Tag: choosing our friends wisely

Bible Verse of The Day – 5-16-13

(1 John 5:12 NKJV)  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Do we ever wonder why, when we are around other believers or Christians, we have a good time and sometimes we don’t want our time with them to end?

Well, it is mainly because they are full of God… they have life in them. They have peace, love and JOY running through their blood. This is the gift of being in Christ!

We need to pay attention to who we get involved with. If they belong to God we will know and let me tell you that if they are not, we will know. Spending too much time with people that are not God’s children will bring us down…no matter how we look at it. There is no life in them and they will bring death to those around them.

This doesn’t mean we don’t reach out to those that don’t know God, but we must let the Holy Spirit guide us in doing so. We can not do this on our own.

Reaching out is different then HANGING out. Let us not kid ourselves today in saying, “we are just trying to help them. They need me.”

If we are being pulled into their arena, we are not helping them. They are hurting us and our relationship with Christ.

Be blessed.

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 – 3-25-13

(1 Corinthians 15:33 NKJV)  Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

Even though we are to shine God’s light throughout this earth, we also need to understand that we have to be careful who we spend a lot of time with.

We can shine God’s light in a situation but it doesn’t mean we need to live there. Shine the light and move on.

If we stay in the company of evil for a too long it can begin to corrupt us and the goodness within us.

It doesn’t take long. Be aware of it and take precautions.

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 – 8-24-12

(2 Cor 6:17-18 NKJV)  Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.” {18} “I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty.”

Let us be careful who we hang around with. We are not talking here about ministering to people; this is strictly about hanging out or spending lots of time with them. Sin can bring us down even if we have no desire to do what others are doing. Hanging out with the wrong crowd can cause us to become desensitized to sin and lead us into doing things we never expected we would do.

We are called to love people, help people, and to encourage people. But some people don’t want love, help or encouragement; they want the lifestyle they live and they actually love and enjoy it. So, be careful that their lifestyle or their ways of thinking don’t get you and pull you down with them.

How do you know people’s state or condition? (Mat 7:16-17 NKJV)  “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? {17} “Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. Be alert, watch, and listen look for the fruit.

If you are in this place today, come out from among them! Let God be your Father and you be His son or daughter.

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 – 8-11-12

(Job 2:9 NKJV)  Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity?  Curse God and die!”

There are two kinds of people in life who you can surround yourself with. One kind will encourage you and help you, no matter what you’re going through. The other kind will be like Job’s wife… telling you to throw in the towel, curse God and die!

Hmm… Which kind of people would you rather have around you when you’re going through a trial or a crisis?

We can choose, you know. We don’t have to let the negative people hang on us and fill our atmosphere with their negativity!! It’s not always easy to get away from them, or to keep them away from us, but when we’re in a tough situation the last thing we need is people whispering negative comments in our ears.

This doesn’t mean that we should immediately set about giving our negative friends the boot and leaving them in the dust, but it does mean that we should be a little pickier about how much time we spend with the people who tend to be more negative when we’re in need of encouragement.

So if you’re going through a tough time, take inventory of who you’re spending time with and who is speaking into your life. Weed out those who seem to bring you down and sped less time with them. Let God bring more positive people into your midst.

Even Jesus kicked the doubters out when he was about to perform miracles. Maybe we should learn from His example!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-377-5400

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