Tag: What the Bible says about patience

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-1-21

1 Corinthians 13:4 (NKJV) 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

One thing I have learned is this; love is patient.

It takes time for change to happen in a person’s life.

Whether it’s change in ourselves or change with others, it takes time. And we need to be willing to love in such a way that we can wait it out.

One of the greatest things we can do for each other is love someone to the point where we give ourselves or others the time needed for God to help turn it around.

Anything that God has put in front of me has taken time. Period.

Nothing has happened overnight.

In my high school year book, under my graduation picture, I had this saying; “time is of the essence”.

It means that, over time, things will play out.

I was young, and at that time I just thought it sounded wise.

Little did I know that I would have to walk it out myself if I wanted to love like God has called us to. I would have to be very patient at times. Ugh.

Of course, love will really work that patience muscle. It is hard, but it will cause that muscle to grow in us.

Our flesh will despise it. But God’s Spirit that dwells in us all will help us to LOVE and do even more!

We must embrace Him if we want to walk in such love.

Don’t let what we want to see happen right away rule over us and cause us to miss out on the things God wants to show us.

Wait on Him and His guidance. Be strong.

His love will bring the patience we need to have in any given situation.

Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

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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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-6-18

Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Kindness goes a long way in many situations. Kindness doesn’t cost us anything to give out to others. And it spreads the love of God with very little effort.

Strangely, kindness seems to have gone out of style in many places, including in the body of Christ.

Some people can be very “snappy” if someone does something that bothers them, even if it was done unintentionally. Lacking God’s grace and His discernment, they lash out at people in a split second.

This can hurt people. But, more importantly, it can push people away from God if the person being lashed out at knows that the other person is a believer.

Yes, we all have bad days. And sometimes we can say something very quickly, without thinking beforehand. This is why it’s so important that we are slow to speak, quick to listen and slow to anger.

James 1:19 (NKJV) 19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Jesus told us that others would know that we are His disciples by our love for others, so it’s imperative that we exercise patience with others and show them the love and kindness that we have been told to show.

John 13:35 (NKJV) 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

So, let’s exercise patience and kindness with those we come into contact with. The kindness we show them may make the difference between a good day and a bad day for them in the short run.

And in the long run it just might mean the difference between drawing them toward God or pushing them away.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible verse of The Day – 1-24-18

Revelation 2:3 (NKJV) 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.

Hang in there today. Push through. Put one foot in front of the other and don’t look back. It’s a new day, with a new start, and God is for us! Amen.

We are not laboring in vain when we put God first.

When we obey God’s word, rather than doing what we want, we are setting ourselves aside and our hearts are humbled before Him as we carry on with His plan.

We have given up those things that we once considered to be ours, and placed them in the hands of our King, and we press on to serve our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

1 Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV) 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

All your hard work, your sacrifices, and efforts are seen. God knows our hearts. Keep moving forward.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-16-16

James 1:3 (NKJV) 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

Patience comes by first praying, asking, having faith and learning to wait; Having faith that the answer will come when and how God wants it to.

Waiting isn’t a bad thing. It’s not terrible. It is actually good for us! Waiting teaches us patience. It builds that muscle nice and strong.

You know how it feels when you build a muscle that hasn’t been worked in a while? Oh, it can hurt sometimes!

Well, waiting can feel the same way. However, just as that muscle hurts at first, it does start to feel better after time goes by and it gets stronger.

The same goes for waiting. It will get better and a little easier as time goes by and we learn to accept that it’s good for us, and we embrace it.

If we can’t wait for some things, how will we ever receive what God has for us? Or have we made up our minds that if it doesn’t come quickly enough, or in the time frame that we give it, we simply give up and move on to something else? Or do we just step in and take care of it ourselves?

Waiting teaches us patience, and how we wait is important as well.

Do we grumble and complain while waiting? We shouldn’t, even though it may feel good at times.

Are we sad and depressed, hanging our heads feeling sorry for ourselves? That’s not going to help or get God to move any quicker. Do we feel like nothing is going to make us happy until we get what we want, so others around us have to deal with our misery and bad attitude? It won’t work! If anything, it will prolong the wait.

While waiting, we should continue to do what we know to do. Not just in a ho hum way, simply going through the motions, but in a way that we are expecting and knowing that God is moving! We put everything into what we know to keep doing while we wait for God’s answer to come to pass.

We move with enthusiasm and excitement! We do it to the best of our ability, knowing that God is faithful no matter how long it takes.

This is called persevering; Pushing through and reaching that place where we will see His hand move on our behalf. Amen.

Romans 8:25 (NKJV) 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-19-16

Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

I was looking out my window this morning. I looked past the bare, naked trees, only to feast my eyes on the beautiful blue sky.  My heart was thankful for the pretty, sunny day we were having.

As I looked down again, and saw the nakedness of the trees, it almost changed my mood, causing me to think negatively.

But God showed me at that moment, that even though the trees look dead on the outside, what is really going on inside. They are fully alive, they are living and growing. They are being prepared to produce! They will soon be putting forth blossoms and beautiful leaves, making an even prettier picture.

You see, we sometimes forget that there is preparation time for a lot of things, before we get to see the actual beauty of it. Just because things may not look beautiful on the outside, it doesn’t mean that in their season or time they will not produce much beauty.

Be patient and wait. Don’t let the outward appearance of a situation cause us to start feeling negative and overlooking all the good that is taking place.

Be blessed. We love you all and our prayers are with you today!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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