by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 13, 2016 | anxiety, assumptions, Christmas, contentment, demands, depression, knowing and understanding God, people pleasing, perfect, perfection, perfectionism, relationships, stress
Do you want to have a perfect Christmas or a stress-less Christmas? Tweet that! Maybe you’re thinking, “When I have a perfect Christmas, that will be stress-less.” Unfortunately, the two don’t go together. Trying to achieve something...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 8, 2016 | courage, encouragement, faith, God's love, guidance, kindness, love, obedience, Trust, witnessing
Some time ago I was waiting in the airport for my next connecting flight, minding my own business while enjoying reading a novel. I looked up and noticed a small food counter nearby where a woman was serving customers. I continued reading when unexpectedly the Lord’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 5, 2016 | contentment, faith, freedom, giving, gratitude, people pleasing, thanks, thanksgiving
Here’s a third post on the topic of identifying the blocks to gratitude as Hebrews 13:5-6 refers to. Here’s verse 6: “I will not fear; what can man do to me?” This part of those verses refers to a third lie blocking our gratitude. God...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 1, 2016 | contentment, God's heart, God's love, gratitude, mercy, thanks, thanksgiving
We are looking again at Hebrews 13:5-6 and the truths it shares with us that lead us to greater gratitude: “be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 28, 2016 | compliments, contempt, contentment, glory to God, God's heart, God's love, gratitude, heart change, holiness, people pleasing, perfection, perfectionism
Thanksgiving Day has passed and we’ve all been reminded to be grateful for the many blessings we enjoy. I was reading Hebrews 13:5-6 in preparation for a heart of gratitude and the passage refers to contentment. And if you think about it, contentment is tied...
