New! SE Book Read starts Sun Oct 6th!

 Ladies!! We are getting ready to SURRENDER ALL. That's right our new book read is by Priscilla Shirer and the book is called "I Surrender All" and we hope you will join us! God has something soooo special in store in this study for you - and for me! Don't miss it! I once heard it said, "The blessing doesn't come to where you ARE, the blessing comes to where you are SUPPOSED to be." - Join us at the feet of Jesus, as we discover & discuss what it means to Surrender All to Him. 

To join, register here: https://form.jotform.com/crespeaks/sistersevolve-zoom

Beauty for Ashes

Birthdays are always a time of reflection for me. Each year, I find myself looking at the last year of my life, the experiences, the memories made, the lessons learned, the people I’ve connected with, the heartbreak, the challenges, the healing, the accomplishments… It’s interesting because truly no two years are alike. Smile. I’ve had years that seemed like they’d completely break me, I’ve experienced deep losses, grief, tragedy… My heart has been broken, my faith has been shaken, but through it ALL, God has ALWAYS carried me, strengthened me, comforted me, guided me, provided for me, pushed me, pulled me, and paved the way for me. All He’s required of me, is that I walk with Him. Choosing Christ, is one of, if not the very best decision I’ve ever made. Because of His love in my heart, I am a better mother, sister, friend, leader, woman, and yes, now wife. Looking over this last year of my life, I am fully amazed and blown away by ALL that God has done in my life. I can’t do anything but shake my head, close my eyes, and smile.

Looking back, at one of the hardest times of my life after losing my little brother, which brought with it and freshly opened the wound of also having lost my mother, there was a day, a moment, in which I CRIED OUT to God in my overwhelming grief… In that moment, the Holy Spirit in me pressed upon my spirit to pick up and open my Bible. God had something for me. I opened my Bible directly to Isaiah 61. As I began to read, it was as if the voice of God was speaking every single word directly into my spirit. It is hard to put into words, what I experienced that day. However, it was one of the most pivotal spiritual moments of my life. God transformed my life in that moment… He spoke His purpose for my life into me, He revealed to me WHY I had lived the life I had lived, the losses I’d suffered, the pain, the heartache… and the PURPOSE behind all of it. Lord, He put my heart back together in that very moment… He picked me up and dusted me off. He restored my hope and allowed me to see my life through His lens instead of my own. Although, even though in that moment, my life changed… I truly had no idea just how much and/or what God had planned and in store for me. Smile. My God. Nothing comes close to His love.

I could never have imagined or dreamed the plans God had for me. (SN: This is why we can NEVER give up. For those of you who are reading this and you are hurting, feeling alone, broken, hopeless, angry, whatever it is you are feeling, whatever it is you are going through, be encouraged. Don’t you dare give up. Even though you can’t see it now, God has a plan for your life too. He LOVES you. He has things in store for you, that you can’t even fathom right now. You’d never believe He could take you from where you are now to where you will be…. But He will. If you just trust Him. Let Him. Take it ONE day at a time. Just give God time.)

This year has overwhelmed me in the most wonderful of ways. God has showered his love and joy upon me in ways I can’t even begin to express in words. He has opened the flood gate of love and it is gushing in every area of my life. He has filled my life with more joy, peace, love, and hope than I’d ever imagined possible. This is what it truly means to be “blessed.”

A Little of This A Little of That

From my heart, to yours...

My heart is heavy today, as my Father’s heart is heavy. He wants so much for His people, yet we are continually content with so little: little faith, little righteousness, little strength, little courage, little purity, little holiness, little respect, little integrity, little peace, little love, little compassion, little wisdom, little application of God’s word… little accountability…little of this … and little of that. God’s spirit in me is crying out, “WHERE ARE MY PEOPLE?” How is there no distinction between US and the world?

Over the past few days and weeks, I have spent some time scrolling on my fb newsfeed. Generally, I do not have much time to do so. The time I spend on facebook is usually dedicated to ministry, sisters evolve, and responding to messages from members/sisters. However, lately, I’ve been observing the posts in my newsfeed more and more. What I am seeing has broken my heart. More than that, God is showing me how much it BREAKS HIS - daily. If MY heart can hurt for His people…. How much MORE-SO does His heart hurt for us all!?

What am I talking about? I’m talking about my fellow brothers and sisters in the faith, living lives that completely contradict EVERYTHING their professed Lord & Savior lived and died for them to have and to be. I’m talking about this lax attitude we have toward God, holiness, and righteousness. I’m talking about the profanity, the content of the posts, the lifestyles being portrayed and lived, the “light yourself on fire” and “hold your breath until you pass out or go into a seizure” videos and challenges OUR YOUTH are participating in on facebook AND many ADULTS are sharing! I’m talking about the way our men and women interact with one another. I’m talking about how CHRISTIANS are LIVING behind closed doors and PUBLICLY. I’m talking about PEWS being filled to the max on SUNDAY and no EVIDENCE of CHRIST being evident anywhere in anyone’s lives the other SIX ½ days of the week! Dear, God. (tears)

Do we not realize there is a DIRECT connection between the LACK of righteousness in the Christian life and the LACK of progression, prosperity, and peace. You know WHY?? Because these are the fruits of HIS SPIRIT! If His spirit is not dwelling within us, how then can we expect to produce His fruit??

Some of you reading this are thinking, “That’s right! Christians need to get it together!”

But you don't realize this is for you.God is speaking to YOU. This is to ALL of us… not ONE of us is giving God what He deserves. Granted, yes, some may be missing the mark by a mile, and you, only by an inch… but if we are missing the mark, we’re missing the mark – it doesn’t matter if we are missing it by a millimeter. We are missing it. Time to search our hearts. Time to really examine our lives. Search your OWN heart. Make up your mind, your heart, and your soul to actually start LOVING GOD with your LIFE today.

I am talking directly to CHRISTIANS. No one else. Do you actually KNOW the God who saved you, loves you, created you, and purposed you to live in a time such as this???? Do you truly KNOW Him??? Please do not deceive yourself. Your LIFE indicates that you do NOT. Your very life, the way you live it…. Indicates He is NOT present with you… He is not ruling in your heart. You are not abiding in His presence. You do not know His word or His love, and the Word you do know, you are not applying. You see, you could NEVER experience the love of God, receive His spirit IN YOU, and continue in SIN like this, be content in SIN like this, dwell in SIN… NO! His spirit in You causes CHANGE! It causes you to HUNGER for HIM, to strive to be like Him, to TURN AWAY from your sinful ways, to love what He loves, to hate what He hates, to LIVE FOR HIM, because HE DIED FOR YOU. 

You think you are ALIVE in SIN? You are not. You are DEAD in sin. That’s why your finances are dead, your peace is dead, your marriage is dead, your health is dead, if all around you there is nothing but death… that is not CHRIST.