by Kathy Collard Miller | May 10, 2017 | anger, anger management, anxiety, assumptions, beliefs, contentment, demands, hope, Never Ever Be the Same, overwhelmed feelings, people pleasing, perfectionism, why do I do what I do
There’s a reason you do what you do. Let me tell you a story. I had signed up to take refreshments to our adult Sunday school class. The sign up sheet for that month had been passed the previous month and I’d signed up knowing I would be out of town...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 22, 2017 | anger, Bible reading, contempt, contentment, love, marriage, people pleasing, self talk, studying Bible, women of the Bible
Any of us can be tempted by discontentment. Just ask Leah, one of the many women in the Bible. She is a very needy woman who puts her sense of worth into her husband’s hands. From the very beginning, she is considered the inferior sister to her favored younger...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 20, 2016 | Christmas, contentment, Never Ever Be the Same, people pleasing, perfect, perfectionism, position in Christ, stress
I mentioned in my last post that I’d continue the discussion of perfectionism. So now let’s look at one of the results of perfectionism which is People Pleasing. I confess! I’m a People Pleaser! I’m motivated to please others for a variety of reasons and...
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 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...
