by Teresa Shields Parker | Nov 2, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
Why didn’t I stop eating foods that contained processed sugar when Jesus told me to stop back in 1977? Because I was stubborn and rebellious and wanted to keep at least one pleasure for myself. “Let me keep sugar, Jesus,” I’d say. “It makes me happy.” Of course, it... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
“At the rate our country is going I’m really concerned about what my grandchildren will face in the next 20 years,” a former pastor of mine said recently. Yes, I am concerned about that for the children of today as well and for my grandchildren who are yet to be born.... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
Most Christians want to serve God, but many miss this one big key. We can only serve God in the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 12:1-2 tells us about how we must surrender ourselves to God to be His sacred living sacrifices and then be inwardly transformed by the... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
To me, not many people’s feet are beautiful, but to God all of the feet of His children are beautiful. How do I know? One of my favorite scriptures appears in Romans 10:15 NIV. It says, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Back in 1989, a friend... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 2, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
We are all lumps of clay in the Master Potter’s hands. God is God. He created us for a purpose. When we find that purpose it makes all the difference in the world. First, though some of us have to go through His restoration process. Kintsugi pottery replica my... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Aug 28, 2021 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
If you are like me and have been in church literally all your life, you’ve heard the song “Jesus Loves Me.” Can I tell you a secret? As a kid, I kind-of got tired of that song. Still, the repetitive nature of it instilled in me the words, but it took me a while to...
