Tag: What the Bible says about answered prayers

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-13-21

James 4:2-3 (NKJV) 2 …you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

As believers, it’s important that we understand some basic principles of truth so our walk with God will follow the path that God wants for each of us.

Part of that is understanding how God works when it comes to answering our prayers.

We all have desires that we present to God in our prayers; requests we make.

Some may base this on another scripture that states that God will give us the desires of our hearts.

Psalm 37:4-5 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

The key to this passage of scripture (and this principle) lies in the first half of verse 4, and the entirety of the latter verse (5). These parts lay the foundation for the middle part (He shall give you the desires of your heart).

In other words, those two pieces work to set things in motion to make the middle piece happen.

James says something very similar in the scripture at the top of the devotional, stating that we don’t get what we ask for because we ask with wrong motives that are selfish, revolving solely around our own pleasures.

So, how do we fix what seems to be an insurmountable obstacle?

We let God mold and shape our heart so that it begins to conform more and more to what He wants for us, instead of what we want.

As we do that, our desires begin to change, and they begin to line up more with who God is, not who we are. They are no longer selfish or self-centered in their origins.

Then we will begin seeing the desires of our heart given to us more frequently, because they line up more accurately with God’s desires.

This is something we teach about fairly frequently because we have learned the importance of it over many years of walking with God. And we want to pass it on so others can also understand it and benefit from it.

Put Him first in everything. Let Him change your heart and you way of thinking. And watch as He shapes your world.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-24-20

1 John 3:22 (NKJV) 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

We all ask God for things.

Sometimes we ask Him for wisdom. Sometimes we ask for help with a specific situation. Sometimes we ask Him for finances to pay for something we need.

The thing is that we don’t always get what we ask for. Why is that?

This short verse above tells us exactly why!

“We receive from Him because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight”.

Our walk with God is all about relationship. It is a Father/son or Father/daughter relationship.

It is not a King on a throne looking down at us, dictating to us what we should do to be good subjects.

It is a Father in heaven, loving us and wanting us to love Him back. As with any relationship, we want to please the one we love.

With God, He wants us to do the things that are pleasing in His sight. His word tells us what those things are; put Him first in everything, love others, do to others what we want done to us, live righteously, etc.

Now, this isn’t a dictatorship. God doesn’t watch our every move, waiting for us to fail so He can hold it over us or punish us when we do.

He simply wants us to love Him so much that we want to do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

It’s then that we will begin to see the verse above played out in our lives. And we will begin to see the things we ask Him for coming to pass. Because our hearts will be one with His, and our requests will be in line with His heart!

1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV) 14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-3-19

John 15:7 (NKJV) 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

We all wonder sometimes why our prayers seem to go unanswered. We seek, and we ask. And the answer doesn’t seem to come.

There can be various reasons for this, but the verse above holds the key to why some of them may not be given to us.

Actually, one word is the key: Abide

Abide: accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).

Abide can also mean to obey, to conform to, to heed, etc.

Once we understand the importance of this, abiding in Him and His words abiding in us, we can start to take steps toward making this happen in our lives.

To be clear, it’s not something legalistic or ritualistic. It’s a heart thing. It has to be sincere in its execution, not done with impure motives.

And in reality, if we are making efforts to grow our walk with God, this will all happen naturally, without us even giving it a thought.

So, let’s be sure that we are putting the time and effort into drawing closer to God each day, by spending time in His word and taking the time to communicate with Him personally.

And as we do this, so many other things will fall into place for us.

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.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-30-19

Please click to watch the video nowGreetings in the beautiful name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Did you know that God has given us the key to answered prayer? 

In today’s video, The Key, we discuss how to pray in ways that will see more of our prayers answered. 

It’s not complicated, and we don’t have to be a pastor or other church leader for it to happen. 

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

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Enjoy your day. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-4-18 – The Key to Answered Prayers

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

We all pray for things. What we pray for varies greatly based on our situation and our needs. And we all hope that our prayers will be answered. And some of them do get answered. But how can our prayers be answered more consistently? 

That’s the topic of today’s video,  The Key to Answered Prayers. 

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Many of us have been taught that we should have someone pray for us, and then we just leave it there, as we wait on God to answer. But this isn’t what God teaches us. 

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Others have been taught that we should have someone lay hands on us. And then we sit back and wait. This also is not always correct. 

We hope today’s video will shed some light on some things that you may have questions about. 

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Trust God in all things and follow His leading. 

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 – Getting Supernatural Answers for Everyday Questions – 10-9-16

Greetings to you in the name of Jesus!

Are you seeking answers from God about something? Are you in the process of making a decision or a choice? Are you facing changes in your life? If so, we have a message for you.

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We all have questions we are asking God. We are all praying for something. When we ask God for answers, do we expect Him to answer in a certain way?

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The answers we get from God might not always be what we expected. But God does answer us when we ask Him and we pray. And those answers will be the exact thing we need to hear at that moment.

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Be blessed in the name of Jesus!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
PO Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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