by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 14, 2008 | surrender
It’s been interesting to recognize an example of entitlement in Audrey. (For a few postings, I’ve been writing about entitlement–check those first). I started giving her a bottle of water to put in her purse when she goes to the senior center each...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 10, 2008 | pruned
I was driving down Cook St. and the guy in front of me was going so SLOW!!!!!!!!!! Ack! I was impatient. What is he doing? I was really frustrated.Then I saw the police car on a side street. And I came alert and realized, “I’m driving by a school; the kids...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 9, 2008 | surrender
Our pastor told the story of Joseph Ton who was a preacher in Romania, which at that time was under communist rule and illegal to preach Jesus. One day, Joseph sensed the Lord wanting him to be willing to literally lie to self. So he courageously preached knowing he...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 8, 2008 | surrender
I’ve been thinking a lot about “entitlement.” Entitlement is the idea that I’m entitled to something; that I should have something or even be something. It means, “I deserve this or that.”I think our anger or frustration or...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 24, 2008 | sin
Larry and I pulled weeds today and there was a huge difference in the ease of the removal depending upon whether the ground was wet or dry. HUGE difference!Of course, I got to thinking, if God wants to pull any weeds of sin out of my life, what would make my...