Tag: What the Bible says about helping others

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-3-22

Matthew 11:28-29 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Freeing up our lives for Him, and staying free, is a job in itself.

How many are like me? You care so much that you fill yourself with the problems of others by taking them on like they are our own.

Oh, praise God, I’m talking to some people out there today, and I’m right there with you.

I know how you feel because I myself am going through this very thing.

How do we live this life of helping others, but not overdo it?

We may ask, “why would something so good hurt us or even be a concern?”.

It’s the heaviness of it that wears us down and takes our energy, time and, most importantly, all our focus.

This is my fight. It’s a struggle.

I cried out to Him, and He is teaching me where I am off; where I need to make adjustments, and how to get free from my own self and the guilt I carry at times because I feel like I can’t do enough.

Understanding comes when we go to Him with it, and we let Him counsel us.

He says, “come to Me!”.

The balance is in leaving my cares and concerns with Him. And then my part is to rest my soul by trusting that He’s got it!

We can keep ourselves on a wrong and busy road by forgetting to take these steps.

Lord God, help us to free ourselves up for You, and take up Your yoke, that we may find rest. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-25-22

Philippians 2:4 (NKJV) 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

We need to look out for ourselves for sure. But it doesn’t stop there. The church needs to consider the wellbeing of others too.

We, as believers in Christ individually, make up the church. So, on a personal level we need to make this adjustment in our daily lives and routines.

If we know a brother and sister in Christ who is in need, we must reach out and help them as much as we can.

The Holy Spirit will guide us as to how we can assist them. He will give us wisdom in letting us know what will work best for both of us.

We cannot continue to live selfishly, or with a conceited attitude, as a believer in Christ. This is not the right behavior to have. Instead, we need to consider others more important than ourselves.

It is something that will come as we draw near to God and grow as a believer. We will learn to live unselfishly.

Our hearts will be more willing to give than to receive. It will become more natural to see a need and want to help.

Acts 20:35 (NKJV) 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-18-22

Proverbs 19:17 (NKJV) 17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Wow!

When we help others and do kind things for those in need, we are actually lending to the Lord. How many of us knew this?

Being God’s children, we think it would be natural to give. For some it is, but for others they struggle.

Where do we stand in this? Are we willing to let go and help others?

This scripture says that when we do, we are lending to the Lord.

So, I guess we shouldn’t think about who or what it is for, but make sure we are listening to the Lord as to whether we should or should not, how much, and what the timing should be.

I can’t even imagine that I would ever be lending to the Lord. Everything I have is what He has blessed me with. He is so good.

So, the next time we see or hear of a situation where there is a need, go for it! Because not only are we obeying, but much more than that, we are giving back to our Lord.

What a beautiful opportunity!

Luke 6:38 (NKJV) 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

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 – 3-29-22

Deuteronomy 22:4 (NKJV) 4 “You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fall down along the road, and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him lift them up again.

Helping our brothers is something God commands us to do. It’s not an option. He counts on us to help them.

We are His hands and feet, He uses us to lift each other up.

One way of helping someone is by using our experience from  what we have already been through.

Our trials are a huge lesson to us. The knowledge we gained from them can also be a tool to use to help others.

Don’t get discouraged today if you are going through a hard situation. God will get you through it when you trust Him. And what you’re going through now will give you an opportunity to help someone else as well.

The best feeling in the world is coming out the other end of a trial and then helping our brothers/sisters that are going through the same thing.

Being a part of lifting them up and seeing them move forward is better than a raise, a promotion, or any feeling that a material thing can offer.

What a satisfying, fulfilling, and completed feeling to see someone advance in their situation. Nothing can beat that.

Go through it. And then take it a step further and let God use your experience to help others. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-26-22

1 Corinthians 12:28 (NKJV) 28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

Today we want to talk about the gift of “helps”. Yes, it’s real! And many of us have it and don’t realize it.

Sometimes we struggle with how to help people; what to say, how to say it, or what to do and when to do it.

Do our ears perk up when we hear about a need or problem? Do we find ourselves crying out in prayer for someone that we don’t personally know?

Many times I find myself going to God and asking Him if I am neglecting anyone. Part of my personality is to see things resolved. I love to see happy endings, and if I can be a part of it, it makes my day!

It’s pretty much what makes me happy and what I live for.

I love helping people, and when I can’t or it’s out of my hands, I find it very difficult.

Knowing my help comes from God, even in this I have to reach out for Him to bring clarity. Why God, why? Why do I have to wait, or why do I have to pull back?

If you are like me (with the same personality type), if I could say one thing to you today, it would be this; “God knows. And He will let us know when, how and where to let our gift of helps be used”.

Don’t get discouraged if right now you are not able to help that situation, person, etc.

It’s not that you don’t want to. God knows you’re willing. Remember, it’s His to see through and for us to be ready when He says go.

Sometimes, because we love to help so much, if we are not careful we can interfere with what He is doing.

Let Him guide us in the gift of helping others, and trust Him to let us know the timing and the how of it all.

I’m giving Him the glory today, even as He sets me straight at times! God knows I need it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-16-21

Matthew 25:35 (NKJV) 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in…

Giving of ourselves for others touches the heart of our Father in Heaven. When we do this, it’s just as if we are doing it for Him.

Ask ourselves today, are we ready and available to help someone? Can we give where there is a need?

Or are we waiting for someone else to step up to the plate? Do we turn a blind eye to the needs around us?

As we open our hearts to be ready and willing to do whatever it takes, God will bring those situations around us where we can make a difference.

Are we ready to make a difference? Are we ready to give of ourselves and our finances when needed, to support, encourage, and uplift those things or people God puts before us?

We’re not saying we have to help everyone or in every situation; just in those that He tugs on our hearts for.

Matthew 25:40 (NKJV) 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

Stay aware of those people or situations that tug on our hearts. Take part in whatever way we feel led. For when we do, we are doing it unto Him.

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 – 5-6-21

Philippians 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

One of the greatest things that I have witnessed in my own personal life is, when going through difficulty or a hard situation, not to be afraid to find someone we can help, even as we face our own difficulties.

Putting someone else before ourselves does wonders. I believe it brings healing in its own way.

I can remember at different times, when things I’d never expected hit home, it was finding someone else that needed help that got me through my own hardship.

It helped me to keep going and to not give up. It helped me to see brighter days. It helped me to laugh and cry in the storm. It was good for me.

Don’t get me wrong; we need to have some time for ourselves, to talk and to get things out. But we also need to be able to laugh, sing and dance again.

Nothing in this world can defeat us if we have Christ and His joy!

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Some of us are sorrowing over what has happened to us. We want what we lost back. So, we are pouting, angry and bitter toward everything.

But that’s not going to change reality.

It’s going to destroy what we have left if we don’t stop and accept the fact that “it is what it is”, and move on.

You say to me, “but you can’t say that”. I say, “Yes. I need to say it, and I did! The joy of the Lord is our strength”.

Believe me, it’s not easy. But we need to be strong in letting the joy back in.

It’s a choice.

Are we going to just stop living or are we going to get up, trust Him with our situation and help someone else with theirs?

Proverbs 11:25 (NKJV) 25 The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.

Be generous, even in our hardship. Help someone today. Amen.

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 – 5-14-20

Philippians 2:3 (NKJV) 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

There is so much we can get caught up in in our own lives that we can totally miss out on helping someone that is in dire need.

I know that it’s easy. We each have our own dealings, situations, etc. But, there is one thing that I am reminded of and I would like to remind each person of today.

When I was in a season of my life where so much was hitting me, from the left and from the right, the one thing I remember is this; When I helped someone else instead of sitting and pondering on my own mess, it gave me strength.

I guess it took my mind off myself, my own problems. And by doing so, it made me realize that I’m not alone.

When we realize that we are not alone, that others are going through things, and some are even worse than what we are facing, it helps us in some way. No one wants to go through things alone. No one.

Sitting there worrying was not going to take it away. Changes I thought I could make would not touch it or fix it fast enough. But what helped me the most was getting up and out and helping others. This gets my mind in a different place and demonstrates my trust in God!

Once I settled down, trusted God, and began to help others, He began to move. Things began to change, and I could breathe again.

You might say, “you weren’t breathing?”. I was so stressed out from my thoughts, that my breathing was stressed. It was tight from anxiety, worry and lack of sleep.

We cannot go through this life not breathing fully. If we have to let go in order to breathe again, then LET go.

Get out there and help someone and trust God with our concerns. He will turn it around. Sow seeds of HELP when we are in dire need ourselves. God will see our labor of love and He will move!

Hebrews 6:10 (NKJV) 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Put others before ourselves. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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My Bible Verse of The Day – 10-27-19 – The Oil & The Lamp

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

Our new video, The Oil and The Lamp, deals with the way we handle the “pull” of others on our lives. 

Do people drain us with their needs and wants? When do we say yes and when do we say no to them? 

We think this will shed some light on some things that will help a lot of people, so we hope you will take the time to watch it. 

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Love in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-27-19

Psalm 55:16 (NKJV) 16 As for me, I will call upon God, And the Lord shall save me.

Spending time with certain people, people that are going through a trial or a tough situation, can be very difficult at times.

Hearing all their struggles can be depressing. If we are not careful, we can fall into a negative vein and think it is impossible to help them. How do we remain positive and give them something to look forward to?

Remember that no matter what people share with us, no matter what their story sounds like, that if we teach them to put their trust in God, and follow His steps, He will lead them out of their troubles.

We can’t take the steps for them. It’s up to us to point them to God and help them learn to lean on Him.

Oh, the testimonies we have heard from people. How sweet and amazing it is when we reach that place of trust.

He is their Rock. Direct them to Him. Amen.

Psalm 18:2 (NKJV) 2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 8-25-19 – Come to Me

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

Have you ever had someone come to you in confidence, asking for help with a personal situation in their lives? 

If so, how did we handle it? Did we ask God for wisdom and help as to how to handle it? 

In today’s video, “Come to Me”, we talk about this from a Biblical perspective. 

We hope this video will give some insight on this topic that will be helpful. 

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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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