The World According to Rita
October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Rita Hassard
Decide to Decide…
Have you ever worried about making a decision on what to do for God? I worry some times what does God want me to do?
I would worry what if I failed. I would pray and think on my decision for weeks then I would make a decision and change my mind a few times.
I have had a revelation after reading a book called, “Faith to Faith,” by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland. I learned that God will back my decisions, but I have to make a decision before God can come on the scene, once we decide God will back us always. It is an awesome truth but it does carry a great responsib,ility.
The right and the privilege to decide has been left by God in the hands of men and women.
For example we have the right to decide where we are going to spend eternity, and God will back the decision, all the way to hell or Heaven. Romans 4:13-21:
•13. For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
•14. For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified;
•15. for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation.
•16. For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
•17. (as it is written, “A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.
•18. In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE.”
•19. Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;
•20. yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,
•21. and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
God can do everything for you, but you must decide. He’s provided His Name. He’s provided the blood of Jesus. He’s provided the Kingdom of God. He’s even made us partakers of it. Colossians 1:12
•12. giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
God is not going to make you take what He has to offer. Somewhere down the road we each have to make the decision to receive it. Once you do, God will back you to the hilt with His power. No devil in hell is big enough to stop you. All you have to do is decide. Is God leading you in a new direction? Is He leading you to step out in faith for healing or prosperity, or to take a whole new step of ministry? Don’t let fear hold you back. What ever your decision.
Declare your decision . Let it be done according to your words.
May God bless you.
My name is Rita and this is “My Opinion.”
The World According to Rita
September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Rita Hassard
Are you doing what God called you to do?
If you haven’t thought about this before, you may say, “I am not called to do anything.” No matter who you are or what you do, God has His calling on all of us. God has designed you to meet a need in the Body of Christ that no one else can meet quite like you.
If you are like most believers you have let your life become so busy with other things that you just don’t have time to pursue your calling. You may be so over whelned with the cares of life that you can’t see how you can fit anything else in.
I have had to make up my mind to trim away the extra things I have added to my life, and stir up the gifts God has given to me. I feel at times I just have to get back to what God has called me to do. If we are too busy for God, we are too busy.
You did not choose God, but He chose you. We don’t have to work half of our lives to find Him or what He wants us to do. He gave His life to find us. He is the Good Shepherd who gave His life for us and He wants us to enjoy our life. If you feel like you have no time then maybe Prayer is a good way to find out what you need to do.
Isaiah 1:19. “If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land ;”
1 Samuel 15:22-23. Samuel said, “Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
23. “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king.”
May God Bless you.
My name is Rita and this is my Opinion.
The World According to Rita
September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Rita Hassard
Results come from Perseverance…
Luke 11:8 (AMP) I tell you, although he will not get up and supply him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his shameless persistence and insistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
I think what most of us don’t realize is that perseverance is the key to success in everything. I wonder how many times we give up just before success comes. We have become a nation of getting everything fast. We have fast food and instant everything.
We don’t have to change God’s mind about anything. His will is for us to be successful in all things (if it’s in His Word then it’s His will). For people we pray for them to be saved, for healing of the sick, for success in our finances, and every thing God has blessed us with.
But we seem to give up just before our breakthrough. You see God will not go against the will of any person. If you say, “I quit,” God can’t move on your behalf any more. We need to stay in prayer and to watch the words of our mouth. If we speak God’s words and pray, no demon force can win against us.
If you’re sitting around waiting for God to work on your behalf, quit sitting around and get busy praying and speaking God’s Word.
Phillippians 4:13 (AMP) I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].
I would like to share a poem from Jill Wolf that was given to me. It lifts me up.
Don’t Quit
Don’t quit when the tide is lowest, For it’s just about to turn;
Don’t quit over doubts and questions, For there’s something you may learn.
Don’t quit when the night is darkest, For it’s just a while ‘til dawn;
Don’t quit when you’ve run the farthest, For the race is almost won.
Don’t quit when the hill is steepest, For your goal is almost nigh;
Don’t quit, for you’re not a failure Until you fail to try.
This is a wonderful thought, I hope you can keep this in mind when you are tempted to quit.
My name is Rita and this is my opinion
The World According to Rita
July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Rita Hassard
Faith………
Thank You God that the righteous shall live by faith and in faithfulness. I declare thatwe are righteous in Christ; we live by faith in God.
In Habakkuk 2:4 Look at the proud; his soul is not straight or right within him, but the [rigidly] just and the [uncompromisingly] righteous man shall live by his faith and in his faithfulness.
Also in Romans 1:17 it says: For in the Gospel a righteousness which God ascribes is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed through the way of faith that arouses to more faith]. As it is written, the man who through faith is just and upright shall live and shall live by faith.
In scripture it reveals that the people who are just and upright “shall live by faith.” Faith is confidence in God. It’s important that we learn to be consistently confident, not occasionally confident.
In the King James version it says to go from faith to faith not from faith to doubt to unbelief and back to faith. We need to have confidence in all things, with God’s help.
You can have consistent and confident faith too. Ask God to help you resist the enemy’s attack when he tries to rob you of that faith. Learn to go from “faith to faith” with overcoming confidence.
It is a fact that if you are prayed for by some one, for a problem or for healing, your flesh or satan will tell you that it didn’t work. No matter what happens, you have to believe in God’s word and know it has happened even if you still have pain or your finances aren’t what you want yet. God’s Word is always true. Don’t let any one or any thing talk you out of what God wants to do for you.
My name is Rita and this is my Opinion.
The World According to Rita
July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Rita Hassard
Don’t Over look God……….