One of my main goals is to be a victorious Christian. I want to be an overcomer. I want to be able to conquer whatever difficulties come my way. Romans 8:37 tells us that in all things we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. But what does that really mean? First and foremost I know I cannot be victorious without God’s leadership. That means I have to lean on Him every step of the way. The post Episode 253-More than Conquerors appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

Do you believe God is for you? Are you living that our in your everyday life? Are there times you think you are all alone and have to protect yourself because you feel vulnerable? Romans 8:31 NIV asks a really poignant question. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” The issue for us is believing completely that God is for us. The post Episode 252-God Is For Us appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

We have God’s sure promise that everything will work out for good because we are called by God. Our confidence is based around our belief in God and His calling on our lives. This verse is here to comfort us and let us know that even the bad things which happen to us are things God can weave into our lives and use them for good. I have seen this in my own life. I have made so many blunders and mistakes on my journey. Eating myself towards an early grave was one of those that took up a huge part of my adult life. The post Episode 251-What is my Destiny? appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

I’ve know some great moments here on earth, sweet, intimate moments with my husband, loving moments with my children, beautiful moments exploring God’s creation, awesome times celebrating with family and friends. Multiply those by 1,000 and it still doesn’t come close to the glory that will be revealed to us one day. The post Episode 250-Towards Glory appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

We have a race to run while we are here on earth. It’s leading us towards a heavenly prize God already has waiting for us. Of course, we know we have an enemy that does not want us to run the race or obtain the prize. He makes us feel condemned or ashamed, guilty, fearful, unworthy, forgotten, useless, good-for-nothing. God tells something different.... The post Episode 249-Run the Race appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

A conundrum is a difficult or confusing problem or question. It’s like a mystery we can’t solve. In Romans 7, Paul shares a conundrum that I identify with and I expect if you are honest, you do too. Like any problem or mystery, I want the conundrum to be solved in 30 minutes like a good tv show. I don’t want to be left hanging to find out how things are solved for a week! Good or bad, I want it brought to end right now! However, for years I had no idea how to solve this issue that kept turning over and over in my mind. The post Episode 248-The Conundrum appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

We are in a war. We may not realize it as we walk through our daily lives but we are. If we belong to Jesus, sin has no legal control over us. We are free to follow God. However, we are just as free to be entangled again in the pull of sin. What will you choose? The post Episode 247-What War? appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

We may not like learning to be patient, but apparently God feels it something we need. In Romans 5:3 we read a bit about why this is. “With joy let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our hardships, knowing that hardship, distress, pressure and trouble produces patient endurance.” All the bad stuff we have to go through in this life helps to produce a virtue God wants us to possess. We need patient endurance to get through whatever is going to be thrown our way in this life. The post Episode 246-Patient Endurance appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

Let me ask you, what would it look like for you to have that kind of faith on your Spirit-Led Transformation journey? What would it take to do whatever God is whispering in your heart to do? It’s time. He’s calling you. Will you have the faith to take the next step? The post Episode 245-This Thing Called Faith appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more

An important step on our Spirit-Led Transformation is forgiving others. It’s actually a command from God. He demonstrates exactly what He wants us to do for others when He forgives us. Most of the time, this feels like a really hard thing to do so we sort of just put it in the back of our minds and leave it there. However, you aren’t bringing them to justice or hurting them by not forgiving them. The post Episode 244-Why Forgive Others? appeared first on Teresa Shields Parker ..read more