Overcoming Life! Be Encouraged!

Honestly, I cannot tell you the number of times I have wanted to quit! 
Maybe you are asking, Quit What? 
In this life we are left with a lot of choices. Choices that are not always easy to make! Everyday that we get up in the morning we start making choices right away. Some of these choices are simple and some are not so simple. I know for me, I make choices and hope for results and when I don't always see those results in the way I had hoped for it can become discouraging. 

When the results don't come according to our plan we can begin to entertain the thought of vacating, exiting, departing from, withdrawing. 
This might include withdrawing from dreams, abandoning those who love us the most, vacating hopes for a better future or for positive changes in our lives. 

We all have weaknesses and just maybe you too have had feelings of wanting to Quit     ( for whatever reason) but even in our weaknesses GOD IS FAITHFUL!

1 Corinthians 10:13 No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it. 

Hallelujah! What an encouraging Word from the Lord!

The truth is you know we can't quit! You know we don't REALLY want to quit! Sometimes its a very scary thing to give our all, to pursue our heart, to TRUST!! None of us want to fail and as long as you don't give up ... you don't fail! 

God gives us courage even when we don't have confidence. A God-given courage will give us the confidence we need to stand on His Word and to trust Him in all things. If we wait for OUR confidence to surpass our weakness and our fear we will always come up short but God makes us brave and gives us a courage that shines forth in confidence. Believe me, its not of our own but of God for sure!



Hebrews 10:30  But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed but of those who have faith & preserve their souls. 

As you know, none of us are perfect. I certainly do not have all of this perfected in my own life, but I share these devotions so that hopefully it will encourage you. I have come to realize that people have so many life stories and choices that they live with in this life and we need to build one another up. It is my prayer that this devotion blesses each one that it is intended to bless. 

Scripture declares in Hebrews 10:36 ESV "For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised."

I am so thankful that we serve a God who is alive and active in every detail of our lives!! Glory to God for all that He does for His children!

Thank you for taking the time to read and I hope you were blessed!!


Pastor Lisa
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He paid a debt!

Easter is upon us! One of my favorite times! So often our minds turn to the food, eggs, candy, & baskets and these things are loads of fun and filled with memories. 
But most importantly let's not forget the price that was paid for us. Jesus Christ defied death. Jesus is greater than death. He won the victory over death Forever! He lives and reigns.
God's work on the cross is life changing. He sent His Son to save us. To pay a debt that we could not pay. 
One of my favorite scriptures.... so beautiful.....
Isaiah 53: 4-5 Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 

I can hardly wait to celebrate on Resurrection Sunday! 
What a blessed people we are to serve a God that is alive and active in our daily lives! Share not only eggs & candy but let's share the message of Easter with those around us! If only, a reminder, it can change even the course of your day when you remind yourself that you should have died on that cross but your Lord took your place! 

Romans 1: 16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." 

I pray that each of you have a wonderfully blessed Easter and that the true message of our salvation rings forth in your heart louder than ever! 

An Intentional Woman

Hi There! Great to connect with you again! 

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to the ladies of my church and I can honestly say I shared this Word with an expectancy in my heart.I would like to share just some thoughts from that message with you today. I know that we all desire to become more intentional in many areas of our lives and God is wanting to show us how to become more intentional about our relationship with Him!

James 1: 6-8 For a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect anything from the Lord. The can't make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do. 

An intentional woman has her mind set on things above. 

We must refocus on who God is, what He is saying to us, and what His Word says to us. 

An intentional woman says my life goes through seasons but my God does not change. 


When we refocus we can become active in walking with God, walking in His Spirit, walking in HIS Words for us. 

An intentional woman does not just "let life happen" but has a heart for God and His purpose in her. 

Secondly, to be intentional we must rediscover!
 Rediscover who we are in Christ! 

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

When we know we are His masterpiece, nothing the devil tries to throw at us changes our value. We are close to God! 

Psalm 32:8  God directs us with His eye. 

He desires that we keep our eyes on HIM!  and when we do we find that  He is instructing us, teaching us, and showing us the way that we should go. 

Lastly, to be intentional we must renounce.  
We renounce the lies of the devil and DECLARE the truth in God's Word. 

When we renounce-- we declare that we are not going to abide there anymore. We are no longer going to engage in that place.  Ladies, renounce the lies and stand in the truth!


I hope this small portion of the message that I decided to share with you will encourage you to be more intentional in your walk with the Lord! I certainly don't have this perfected but I am working to be an intentional woman. 
I know that God is calling us to be intentional and stand for what His Word says about us!

Comments are welcome and feel free to share with others for encouragement. 

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Blessings, Pastor Lisa 

I Am Expecting!

Welcome to 2015! I can hardly believe that we are already upon a New Year! You know, without a doubt it is that time of year when we set goals and start everything new in our minds. I actually like that about this time of year!

I am really not one to set resolutions because I like to "Keep it Real"!  This year I have chosen a prayer to pray over my year. I am already in tears as I type this because God has put this so real upon my heart. My prayer for 2015 is that this would be a year of "favor"!

I know that God loves me, but this year I am believing for an "outpouring"! An outpouring of His Favor upon my life, my home, my church, my community and that His favor would rest upon the work of my hands. I believe this for not only myself but for my family and for each of you!

Psalm 90:17 says Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; and establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.

With every move we make, every word we speak, every decision, every thought, every moment of our lives, Lord let your favor be upon it.

Isaiah 58:11 And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Yes! This year let's give God everything and that includes those "scorched places" that need repair!


I AM EXPECTING that 2015 is a blessed year of God's favor!! God is so good!

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another John1:6

Happy New Year! Walk in His Favor!!

Blessings, Pastor Lisa Evans

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Small Winks

Life can be so demanding. Life can be so full of disappointments. Life can be so full of questions. Life can be just plain hard.

Oh! but Life can be calm. Life can be so full of wonderful divine appointments. Life can be full of the peace that passes all understanding. Life can be simple. 

Honestly, Life is simple in some ways. It really is.

Even though Life can get a little crazy...ok a lot crazy....especially this time of year! 

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. 

We might not understand all the crazy but we can have peace!!!

Even with that, we can keep our focus in the right place just by being thankful. Thankful for not only the big things but the small little winks from God each and everyday. 

You know what I am talking about? 

Those moments when you feel everything is falling apart and yet in just the right moment you can look up and say "God I know that was you"! That moment is so amazing and it should cause our heart to leap with thanks!

Maybe right now you are overwhelmed within. Maybe others don't even know what you are facing. BUT GOD DOES! 
I am praying today that God gives you that special wink. That moment that you know He is looking upon you and you are not alone!

Psalm 33:13 The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.

Psalm 121:8 Our Lord watches over us ....He sees all of coming and our going! 

Be on the lookout for it today and be thankful! Even for the little things... they are there just take a moment and rest in knowing that God is faithful!

Blessings to each of you!
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                                      Pastor Lisa Evans
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Under His Wings

Hello! I am so excited to finally be taking a moment to write another devotion! In this world we live in we certainly need to soak up all the Godly encouragement we can get hold of! Many reports seem to be those to cause fear to rise up within us. I want to turn my thoughts today to the ONE who is greater than all fear.

His name is greater that any sickness or disease. His name is more powerful than an army or leader and I chose to put my TRUST in Him alone. He promises to never fail me!

Proverbs 3: 25,26 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.

Hebrews 13:6 So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

I just have to share one more... Psalm 91:6 says that He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, not the plague that destroys at midday.

And, my friend, those arrows by day can come in many forms! The devil fires those arrows in hopes to kill, steal, & destroy in your life,  BUT he will not prevail!!

I absolutely love the calming feeling I get when I think of being covered in the feathers and wings of my Lord!!
The truth is with all the calamity around in the nations, country, communities, homes, and hearts ...we must find a place of safety and peace!! I am reminding myself today that the safety and peace that I long for is found only in Jesus!

It's a peace that this world and all its reports cannot give. But the report of my Lord is that he gives a peace in the midst of any storm, He will keep our hearts from trouble if we rest in Him.
I pray for all those in the midst of  hard situations today... we all face them for sure! I also pray for all those being affected by the turmoil we hear reported on the news.
But remember the news report is not the only report. There is also a report in God's Word and that report say that "WE WIN"! "WE OVERCOME!"


Romans 8: 37-39
No, In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present not the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Have a blessed day!!!

Pastor Lisa Evans

COMMON THREADS

It is so wonderful to connect with you once again! I am so excited to have the opportunity for us encourage and inspire one another today!!

In the past few weeks it seems that every direction I turn the circumstances and situations that I am facing want to whisper voices of defeat and discouragement. It seems that my very own weaknesses have been trying to consume my being and yet I know of the strength that lies within me!

So often, it's those weaknesses that keep us from being all that God wants us to be. I don't even have to ask you if you have weaknesses too because the truth is....I know that answer is YES! We all have weaknesses....yet....most of the time we are so afraid that our weaknesses will be revealed. We want to seem as though "we got this" or surely we are "Christian" enough to handle all things. Ha! I find the more honest we are with ourselves, with our friends and family, and with God the more we can understand how to find VICTORY in our very own weakness.

Weaknesses are a COMMON THREAD among everyone!! 

Why are we so afraid for those to be exposed?

In God's Word found in Corinthians we find the Apostle Paul struggling with an issue that he describes as "a thorn in the flesh". Obviously, his trial was so great he felt weak. 

The truth is we all feel weak at times but we must know where our strength comes from!!

2 Corinthians 12: 8-10 NIV
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

When everything in our lives is going great we tend to rely on our own strength but its in those storms of life that we feel so weak! It is also in those very weak moments that God is made strong! Our strength is always inadequate. Whether our life is going great or in a season of storms we are always to rely on the strong arm of our Great and Wonderful God!!

Do you feel weak today? Do you struggle with having to seem perfect in the eyes of those around you? Do you feel like a failure if you expose a weakness to even your family?

Yea! I use to feel the same way!! But praise God he has given me strength and VICTORY over those areas in my life and I pray the same for you!
We don't serve a God who expects us to be perfect. He does give us a road map for life in the Word of God and we are to strive with ALL OUR heart, soul and mind to serve Him and represent Him with excellence! 
But He never expected that you could handle life on your own. That is why He gave his very life because He knew you would need a helper much stronger than yourself.

Isaiah 40:31  But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Take heart today!! Do not let your weaknesses make you weak.... Let them make you strong!! We serve a STRONG and POWERFUL God who is never weak!! He wears the VICTOR'S CROWN!!
 ( By the way, if you want a blessing listen to the song titled Victor's Crown....it will bless your socks off!! I love that song!!)

Being a Christian or even a disciple of Jesus is not about figuring out how to seem strong or walk around like you have it all together....it's about admitting that we need a Savior that gave His all for you. A Savior that is strong!!

When we realize that maybe we fell down but we serve a God a says "Arise" get up and know that I am with you and I will never leave you nor forsake you" and He means that even when you are laying face down in the dirt.

Keep trusting, Keep believing, Keep seeking, Keep knocking, and know that your God is stronger than anything coming your way!!

Psalm 77:26 My flesh and  my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Be encouraged!! Love & Blessing!
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Pastor Lisa Evans