by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 15, 2020 | Bible reading, Bible study, fasting, fear of man, strength, stress, Trust, women of the Bible, worry
In the turbulent times we live in, we could be tempted to think God is asleep on the throne. Our minds know there are no “coincidences” but our hearts begin to worry about the future. When I wrote my book, Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries, I studied...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 23, 2010 | fasting, temptation
(This is a third post on the theme of fasting from sugar.)I’ve fasted from sugar several times in the past. One time, I didn’t have any obvious sugar for a year. (I say “obvious” because ketchup has sugar in it and I ate things like that.) I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 19, 2010 | Bible reading, fasting
When Larry and I decided to go out to dinner yesterday, my first thought was, “Oh, good, I’ll get some dessert.” Then I remembered my commitment to no sugar and was disappointed.But then I remembered the point of my fast: to take that passion for...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 17, 2010 | fasting, sin
I love chocolate and sugar. At times, I believe I love chocolate and sugar more than God. I know you’ll think it’s too strong when I say that I worship sugar, but at times, it’s really the truth. As I talked with a friend whose thoughts were consumed...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 22, 2009 | fasting, pain
An interesting thought sprang into my mind the other day and I’ve been mulling it over. “Pain is a kind of fast.” Hmmm. Interesting.Normally, we think of fasting from food. The purpose of the abstaining from food (among many purposes) is to remind us...
