by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 9, 2015 | courage, faith, prayer, Trust
I’m surprised that with my current circumstances that the Holy Spirit keeps bringing to my mind Ephesians 3:20. After all, God knows I had a seizure, it’s no secret to Him, yet He promises: “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 8, 2015 | grace, helping, hope, love, mercy, perfection, sin
I was reminded of Hebrews 5:8-9 the other day when we studied it in church. It’s a verse that can be confusing:Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered, and having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 5, 2015 | heart change, holiness
Do we love others or do we love others well? All of us love imperfectly. But loving “well” means we love a person for their benefit rather than what it does for us or how it makes us look. We’re not talking about perfection but we are talking about desiring...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 1, 2015 | God's heart, God's love, heart change, holiness, love
Do you want to see Jesus’ compassion and patience in action? It’s in Jesus’ encounter with the rich young ruler.In one way or another, we’re all like the rich young ruler of Matthew 19:16-22. We just each have a different sinful strategy to cope with life. The young...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 28, 2015 | Easter, God's love, heaven, love, unconditional love
Because of the Lenten Season anticipating the Passion and then resurrection of Jesus, I was mediating on what Jesus said “no” to because of being here on earth. He said “no” to the delights of his home, heaven. Those thoughts seem very...