About Rita
“Being a Christ follower throughout my life has been quite the journey. He’s taken me through deep waters and trials that have tested me over the years. I have fallen so many times, and He’s always been there to lift me back up on my feet. Through a series of broken relationships, I finally figured out what was important to me, putting God first and letting Him lead me. I love writing and learning, and growing with God. I have a beautiful, adult daughter that I love spending time with whenever I can. My hope is to be a tool for God to use to lead others to Him”.
~Rita
16
Mar '19
Staying on Course
16
Mar '19
Sometimes it’s difficult to stay on track. Things happen that throw us off our game. We can make plans to do something and have it all set to go, and then something happens to sidetrack us. We have to figure out a different plan of action. Yesterday, I was really trying to enjoy my little nephew’s birthday party, while dealing with some physical pain. Everybody had a great time and seeing his little smile made everything just right. Taking the focus off the pain we may be feeling helps for a little while, but
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09
Mar '19
Grace
09
Mar '19
Standing firm in Christ and being secure takes work and dedication. God laid the foundation for us. He gave us directions to follow and live by. 2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” Having a relationship with God doesn’t mean we won’t endure pain and suffering, it doesn’t mean we won’t make
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02
Mar '19
What If??
02
Mar '19
What if we are faced with difficult individuals? How are we supposed to act? What if it’s someone we work with? What if it’s someone we love? What are we supposed to do and say when someone we care about confronts us with opposing views about our Christian belief? What if they oppose our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? These are situations we have to be prepared to confront and deal with. 2 Corinthians 4:4 – “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” Their eyes and their hearts are covered by their
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23
Feb '19
Working for God
23
Feb '19
Some days it can be tough to get out of bed. It feels so nice and cozy and warm under those covers. But alas, the day is calling. God is calling us to the front lines to do the work that He has put us here to do. We are His and He’s created us to further His kingdom. Ephesians 2:10- “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” God works in our lives and does wonderful, amazing things. As long as we live here on this earth, there will always be difficulties we have to face. We have a loving God who is right there with us. Isaiah 41:13- “For I, the Lord your God,
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16
Feb '19
Setting Standards
16
Feb '19
When we don’t set standards in our lives, it can become easy to conform to the ways of this world. If we don’t seek our direction from God, Satan has a way of slithering in and telling us that it’s okay to “think like that,” it’s okay to “live like that,” it’s okay to “keep doing the things you’re doing,” only it’s not. Romans 12:12 -“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” We follow certain standards in our work
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09
Feb '19
Daddy’s Hands
09
Feb '19
Well, January 27th marked eighteen years since my dad left this world and went home to heaven. My dad was the greatest man on earth “in my eyes”. Don’t get me wrong, He had problems and issues just like everyone else. He and my mom went through battles and hard times through the years, but one thing’s for sure, they always came out of it together and they always loved their family deeply. My dad was the one that I could always count on. He always did his best to make sure that my daughter and I were always taken care of. If I needed rescuing from my car breaking down in the middle of Ford road, or my pipes bursting in the middle of the night, he was always there. I remember him coming over when that happened to crawl under my house to turn off the water valve because I didn’t know what to do. I can remember him showing me over and over again how to put oil in my old Ford Pinto until I finally “got it.” He loved my little girl with all of his heart. When she was a lot younger, my work shifts meant that she spent a lot of time with my parents. She became a permanent part of their lives. There’s so many memories. I remember him and my mom working to fix things up out in the garage. I remember his working hands quite vividly. So many sweet memories.
Our Father in heaven loves us unconditionally. His hands take hold of us and guide us through each day. Why would He do that when we are so undeserving? Because He loves us so much. God’s love isn’t based on what we do or don’t do, He loves us no matter who we are or what we’ve done. I seek God each day knowing that He will lead me. When I make those “stupid mistakes,” I know that He will walk me through them and forgive me. I turn to God because He knows me better than anyone, He designed me to be used to fulfill His perfect plan. It doesn’t matter what the day holds for me, I am going to make mistakes and I will stumble and fall. It’s part of my human nature. When I turn my focus to my heavenly Father, He will pick me up and dust me off and lead me on the right path once again. He never gets tired of loving me.
1 John 4:10 ESV
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Romans 5:8-9 ESV
But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God.
But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 ESV
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
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Rita
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02
Feb '19
Sharing God’s Word
02
Feb '19
I don’t get tired of sharing God’s Word. I love reading and researching things to help me better understand what God’s purposes for different things are. There are friends that I have at work that continue to ask me for “the word of the day.” I only started doing that because one of them would constantly ask me just for fun, what the word of the day was. So I started keeping a list of words handy with scripture to go with them. So when I get the question, I’m prepared. That has helped me so much. Sometimes there will be others that will try to discourage me. But I don’t quit being who I am. God uses all of us in different
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26
Jan '19
Closer to God
26
Jan '19
I started writing so that I could try to keep my focus where it should be, on God. It was right after my aunt Audrey had passed away. We used to do a family Bible study tied together through Facebook, and she loved that. We kept it going for a while and I learned so much from everyone that was involved in it. It’s so important to keep that connection with God growing. There’s never “not” something new to learn in my walk with God. He teaches me how to live my life for Him. He teaches me how to live in the present. Matthew 6:34 says,
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19
Jan '19
My Story
19
Jan '19
We are all here for a reason. There’s a story inside our lives. There are special, unique circumstances that make us who we are. Things we experience throughout our lives determine the paths we take. All of us make mistakes, nobody is immune to that. We can choose to learn from our mistakes and move forward, or we can choose not to. When we choose to move forward, God opens doors that we have kicked closed. Sometimes God leads us on a journey to teach us to depend on Him. When we are so stubborn and determined because we think we know
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12
Jan '19
Countdown
12
Jan '19
Christmas is over. We had so much fun and laughter, sharing and spending time with everyone. The years seem to fly by faster and faster. We have parents, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren all together at the same time. What an amazing blessing. We learn to treasure each moment that God gives us because those moments go by so quickly. Our kids grow up in the blink of an eye and we sit and wonder how we got here so fast. We begin to count down the days until the new year begins. We make plans and
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