by Teresa Shields Parker | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Uncategorized
If pride is not dealt with, it will introduce into our lives, a bolder and more arrogant emotion called pretension. It’s what pride becomes when we start believing we are invincible and don’t need God. Pretension is when an inflated sense of self-importance takes over... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Uncategorized
Being prideful is not just an attitude. It’s also an emotion God hates. It’s the emotion that He wants us to ditch, and He tells us exactly how to do that in His Word. Pride is the foundational emotion on which all other emotions, which lead to sin, are built. Pride... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Nov 2, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers
Many of us don’t know what to do with our emotions so we just try to ignore them. My cure for not feeling my emotions was to overeat foods made with sugar flour. I didn’t want to feel my emotions. I was running from my emotions because I was sure I would be crazy if I... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Oct 26, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
I’ve been scared to death, but thankfully I have also been invited to life. I much prefer the latter because God is the One who invites us to live a full and abundant life. The Bible says a lot about this. “God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, so that... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
How can we be as hungry for God as we are for sugary treats and junk food? How can we crave God instead of the things we know we shouldn’t be consuming in huge quantities and causing damage to our bodies. By looking at two contrasting stories in the Bible about food,... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
God tells us that we are wonderfully and fearfully made which basically means we were created for a higher purpose, for His purpose. “I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very...
