusted God, he was greatly blessed in his life. 

In today’s video, The Abraham Factor, we discuss Abraham’s relationship with God, and how that relationship affected his life in various ways. 

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

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Enjoy your day! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-26-20

Hebrews 11:11 (NKJV) 11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

Sarah believed what God told her about having a son, even after she was past child-bearing age. She judged Him faithful of His promise to her and Sarah received her promised child.

Genesis 21:3 (NKJV) 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.

What is God promising us today?

Did He tell us or give us vision for something that is way beyond what we can do, or can even imagine to be done with our limited resources or our situation?

What is His promise to us? Do we judge Him faithful? Do we trust that He can and He will do it?

Some say, “well maybe. But I’m not quite sure yet if He will do that for me. I just need a little glimpse of something to reassure me.”

No. That’s not trust. Where there is doubt, we are without. That’s just my own phrase.

I have seen God show up too many times in my life to doubt Him. He has changed the way I think and look at things. I don’t let my eyes, and what I see in the natural, be the final word in what will happen. No.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

God has a way of turning things around at any moment. He is amazing!

If we walk by sight, that is all we will see, exactly what is in front of us. That’s fine if that’s what we want.

But for me, I have always wanted to see what God will do in the moments that life says, “this is it for you, the end of the road.”

If we walk by faith, those little statements only cause us to rise up and get God’s word on the matter. We go after Him, seeking what it is that He has to say. If He says otherwise, we trust His word over anyone or anything else.

We judge Him faithful to keep and fulfill His promise, and we see the impossible happen right before our eyes.

Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-4-20

Matthew 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

We will face many things in life that seem impossible. And, in reality, some of them are impossible from a natural point of view.

But with God, all things are possible.

With men, it might be impossible that unpaid bills somehow mysteriously get paid. But with God, all things are possible.

With men, it might be impossible that God could use us because we are untrained and uneducated. But with God, all things are possible.

With men, it might be impossible that our “incurable disease” be cured. But with God, all things are possible.

With men, it might be impossible for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God, But with God, all things are possible.

With men, it might be impossible for a sinner to be saved. But with God, all things are possible.

With men, it might be impossible for a drug addict to be set free and made whole again. But with God, all things are possible.

With men, it might be impossible for a person who lived a Godless life to repent on their death bed and enter into the kingdom of God. But with God, all things are possible.

You see, God will not be kept in a box. He is no respecter of persons. His ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts higher than our thoughts.

And though some of the things He does may not make sense to our heads, we need to be thankful for that!

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-20-20

Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV) 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

This is a well-known verse that we often see and hear quoted around Christmas time. And while it’s understandable that it would be used as such, there is much more going on here!

As of the day and moment that this is being written, much of the world is in a state of panic. Coronavirus is making its way around the globe. The media is causing fear and trepidation in the hearts of millions as they focus on this sickness and put fear into the hearts of men and women.

And while there is cause for concern, it’s important that we not let the hype and the fear take hold of our hearts.

Why?

Because we live under the hand of the Prince of Peace, the Everlasting Father, Mighty God.

You see, a Godless society has nowhere to run. They have no one to go to for peace, solace or answers to their questions and fears. It is for this reason that we see the panic on an increasing frequency and level over the last decade, as God has been pushed aside and largely eliminated from so many societies.

As followers of Christ, children of the Most High God, we don’t have to fall into the hysteria or panic. On the contrary, we should be peaceful and of sound mind during these times.

It doesn’t mean that we don’t see the seriousness of a situation. It simply means that we know the One who gives a peace that surpasses all understanding, even when the world looks like it’s falling apart.

Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Trust Him. Cling to Him. Press in to Him. Draw near to Him.

And while the world around us gets whipped into a frenzy by Godless people who have no spiritual understanding, and no sense of who He is, we look to Him for everything that we need, trusting that He will guide our each and every step.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-17-20

Exodus 23:25 (NKJV) 25 “So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.

I think sometimes we underestimate our God. That’s why we wait at times until things get really bad before we ask for help. That’s why we wait until we are backed up against a wall and have no other answers or way out.

We wait until we finally realize we can’t figure it out ourselves. We give up on trying to do it our way.

This shows God what we think about it, how we see Him. And honestly, it’s hurtful.

I have learned over the years that my stupidity and ignorance has been painful for my Father to watch. God has feelings. That is why He came in the flesh. He felt for us and had compassion for us!

Will we look to Him for who He is? Will we let Him be God in our lives and save us from the awful tragedies that sometimes hit us? Or will we keep trying to do it on our own as long as we have breath in us.

Don’t forget where that breath came from.

Genesis 2:7 (NKJV) 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

Someone is hurting today, struggling with letting it all go. Someone is struggling with letting Him bring healing, strength, and resting in His righteous hand.

It’s your call. Won’t you let Him help you with your trial today?

Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV) 10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Our prayers are with you. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-5-20

Psalm 50:15 (NKJV) 15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

Do you have trouble?

We all do from time to time. Each of our troubles is different. But we all know the One who holds the solution to our trouble!

Notice that God didn’t say to become frantic, get stressed out and try our hardest to figure out the solution to our troubles by ourselves?

But isn’t it interesting that that’s exactly what most of us do, at least initially?

When trouble hits, we immediately go into panic mode and wonder how this thing will play out, and how bad the outcome will be.

But God doesn’t want us to react this way to troubles. Instead, He wants us to call on Him, to go to Him with these troubles. And then He wants us to give them to Him.

That’s right, just give them to Him. And then let Him show us how to fix them.

And if we do that, what does He say He will do?

He says He will deliver us!

Doesn’t that sound so much better than becoming frantic and fretting and stressing for days or weeks on end?

We think so too! And it’s something that God has taught us to do over the last several years. And wow, does it make a huge difference!

We didn’t learn this overnight. God didn’t just change us instantly and make it happen with the snap of His fingers.

It took time. And it took us learning to trust God for absolutely everything we need.

It may not have always been easy, but it was worth whatever struggles we might have gone through to learn it.

We encourage you to do the same; Cry out to Him, take your troubles to Him, and give them to Him.

And then trust Him with it all, one day, one moment at a time.

Your life will never be the same again. We promise.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-19-19

Job 37:5-6 (NKJV) 5 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. 6 For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.

Do we realize Who has our front, our back, our sides and our whole being? Why do we get so scared at times?

When something doesn’t go the way we think it should, what is the first thing we usually do? We get fearful.

The second thing we do is we panic. And the third thing we do is we exhaust ourselves with these reactions.

Can we all agree that God has us in His hands? God already knew what we were going to face. He already knew what we were up against and how we would react. He is reminding us today that He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

When He speaks, it shall be done! It’s in His voice, His words.

Let Him speak into our situation today. Let His voice declare His plan. And let us follow His leading, so all shall be well. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-9-19

Isaiah 26:4 (NKJV) 4 Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

There is such strength that comes with trusting the Lord.

And we need it if we want to walk in the things He has for us. We can’t walk in such strength without Him. Our own strength will not be enough.

We need His strength to say no at times. We need it to walk away from the things we need to walk away from at times. We need His strength to keep our tongue and our thoughts in order and aligned with Him. And we need it to keep our hearts focused on Him.

We cannot think of doing things the same way we have been doing them, and be able to walk the path God has for us. We need to let go of the old way and trust Him.

In that trust there will rise up a strength in us that will cause us to want and desire God-given action for the tasks He sets before us.

Walk in it and move forward. Don’t look back like Lot’s wife did. She was done when she looked back.

Genesis 19:26 (NKJV) 26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Looking back is no good. It will destroy the future that God has for us.

Trusting in the Lord will bring everlasting strength, keeping us heading in forward motion down a road God has for us. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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