by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
Is comfort important to us? Do we really need it? Or is it just something we think we need? Where or how do we find it if and when we do need it? After working with God to tear down many of the mental strongholds which led me to become a sugar addict, surrendering my... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
For most of my life, I was focused on trying to lose weight especially when I gained tot the point that I weighed over 300 pounds. Focusing on losing weight made me think about all the things I shouldn’t be eating. That just made me want to eat them all the more.... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
We all want transformation, but do we really want to go through the continual process of change that will mean? Our transformation process has been likened to the metamorphosis of the caterpillar to the butterfly. The caterpillar goes into the chrysalis and 10 to 14... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose, Uncategorized
Out of our biggest mess will come our greatest message if we give it all to God. For years I felt like a mess with so much weight on my body I could barely move. I tried to fix it myself but every time I tried to diet, it would just result in me losing weight and... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Aug 19, 2020 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Purpose
God is good and has good plans for us, even if we feel we are stuck in a disaster of our own making. What He says in Jer. 29:11 NLT is not just a cliché, it’s a solid truth. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog, Devotional, Health, Inspiration, overcomers, Uncategorized
Grace is this multi-faceted aspect of God that defines His nature and underlies everything He is and does. It is the engine that drives His purpose here on earth to help us move at Grace Speed. For at least 50 years I thought grace was just something that happened at... 
