by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 3, 2014 | quotes, speaking
Hold Your Tongue”When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.” Proverbs 10:19 (NIV)Although it’s difficult to do, God promises to reveal our wisdom when we control our words.”It often shows a fine command of language...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 1, 2014 | anxiety, forgiveness, obedience, overwhelmed feelings, peace, procrastination, regrets, self talk, worry
Here’s our final perspective about dealing with regrets: “Remember But Look Forward.” God’s message is, “Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 26, 2014 | anxiety, blame, fear, forgiveness, people pleasing, perfectionism, regrets, worry
Here’s a second idea for dealing with regrets: “Remember But Forgive.” The key is to forgive. Forgive ourselves and forgive others. No, we may not be able to forget, but we can forgive. Rick Warren writes, “We are products of our past, but we...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 24, 2014 | anxiety, blame, doubt, fear, knowing and understanding God, worry
Someone has said, “If you have one eye on yesterday and another eye on tomorrow, you’ll look at today cross-eyed.” That’s what regrets do to us. We are so focused on the past that we can’t focus on the present. Until recently, I never recognized having regrets as a...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 22, 2014 | attitude, dependence, hope, hopelessness, humility, longing for God, peace
Naomi had a lot to worry about. After her husband and both of her sons died in a foreign land, Naomi trudged back to her native land with one of her son’s widows, Ruth. When she returned to her home in Bethlehem, hardly anyone recognized her, so great was her grief...
