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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 30, 2012 | beliefs, Trust, worry
We were created to walk in fellowship with God, trusting Him for everything in our lives. We were not created with the capability of carrying the heavy load of worry. Many people think of worry as just an innocuous way to spend time but it is actually destructive....
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 | May 24, 2012 | beliefs, blame, holiness, love, obedience, unconditional love
We’re looking at I Timothy 1:5 for instruction on being able to love well: “But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” I defined “loving well” as being able to love with pure...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 6, 2010 | beliefs, salvation
Last month I celebrated my 43rd anniversary of becoming a Christian. In the beginning, I had some wrong ideas about the Christian life, like: I’ll become perfect. I thought I’d become a Christian so that God could make me instantly perfect. But then I...
