by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 6, 2012 | anxiety, assumptions, dependence, guidance, humility, knowing and understanding God
I don’t like to “not know.” I don’t like to not have an answer or an opinion. Not knowing or not being able to reply makes me feel tense. And dare I say it? I feel stupid. What’s even sillier, is that I will give an opinion even...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 15, 2012 | anxiety, armor of God, assumptions, beliefs, worry
On occasion, we’ve been talking about having victory over worry. Staying steadfast against worry can be a challenge. Let’s look at another way to stay tenacious and steadfast by following the truth of 2 Corinthians 10:5: “We are destroying speculations and...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 13, 2012 | anxiety, assumptions, attitude, deception, demands, opened eyes, overwhelmed feelings, pain, people pleasing, perseverance, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS
The Lord continues to show me the areas of my life where I require formulas for security. These formulas become idols because I’m depending upon the formula rather than in abiding in Jesus and walking in obedience moment by moment as the Spirit leads. Jesus...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 1, 2012 | assumptions, contempt, forgiveness, grace, lies, people pleasing, sin, SPSS
Let’s look at a third way that Satan accuses us. We’ve mentioned this verse before, but let’s look at it more closely. “Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 3, 2012 | assumptions, beliefs, Trust, worry
Today let’s focus on a woman of the Bible from Exodus 2 to continue our on-and-off focus about worry. This woman is Jochebed and she had a lot to worry about. She had given birth to a son. Normally a wonderful joy, it actually rang the death bell for...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 1, 2012 | anxiety, assumptions, beliefs, demands, dependence, obedience, surrender
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netOur wonderful God is not a “one size fits all” kind of God. Sometimes I forget that and think things like:Well, God responded to my friend that way, so He’ll respond the same way to me.Well, God is “the same...
