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.”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 1, 2012 | deception, holiness, knowing and understanding God, message, messages, repentance, self talk, surrender
I wanted to add a little more to my last post. I suggested we ask ourselves, “What lie am I believing? How am I protecting myself from seeming danger or rejection or _______? How can I trust God instead?” In addition to that, we need to move into...