by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 28, 2014 | beliefs, blame, dementia, fear, fear of man, humility, Lewy Body Dementia, lies, overwhelmed feelings
I shared with you in a recent post how by caring for my mother-in-law, Audrey, who had Lewy-Body Dementia, I discovered that I have “Spiritual” Dementia. Here’s another symptom: “Protect the Image.”Audrey often came to me...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 8, 2014 | courage, endurance, fear, fear of man, people pleasing, trials, Trust, truth
I want to defend myself and not be misunderstood. How about you? Can we believe that God wants to protect our reputations—that Jesus “has our back”? Tweet That!I remember many years ago when I was scheduled to speak at a mom’s group at a major...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 21, 2013 | blame, contempt, courage, fear, fear of man, forgiveness, holiness, justice
Now, it’s time to focus on what Joseph’s brothers experienced. For the past several posts, we’ve been looking at how God wanted to bring healing to Joseph’s childhood wounds and He wanted to bring forgiveness to Joseph’s brothers’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 18, 2012 | fear, fear of man, people pleasing, relationships, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS, Trust, worry
In my post last week about plans becoming formulas and possibly idols, I so appreciated the comments that were made which ask for your input to this “formula:” Because living moment by moment is scary. Formulas are safe.Living moment by moment is...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 7, 2012 | anxiety, faith, fear of man, holiness, Trust
When was the last time you were hooked? Oh, you’re not a fish? I’m very confident of that but you can still get “hooked.” We’re hooked whenever we react in a manner that is contrary to the fruit of the Spirit. For instance, instead of...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 21, 2008 | fear of man
Isaiah 2:20-22 says, “In that day men will throw away to the rodents and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship. They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from dread of the LORD and the splendor of his...