Resolve to LOVE!

With the New Year approaching, it is often a time of reflection, planning, changes, and yes.... resolutions. Some frown upon resolutions. Others swear by them. Today, I do neither. Instead I offer a humble suggestion. Whether you are for or against New Year Resolutions, consider this: the definition of “resolve” is a firm determination to do something.

In today's world, with all the chaos, murder, suicide, and mayhem that is taking place, we could ALL stand to resolve to personally SHARE MORE LOVE with one another. We could all stand to resolve to CARE more about others, in word AND in deed. We could all stand to pour more positivity into the lives of others in the way we treat people, respond to people, consider others, post on facebook, and the list goes on. So as the New Year approaches, I challenge us all (myself included) to take the time and to think of, not only how we can improve our own lives, but how we can positively impact the lives of someone else. Turn it into a DAILY resolution to bless someone else EACH day - whether with a smile, kind word or compliment, asking someone how they are doing... and then LISTENING to their response, volunteering and giving of your time and/or resources, donating, mentoring, adopting, and the list goes on. Say, “I love you” more. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Take time and work on your families. Love one another. Take time and really TALK to one another. Invest in your children. Invest in your community. Resolve to think outside yourself, this New Year. If you decide to join me,

With My Whole Heart #4

{{Am I Loving God With My Whole Heart?}} 

Q: Do YOU read your Bible often & regularly? - - - Yes or No?
Are you reading, studying, and writing God's word on your heart? Are you committing verses to memory? Yes or No?

>>>> If you answered "yes" to the questions relevant to your life - please share how it is you are managing to do so. Why you do so. How were you able to overcome? What is your testimony? Share anything that has blessed you in this area.

>>>> If you search your heart, and find your answer to be "no" in any area. Please share. I am positive you are not alone in your struggles and the purpose here is to become better. As you share, you will provoke dialogue that will bless not only yourself, but your sisters as well. Let us get to the HEART of the matter, together, and may GOD be glorified. Let us not deceive ourselves into thinking God's word does not apply to us... Or allow ourselves to justify sin. Let us intentionally and purposefully seek to EVOLVE, to change, to become more like Him - better reflections of Christ. ♥ {James 1:22-25} But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves... he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

The following scripture speaks to the HEART of the matter (as well I have listed additional verses at the end; I urge you all to take the time to search the word for yourselves. Look these scriptures up, write them on your heart [commit them to memory], and APPLY them to your life).

 What does GOD say about the importance of reading, studying, and memorizing His word? 

{John 14: 15} “If you love me, keep my commands..." 

{Joshua 1:8} "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."

{Matthew 4:4} But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

{Psalm 119:130} The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.

{Psalm 119:105} Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

{Psalm 119:9} How shall a young man (woman) cleanse his (her) way? By taking heed and keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to it].

{Ephesians 5:8-11} For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

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With My Whole Heart #3

{{ Am I Loving God With My Whole Heart? }}

Q: Are you living in sin and yet glorifying God with your mouth? Are you offering Him lip service but failing to give Him your heart and your life, failing to act in accordance with your words?

 >>>>If you answered "no" to the questions relevant to your life - please share how it is you are managing to do so. How were you able to overcome? What is your testimony? Share anything that has blessed you in this area.

>>>>If you search your heart, and find your answer to be "yes" in any area. Please share. I am positive you are not alone in your struggles and the purpose here is to become better. As you share, you will provoke dialogue that will bless not only yourself, but your sisters as well. Let us get to the HEART of the matter, together, and may GOD be glorified. Let us not deceive ourselves into thinking God's word does not apply to us... Or allow ourselves to justify sin. Let us intentionally and purposefully seek to EVOLVE, to change, to become more like Him - better reflections of Christ. ♥ {James 1:22-25} But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves... he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

 The following scripture(s) speaks to the HEART of the matter (these are just a few; I urge you all to take the time to search the word for yourselves. Look these scriptures up, write them on your heart [commit them to memory], and APPLY them to your life).

 1 John 3:18 // Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

I have been pondering another Christian saying today: "Glory to God"....what does this really mean? We will often state that we give "glory to God" for this, that, or the other but are we just offering Him lip service?

Dictionary.com defines "glory" as....

2. something that is a source of HONOR, fame, or admiration; a distinguished ornament or an object of pride.
3. adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving.

Matthew 15:8 “‘These people HONOR me with their LIPS, but their HEARTS are far from me.

The real question is, do our hearts and therefore our lives, bring "GLORY to GOD"? It isn't about lip service alone. It isn't about accrediting Him with being the source of these things with our words but professing His greatness with the very lives we live!

Let us not make the mistake of being superficial with God. He knows better anyway and we are hurting ourselves by doing so. Let Him in. It is time to go deeper and truly live what we profess to believe. Let His grace work in you to bring forth the true glory of God in your life! And we will SHINE brighter and brighter ALL FOR HIS GLORY!

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With My Whole Heart #2

{{ Am I Loving God With My Whole Heart? }}  

Question: Do YOU use profanity? - - - Yes or No?
Do you regularly swear/curse/cuss? Do you use profanity when you are angry? When you are with a certain group of people? In a certain environment? Yes or No?

>>>>If you answered "no" to the questions relevant to your life - please share how it is you are managing to do so. How were you able to overcome? What is your testimony? Share anything that has blessed you in this area.

>>>>If you search your heart, and find your answer to be "yes" in any area. Please share. I am positive you are not alone in your struggles and the purpose here is to become better. As you share, you will provoke dialogue that will bless not only yourself, but your sisters as well. Let us get to the HEART of the matter, together, and may GOD be glorified. Let us not deceive ourselves into thinking God's word does not apply to us... Or allow ourselves to justify sin. Let us intentionally and purposefully seek to EVOLVE, to change, to become more like Him - better reflections of Christ. ♥ {James 1:22-25} But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves... he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

The following scripture(s) speaks to the HEART of the matter (these are just a few; I urge you all to take the time to search the word for yourselves. Look these scriptures up, write them on your heart [commit them to memory], and APPLY them to your life).

{James 3: 9–12} NIV
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

{Ephesians 4:29} - Amplified
Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it.

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30-Day Challenge! "Lighting the Path into 2013 & Beyond!"

Starting TOMORROW (Monday 12/10)!! --- Are YOU in?! -- This will be our last group challenge & growth activity this year!! SE 30-Day "Lighting the path into 2013 and beyond!" CHALLENGE!! - - I personally challenge EACH of you to participate in this activity! END the YEAR STRONG! And begin the NEW YEAR on the path GOD has set before you!! Allow HIM to light the way!! Be blessed!! ... And BE a blessing!
Read the details here or below: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sistersevolve/30-day-challenge-lighting-the-path-into-2013-beyond/466802710043401

Recent studies have established that the #1 way to GROW as a Christian is to READ THE BIBLE. I could also site PLENTY of verses to support this statement, which can be found in the Bible itself. We are to LIVE on the very word of God. Yet many of us rarely, if ever, spend time reading and studying His word. We wonder why there is so much chaos in our lives, yet the answer is simple - we are malnourished. Spiritually, we are starving. I refuse for us to enter the New Year, in the same old neglected state. God is calling us to MORE. There is so much that He wants to do in us and through us, yet He requires a level of maturity from us, that we simply will NEVER reach if we are not willing to put in the time and work. The Bible tells us God's word is a LAMP unto our feet and a LIGHT unto our paths (Psalm 119:105). Consider that for a moment. Picture a maze. Now imagine it is pitch black. You are given a lamp. When fully utilized this lamp has the power to guide you safely through the maze. Now, unless you pick the lamp up, and then hold it in front of you, perhaps at your feet, AT ALL TIMES, and follow the path it lights for you... what good will it do you? If you set the lamp down and walk away from it, into the darkness, it can no longer light your path... Are you getting it? God has left His word, to light our paths! But unless we spend time READING it, STUDYING it, WRITING it on our hearts, and APPLYING it to our lives, we are literally doing ourselves a disservice. We are choosing to walk in the dark, when God has left us a light! Sounds crazy right? But it's exactly what many of us are doing.

>>> As you may know, we will be beginning 2013 with an 8-day "Fast & Feast" (from jan 1 - jan 9)! For more information on the fast, visit this link and I pray you will join us in the fast: https://www.facebook.com/notes/sistersevolve/ses-8-day-new-beginnings-fast-feast/287886687935005 . God has impressed upon my heart that we NOT wait until 2013 to walk into this NEW SEASON. He has impressed upon my heart that we spend not another second in the dark. Therefore, we are going to begin TODAY, our last group challenge and growth activity of the year!


{{ IF YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO}} We are

2013 Vision Casting

This MONDAY evening // 7-8pm // PANERA BREAD 7175 West Lake Mead Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada

{{IMPORTANT!!}} I am asking that ALL local RUBY members as well as any women who are a part of SE on any level OR interested in learning more about the ministry, and where we are going - PLEASE BE IN ATTENDANCE.

Then the Lord answered me and said:
“Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. {{ Habakkuk 2:2}}

It is extremely important that we all be on one accord. It is our desire to always operate in the spirit of unity. God has a vision for SE. He has a plan. The theme for 2013 is "IT'S A NEW SEASON!" - to God be the glory! I would like to share with you all the vision as He has laid it out for me. I would like to share with you all the direction He is taking us in 2013 and how you play a crucial role in bringing the vision to pass. I would like to answer any questions you may have. God has shown me that He has placed so many amazing gifts in all of you and how SE is a place where we can ALL let our lights shine! Come out and hear the vision, share your heart, and PARTNER in on a deeper level, if you haven't already. Get involved. Share your gifts. I will share the vision - and we can RUN with it!! Praise God!

We are a TEAM. This is not, never has been, and never will be a one-woman show. Together