by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 11, 2012 | caregiving, contempt, deception, holiness, idols, lies, people pleasing, self-protective sinful strategies
(Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanz. Located in Milan, Italy) Well, are you hanging in here with me? Facing our self-protective sinful strategies can be hard work because it seems so threatening. And maybe it even feels like I’m being picky. Or...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 8, 2012 | holiness, humility, money, pride, self-protective sinful strategies, Trust
What do you depend upon for your feelings of security or love or peace or satisfaction? We’ve been looking at the book of Obadiah to discover the self-protective sinful strategies that we may not even be aware of in our own lives. In verses 5 and 6, we...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 6, 2012 | holiness, humility, pride, self-protective sinful strategies, surrender
Let’s continue our reading of the book of Obadiah to find another kind of self-protective sinful strategy. Verse 4 says, “‘Though you build high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,’...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 4, 2012 | beliefs, God's heart, holiness, idols, repentance, self-protective sinful strategies
We talked in my last post about how things we’re currently facing could be happening so that we’ll deal with things from the past. The Apostle Paul wrote, “You’ll reap what you sow.” This is not supposed to be some meanly intended...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 3, 2012 | anger, contempt, holiness, love, procrastination, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies, unconditional love
Larry and I were promised a refund from a Christian company for a service they were unable to provide. Over a six month time period, I tried to prompt them to actually send the refund but there were excuses after excuses or else, “It’s in the mail.”...
