Tag: What the Bible says about following God’s leading

Bible verse of The Day – 7-16-19

Colossians 4:6 (NKJV) 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Letting our words be seasoned with grace and salt comes only one way; by prayer, and by staying in the word of God on a regular basis.

God has a way of teaching us, with love, through His scriptures. And He corrects our attitudes, bringing us wisdom and discernment as to what may really need to be said at specific times.

Sometimes we may not want to say what God reveals to us. However, if we say it with grace, even though it may sting, it will be a “good sting” that will ultimately bring freedom to the hearer.

Will people get angry with us if God uses us to point out to them their sin, their misunderstanding or their wrong direction? Yes, even if our words are seasoned, because the truth they carry may not be what they wanted to hear at that moment. They can and will deliberately treat us badly because of it. But, remember, we are not people-pleasers. What we do and say with God is only to bring healing, recovery and His truth to that particular situation.

Is someone mad at you today? Do you feel like you spoke with grace, and you brought the truth to a situation, and now you are taking the heat for it?

Matthew 18:15 (NKJV) 15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

Stand strong in what you feel was right, and let God work out the details and bring forth good fruit.

Don’t take it personally or hold it against them. Just keep moving forward. It will all come around in its time.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-29-19

Ephesians 1:17 (NKJV) 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him…

God didn’t intend for us to wrestle with people, predicaments or everyday life situations by ourselves.

Having the Spirit of wisdom and revelation will help us to discern correctly and to know how to handle things that we encounter each day.

If we don’t have His spirit of wisdom, we will find ourselves constantly bogged down. These things that come at us are only there to distract us and try to prevent us from doing the things that we need to get done.

When things like this pop up, all we need to do is seek Him for the answers and He will help us work through it.

Spending the time seeking Him for the answers versus trying to figure things out on our own will keep us moving forward, even when we don’t know the answer right away. Our days will be complete and productive, as He helps us accomplish everything that we need to accomplish.

Ask Him for His wisdom and revelation. Don’t waste time or get distracted. Amen.

James 1:5 (NKJV) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-13-19

Matthew 14:29 (NKJV) 29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

For some of us, this is going to be a season of learning to come when Jesus says, “come”.

For Peter, it was stepping out onto the water. For us, it may be something else.

For some, it may just be learning to say no at times, and not letting guilt have its way because of it.

For others, it may be stepping out and doing something completely different, something not in our routine or scheduled day.

Some of us have had some things drilled into us for a very long time, and God may be telling us that those things that were drilled into us go against His word and are not accurate. The step we must take is in letting those things go and learning the right way of doing things.

Whatever He is calling us to step out into, we need to “come”. Hesitating, pondering and going over and over it in our minds about it will cause us to miss out on some wonderful “walking on the water” opportunities.

Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV) 19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land…

Amen.

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-4-19

Psalm 55:5 (NKJV) 5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me.

Fear will stop us right in our tracks. It will cause us not to move forward.

But we can’t let fear overtake us. Be alert and watch for it. And when it starts to come on us, say no and rebuke it, in Jesus’ name.

So many people right now are stuck because of what fear likes to do to us. The enemy will use fear any chance he can.

This is why we need to be careful not to let our guard down. Stand tall and know that God is for us. He has the plan and the way out of any problem we face, as long as we seek Him.

Go after your answer; pray, watch, and listen. It will come along as we keep standing and trusting God. It will come and we need to make our move when it does.

Don’t just sit and wait for it to happen. Take what God puts in front of us to do and do it with all our might.

That means that if nothing new is happening, we keep on doing what we were already doing until we get a glimpse of something else. It means if we are feeling we need to make a change and something has changed right in front of our face, make the change. Go through with it.

God has a way of confirming what He wants us to do. And when He does, we need to move on it or nothing will happen.

What holds us back? Many times, it’s fear. It’s sad to say, but it’s true. Yes, fear will even hold back God’s children.

Will we be the one that says, “Yes, Lord”? Will we be the one that will say, “I will do it. I may not know what will come of it all, but I will go in faith and trusting you every step of the way.”?

Step out today and trust God. He will lead our every step.

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 – 8-12-18 – When We Do It Our Way

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of our wonderful Savior! 

God has many things that He wants us to do in our lifetime. Some of those things are small, while others are not so small. 

Whatever the size, God will always give us instructions to follow as to how He wants us to do something. Whether we follow those instructions or not is up to us. 

This is the topic of our latest video. 

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When we choose to do something our way, instead of the way He wants us to, it can have a big effect on our lives. And it’s not usually anything good. 

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And in today’s video, we discuss some people in the Bible who chose to do it their way, and what happened when they did so. 

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We love you all and want God’s very best for your lives. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-15-18

Mark 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

Believing in what God tells us is the first step toward receiving. But there is more to it than just believing. We must not stop there.

Sometimes God will give what we need in steps. He may do His step first, then He may show us a step to take. Some things come in lots of steps. So, don’t lose hope. But be patient.

Patience is a big part of receiving God’s answers or plans for our situation. If we try to force something to happen, it will not turn out the same or be complete, the way it would be if we let God move on our behalf.

James 1:4 (NKJV) 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

So many times, God will show us what He would like to do in our situation. And if we are not careful, our first reaction will ruin God’s plan quickly. Why? Because we step out on our own and we try to do it all in the natural.

But there are things in the spiritual realm that need to be tended to first and foremost, and only God can show us what that is and how to do it.

We have to remember that there is an enemy, a devil, that roams around and wants to take us out. He wants to kill and destroy anything that’s good.

Just as King Herod was after the baby Jesus, he had all the babies killed. Why? Because something great and something GOOD was coming!!

The devil doesn’t like good. He moved through the heart of Herod and brought destruction to all those little babies. His goal was to kill Jesus, which would kill God’s plan.

Matthew 2:16 (NKJV) 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

He will try and take out anything that is going to be good for us too. He is the enemy that we battle against!

We need the Holy Spirit to help us receive the things that God has spoken to us. He will help us to hold onto our faith. He will help us know the direction we need to go. And He will help us to keep our mind sound and focused.

There are a lot of people in the middle of a battle right now, tired and having no idea what step to take next. It’s not over for you. God is saying, “you will win if you surrender it to Me and listen. I will take you all the way.”

If this is you today, we want you to write or call us, and we will pray with you and stand in agreement for God to take you “the rest of the way through”. As you surrender it completely to Him, and follow His direction, you will come out on the other side of this war. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-7-18

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Three little phrases; rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks.

Wow! What a serious set of instructions we are given here.

As we face the things in our lives that come along, we can sometimes feel alone, overwhelmed, defeated, and so many other emotions.

Rest assured, though, that we are never abandoned, despite how it might feel at times.

The thing we need to remember is that no matter what comes our way, we need to follow the instructions above.

We need to rejoice always. That means to rejoice even when we’re facing seemingly impossible circumstances. That’s not always so easy, is it? But if God tells us to do it, He also equips us to do it.

Pray without ceasing. This one doesn’t sound so tough. But do we do it? Hmm, not likely! But God shows us by his Spirit not only when to pray, but also how to pray. So, if we’re paying attention, He will prompt us and all we need to do is listen and obey.

In everything give thanks. Two simple words, give thanks. Now this one seems pretty basic. All we need to do is be thankful and express it. But there’s a really good chance that we probably don’t do this one all the time either.

We get busy. Or maybe we have an attitude because of the trial we’re facing. The last thing we feel is thankful. More than likely, we feel anger or frustration, and thanking God for anything is the last thing on our minds.

But once we get this one right, we’ll begin to see things differently. And the other two will come more easily to us.

So, remember, as we walk through the trials of life, rejoice always, pray without ceasing and in everything give thanks.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-28-18

John 8:38 (NKJV) 38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.”

Who is our Daddy?

There are two fathers; Jehovah God, full of Truth, and the devil, father of lies.

John 8:44 (NKJV) 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Jesus was speaking to the Jews, His people, those who should have known Him. But they just wouldn’t accept Him. Instead, they wanted to kill Him.

How do we know who we serve?

We pay attention to the things we do; our actions will say a lot. Now, this doesn’t mean that we will be perfect at doing things, even as Believers of Christ. We are going to miss it at times. But, we want to pay attention to the things that we consistently act out and we think are OK.

For instance, if we are learning and growing as a follower of Christ, we will try to be honest in what we do. We will be kind to people, even if they are mean or bitter toward us. We will be a forgiving person. Our intent will always be good and right, even though we may sometimes miss it.

Maybe we are a nasty, angry and spiteful person. Maybe we’re bitter and always wanting things our way, causing contention, and not forgiving others. Well, we need to look at our actions and see if God is really working in us. Are we allowing Him to bring change in our heart? Or are we just playing the role? Roles don’t fly with God.

His Spirit in us will lead us to do good things and convict us into repentance when we do make mistakes. The devil will lead us to do bad things and we will feel no conviction from it. No remorse.

If our flesh does not let God change our heart, our flesh will line up with the devil and he will have more control over us. We will see this by our actions. And those wicked things we ponder on in our minds, we will act out.

Pay attention to the details in ourselves. Those little actions here and there all add up to make the big picture. We can really see who we are when we watch ourselves throughout the day.

How we respond to others and how we act in our own homes, behind closed doors, says it all.

Who are we letting have control over us?

Revelation 3:20 (NKJV) 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Jesus is knocking. It’s up to us to open the door and let Him dine with us today. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-18-18

Philippians 4:7 (NKJV) 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

How can we tell if what we are entering into is from God or not?

It can be hard to discern sometimes, especially if the thing we are attempting to do, or the opportunity that is before us, appears to be something that will bring about good things.

One of the things we have learned is to not assume anything when it comes to making decisions, even if something looks good. We don’t touch it unless we go to God and we both feel it is the right move to make.

There are things we have given up, turned down, because it was not what God wanted us to do. They appeared to be very good things. Some appeared to be great things, and it appeared that they would have helped us out a lot at the time. But, He had something much better in store for us.

Looking back later on, we were glad we listened and followed His leading because we could see why He had us turn them down.

In some cases, we may not know for sure at first. We may feel like we have to take a step in that direction. But if it is God, there will be a peace that comes with it that will reassure us, even when we still aren’t 100% sure. It will be there to guide us until we do know for sure.

Another way to tell if something is from God or not is by whether it interferes with our relationship with Him.

Is it taking up all of our time and all of our thoughts? Is it pulling us away from Him, instead of toward Him? Is it affecting our attitude in a bad way?

You see, God will always be watching out for our best interest. He will make sure that if He has us involved in anything or with anyone, it will somehow compliment what He is already doing in us and through us.

We should always be growing closer to Him. He will never put something in front of us that will pull us away from Him.

If something we entered into is causing us to backslide, let’s ask God for forgiveness, and for His help with getting back on track. We need to be willing to do whatever is necessary to fix it.

He will lead us if we ask for His help. It’s up to us to want to follow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-28-18

Deuteronomy 28:13 (NKJV) 13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

Being open to the way God wants us to do things is what will make this journey we are all on fun!

Yes, we will admit that sometimes it can get a little tense, and even scary at times. Absolutely. But, if we just hold on and stay close to Him, He will walk us through it.

It takes discipline and obedience. But, what an exciting way to live!

God has our back if we follow His commandments, His direction and His timing.

We have an important part in all of this. We may ask, “how do we know our part?”. We pray, we listen, we watch and we do.

It’s important to know that He wants us to understand what He is saying to us more than we ourselves want it. His love and compassion for us are very deep and He wants us to succeed.

He wants us to be the head and not the tail. He wants us to be above and not beneath! But we must be observant and be willing to take action.

Staying open to Him, His ways, His timing and His answer to us is what will keep us moving forward on this wonderful journey with Him.

Forget about the way it has always been. That kind of thinking will cause us to be stuck.

We need to stop with always thinking about how we did things before and how well it worked. That’s great, but it’s not always going to go the same way. God will change things up in a heartbeat if He sees a good reason to do so. Be ready to move with Him!

Break free today from the old ways of doing things and walk down the new, different, challenging and exciting road God has for each one of us!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-21-18

Luke 11:28 (NKJV) 28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

“Keep it”. Those two words are crucial.

“Keeping it” is the key to having a blessed walk with God.

Those who hear God, and keep what He says dear to them, will not stand still. They will always be growing, learning and moving forward. They will take action as God directs them through His word.

They will mature, they will build, they will take what He says and apply it to every aspect of their life. And they will be blessed!

When God speaks to us through His word, one way or another there is forward motion.

He will speak to our everyday situations. Hear what God is saying through His word today and keep it dear to us. Move forward in it and be blessed!

He is a GOOD God and faithful to deliver on His promises.

2 Timothy 4:18 (NKJV) 18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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