Sweet Grace For Your Journey

Episode 190-Called and Anointed

What I’ve learned through my weight loss journey of losing over 250 pounds is growing closer to God is not an add-on in any area of my life. Growing closer to God is God’s main objective for us. Weight loss is the add-on.

He has a calling and anointing for each of us, but He won’t unveil it until we are all-in with Him. We have to shift our total dependance back to Him. We were there one time for sure. That was when we accepted Jesus into our hearts. We vowed to follow Him. Then the evil one whispered lies in our ears and we went back to indulging in what we thought we needed in order to fix us.

On this episode we’re going to talk about how to jump all-in with God to do the things He is waiting patiently to reveal to us. 

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Episode 189-From Shame to Faith

For every single thing that brings us down, God has provided a portion of the fruit of the Spirit to combat it. This is more than true when we are dealing with fear of shame and condemnation. It feels like there is no way to break free from addictions we have given into. 

When we are Christians and are indulging in sins that have become addictions we will feel shame. When we realize what we are doing, if our next step isn’t desiring to discover how to get free, we will slip over into fear of what will happen to us because we aren’t following God. Then, our faith, the very thing that can rescue us, will be under attack because we aren’t trusting the one we believe in.

This week we are talking about how to step out of the shame of what we are doing and into a strong, vigorous faith in God.

Overcomers Academy link: https://TeresaShieldsParker.com/Overcomers/

Episode 188-What Destiny?

God loves to talk about plans and destiny. You may be thinking, what does that have to do with me? Let me assure you that you are here on earth because God has a plan for your life. You may have no clue what it is or you may have an inkling. In either case, He’s working out your plan even right now. He’s even given you gifts to help you reach your destiny.

Part of the plan is for your very bones to vibrate with life. We talk about that and more on this episode. Time to discover how to step into your God-given destiny.

Overcomers Academy link: https://TeresaShieldsParker.com/overcomers/

Episode 187-Overwhelmed

I used to live in the land called Overwhelmed. Now, I live in the land called Surrendered. I certainly prefer Surrendered. It’s such a peaceful town. When I am overwhelmed, it is because I am doing too much and trying to figure everything out myself. When am surrendered, I have put everything in God’s capable hands. I let Him be in charge. I do what He tells me to do.

When we are overwhelmed, we feel defeated by everything we have to do. It feels too challenging for us to manage, but we keep trying and keep getting more and more overwhelmed. Then we can’t think, act, or function normally. 

God will help us, but we have to call on Him. 

Overcomers Academy link: https://teresashieldsparker.com/overcomers/

Episode 186-Don't Give Up!

When we have a need we want God to fix it right now. Not a week from now. Not a month from now. Certainly not a year from now and for real, not 10 years from now. We are impatient people and we want what we want done right now.

David said, “Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting for He will never disappoint you!” (Psalms‬ 27‬:14‬ TPT),

We must focus on what God has done for us in the past and know He will do the same for us today. This episode will teach you more about how to continue to trust God for answered prayers, even if it takes some time. Don’t give up!

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Episode 185-Don't Stress, Trust God

When everything is falling apart, what is the first thing we do? We try to fix it and if we can’t fix it, we worry about it. Then, worry leads to stress. When I am stressed, I am not trusting in God. I am trusting myself to fix what I am stressing about.

Jesus said, “Which one of you by worrying could add anything to your life?” (Matthew 6:27 TPT). We know worry doesn’t help. It leads to stress, which will harm us if we don’t get it under control.

In this episode, I give you five steps from stress to trusting God. We’ll also talk about what stress does to the body and how we can change our lives by getting rid of it. 

Overcomers Link: https://TeresaShieldsParker.com/overcomers/

Episode 184-Noisy to Quiet

Do you feel like you have so much noise in your head you can’t even think? Or are you at the point where spending time being quiet and in God’s presence is the highlight of your day? The latter is definitely preferable. Still, why do we continually find ourselves caught up in the noise of this life?

Our incessant thoughts govern us and drive us crazy telling us to do this, this, and oh, that and on and on. Our minds was crammed full of to do lists, agendas, and solutions we don’t have. Then, add to those the growing world noise like gun violence, political views, climate change, job shortage, work force shortage, fuel shortages, and so much more. These issues just bring up more unresolved issues to fill our minds with things we can do nothing about.

How can we quiet the noise in our minds and focus on Jesus, the one we should be focusing on?

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Episode 183-From Defeat to Victory

There are so many things that feel defeating in this life. We just get through one overwhelming issue when another pops up. The battles seem endless. We defeat one and feel victorious. Then another rears its head. It’s like an endless whack-a-mole game. The only good thing about this game is that it ends.

In life, the problems never stop. We want them to end. We want to feel victorious at something. In order to win at the game of life, though, we have to reset our minds. We must learn to view all the problems life brings not things that defeat us, but as a reminder to put our hand in the hand of the Master.

If you are going through a hard season, if you are facing trials and temptations, this episode is for you.

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Episode 182-Don't Lose Your Soul

We have to be careful that our desire for things of this world don’t become our main motivation for living. Can we be a Christian and have insatiable desires for things of this world? 

The answer is yes we can. Will we be a peace with God? No, we will not. Will we still want more of the things of this world? Yes we will unless we tap into the real reason why we are on earth in the first place. 

We want to save our souls, not lose them. On this episode we talk about how to do that. 

Overcomers link: https://teresashieldsparker.com/overcomers/

Episode 181-Am I Greedy?

According to the dictionary greed is an “intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.” Did you get that? It includes food and money. Both of these aspects are in my story. One of the synonyms for greed is gluttony. The dictionary definition of gluttony is “habitual greed or excess in eating.” 

Looking back over my life, I saw how connected the issues of finances and food were in my life. I violated the perimeters of what I could and couldn’t have by buying groceries and fast food and whatever I wanted to eat on credit. I wanted these things, even though we didn’t have money for them. This is the essence of greed. 

For every negative emotion or aspect of our lives, God has a solution or positive response. When we understand that one truth, we can work with God to defeat the thing that is overwhelming us. We just have to tap into God’s truth.

In this episode we will tap into that truth.

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