July 23, 2023
Neglected Vines Recently, I was helping at a workday at my church. I started tending to some vines that had spread everywhere! As I was pulling them out, I realized they had been neglected for several years. This reminded me that it is so easy to neglect the vines of sin in my life. For me, the sin of pride is like these neglected vines. I didn’t think of myself as a prideful person, but the reality was that I was prideful, and it was really becoming a problem. I hardly noticed it spreading, just like the vines. But it was holding me back and affecting my life. My pride was like the vines at my church: spreading everywhere, hard to get rid of; deeply rooted and choking other plants. The vines and my pride had to be dealt with! Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles…. fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith….” (NIV)
™ for 15 years and is the Area Director for NJ/PA/NY. She is a busy wife and mother to 3 adult children and 1 daughter-in-law. Rita loves teaching fitness classes and doing various ministries with her husband of 35 years. She also enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with friends.
Rita Rabideau has been teaching Cardio Strength & Flexibility™ for 15 years and is the Area Director for NJ/PA/NY. She is a busy wife and mother to 3 adult children and 1 daughter-in-law. Rita loves teaching fitness classes and doing various ministries with her husband of 35 years. She also enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with friends. 
