by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 16, 2013 | fear, Trust, worry
When I was an older teenager and a new Christian, I attended a seminar where I heard a principle for how to diminish worry. I was all ears! The day after the seminar I returned to my part-time job in the morning and college classes afterwards. There were no extra...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 8, 2013 | faith, fear, Trust, truth, worry
I’ll never forget that Christmas Eve in the Los Angeles basin. I was eight years old and we had gone to my grandparents’ home for our celebration. When we left their home around 9 PM, dense fog had socked-in the area—so thick we couldn’t see within ten feet of...
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 | Dec 3, 2012 | anxiety, beliefs, fear, heart change, holiness, idols, worry
I’m here in the hospital helping to take care of my 87-year-old mother who had a hysterectomy because of uterine cancer. We are praising the Lord that the surgeon believes he removed all the cancer. As I’m caring for her, I’m remembering many...
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 | Sep 24, 2012 | contempt, deception, endurance, faith, faithfulness, fear, grace, hope, hopelessness, message, perfectionism, perseverance, Trust, truth
I’m on jury duty standby this week. I don’t know how your area works jury duty, but in my area, I check in every evening to see if I’ll be called in for the next day. That can keep going for up to five days. I know you’ll think...