Tag: Bible verses about breaking free from addictions

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-7-24

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Many believers struggle with overcoming things that they wrestled with prior to becoming a child of God, or things that they have become involved in since becoming a believer.

The types of things that present struggles can vary greatly.

Some are habits. Some are things that the individual may not have recognized as being a sin. Other things might be full-blown addictions that bloomed from indulgence in a particular sin.

But no matter the struggle, there is one thing I know for certain; the blood of Christ has the power to set them free from ALL these things.

Now, I know that statement may not be well received by some. Many will balk at the idea that an addicted person can have the chains of their addiction smashed by putting their faith in Jesus Christ.

But it is true, nonetheless.

God is not bound by what we perceive or believe to be true. He is bound by truth; His truth. He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19).

Most of the struggles that we wrestle with perpetually remain struggles because we fail to surrender to God wholly or to truly recognize the sovereignty of God in its fullness.

Yes, we may believe that God created everything. We may believe that He offered up His Son for the redemption of humankind.

But we fail to recognize and believe on a personal level that He can set us free from the things that bind us. And so, we struggle with them for years on end, defeated in our battles against them.

But it does not have to be this way.

A blind man was given his sight by Jesus spitting in the dirt, making mud, and applying it to the man’s eyes. Mud made from spit does not sound attractive, does it?

But that man was healed and given his sight!

We need to embrace God’s ways, even if they are well outside of what we might envision.

This includes accepting and embracing the fact that God can truly set us free from something that has plagued us for years; one hundred percent free.

Freedom given by God is not a partial proposal. It is not momentary freedom that is given for a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is complete freedom!

Will we recognize it? Will we surrender to Him wholly? Will we give our struggles to Him completely, leaving them behind for good?

It is truly up to us.

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 – 7-22-23

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.’

Are we battling an addiction today? Is there something that we know is holding us hostage, but we can’t seem to shake it?

When most people know they need to break an addiction, they try to do it on their own.

Sadly, most of those people fail because they rely solely on their own strength.

We can not break certain habits without the strength that God gives us to overcome them.

People that are badly addicted to alcohol, drugs, porn, and other things, think they need to clean themselves up before they come to God for anything.

They think they have to stop what they are doing before they can come to Him.

What they fail to understand is that He is the One we need to go to if we truly want to break free of those things that hold us in chains.

I have seen people struggle with drugs and alcohol.

They have been in and out of hospitals and rehabs. They have spent days in Intensive Care Units, detoxing from the substances that have a death grip on them.

And it’s the same people, over and over again.

Why?

Because many of them simply think it’s a lifestyle. They fail to recognize it for what it is; a deadly addiction that will ultimately destroy them if they don’t defeat it once and for all.

They never reach a point where they truly want to give it up completely.

Because of this, it will take them down, deeper and deeper, until nothing is left of them. They will lose everything and everyone that cares about them and loves them deeply.

I say to you today, do not wait to clean yourself up before going to God.

Get with Him now, and let Him help you.

He is not taken back by what He sees in us if we sincerely want help. In fact, He wants us to let Him help.

If this is speaking to your heart, stop what you’re doing right now and repent of your lifestyle. Let Him help you get clean.

Go to Him. Let Him break those chains that have held you for so long.

Fear not; God will be with you. He will stand with you and be your God. He will uphold you!

You just have to sincerely want to be free. No more dipping in and dipping out. It’s got to be a life-changing event.

He loves you and His grace is sufficient for you.

Go to Him just the way you are. In your weakness, He will be strong. In your infirmities, He will rest upon you. He will deliver you!

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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 – 9-11-22 – Two Bottles and a Box

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

We have published another new video for everyone. This one is called, Two Bottles and a Box. 

This video is a bit different than most of our “normal fare”. 

In it, we teach about some of the things that are pulling Christians down and trying to destroy us. 

We felt it was important to get this message out, so we hope you’ll give this a watch and share it with others. 

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We love you all! 

Sincerely, 

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 – 3-16-21

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

We’ve spent some time dealing with a person in prison.

Prior to going to prison, he was an alcoholic.

One day, with tears in his eyes, he said to us, “I was told you could quit drinking on your own. You just have to stop. But I say, for some it is not that easy. It’s very hard to do”.

He cried hard, knowing that his attempts to stop had failed, time after time.

The decisions he’s made over the years have repeatedly put him in prison.

God knows what people go through and He wants to help us in our struggle.

There are addictions and strongholds that man alone cannot break. We’ve got to know when we need help.

If we’re in trouble time after time, doing the same things, and nothing is getting better, then we need a stronger, more direct help that comes only from God.

Where are we today?

Do we need to be set free from a stronghold?

We know just the One to help.

God sent His Son to set us free. If we truly believe Him, and we repent and ask Him to help us, He will.

And when He sets us free, my friend, we are free indeed.

Would you pray with us today?

Dear God in heaven,

As I come to You this day, I am addicted, I’m struggling, I’m hurt,  and I am lost. I need You, Father.

I need Your deliverance, Your healing, Your helping hand to save me in this very present time of trouble.

God, I want to be set free today from the grip of sin.

I ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Psalm 46:1 (NKJV) 1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

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 – 12-23-18 – And Such Were Some of You – Part 2

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings!

As promised, we have published part 2 of last week’s video, And Such Were Some of You – Part 2.

In this week’s video, we talk about the specific types of sins that Paul was speaking to the Corinthian Christians about. We also discuss the impacts of those sins, and then we talk about how to get free from them.

God has provided a way of freedom for each one of us. We just have to follow Him and walk it out, one step at a time. It isn’t always easy, but with God’s guidance, we will break free of the bondage that we are in.

We hope you will take a few minutes and watch this, and then share it with others, as well.

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Enjoy your day, and walk in the blessings of God along the way.

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 – 12-16-18 – And Such Were Some of You – Part 1

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

Many people, including believers, struggle with one sin or another that they just can’t seem to break free of, no matter how hard they try to do so.

Our latest video, And Such Were Some of You, talks about this, breaking it down and explaining what it takes to finally overcome and break free of these addictive behaviors.

God doesn’t want even one of us living in slavery to sin. He has done all that is necessary to give us freedom. We just need to know how to take hold of that freedom and break those chains once and for all.

Please take a few minutes to watch the video and share it with anyone else you feel can benefit from it.

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We pray for God’s blessings over your life, in the name of Jesus.

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 – 3-14-16

Proverbs 26:11 (NKJV) 11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

Have you ever wondered why some people just can’t seem to break free from their bad habits or their sin?

This happens because people love what they’re doing. Yes, there are addictions and there are demonic influences that play a role in this. But when a person loves their sin, they will be forever bound by it.

And so we see the cycle of a person making an effort to come clean and change their ways, but they continually fall back into it.

It could be alcohol addiction. It could be drugs. It could be porn. It could be overeating. It could be any number of things that are harmful to us or others.

This happens a lot. We can probably all attest to seeing this happen in the life of a person we know. Maybe we can even say that this has happened, or is happening to us, in certain areas of our lives.

When push comes to shove, it is our love for that particular sin that drives us. It draws us back to it, over and over again.

Until we hate the sin, we will never be able to walk away from it. Until we get so mad at the sin, and our repeated lack of control over it, that we absolutely want to see change, we will never change.

This is the truth when it comes to any kind of bad habit, addiction or destructive behavior. We have to reach a point where we despise the sin and what it does to us. Then, and only then, will we truly want to see change and do what is needed to make it happen.

God wants to help us break free. He wants us to live a life of victory. He wants to give us the help that we need to come clean once and for all.

It’s up to us to do whatever is necessary to let Him help. And sometimes this requires drastic measures on our part.

Many times it means a complete change in our lifestyle. Sometimes it means walking away from our “friends”. Sometimes it means a drastic change in our daily habits and routines. No matter what it is, we have to WANT it badly enough to go after it with everything in us, surrendering to God and giving Him complete control of our lives.

If you’re struggling and wrestling with sin in your life, we urge you today to take whatever action is necessary to get free. Go to God. Repent before Him. Cry out to Him and ask Him to give you the courage to face your sin and the strength to overcome it, in the name of Jesus.

It’s never too late. Don’t put it off any longer. Today is your day.

2 Corinthians 6:2 (NKJV) 2 For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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