by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 5, 2013 | courage, encouragement, grace, hope, hopelessness, perseverance
Do you see it? Look really carefully. This is a plant that my son gave to my mom for Christmas last year. It was beautiful and full and lovely. But, we’ve had the worst time trying to keep it alive. I’ve starved it. I’ve given it fertilizer....
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 28, 2013 | grace, holiness, hope, humility, perfectionism, perseverance, procrastination, temptation
We’ve been talking about God’s work in our lives “little by little.” I wouldn’t doubt that some people would struggle with truly believing that God approves of such a slow means of growth and sanctification. For many of us, God’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 1, 2012 | assumptions, contempt, forgiveness, grace, lies, people pleasing, sin, SPSS
Let’s look at a third way that Satan accuses us. We’ve mentioned this verse before, but let’s look at it more closely. “Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 26, 2012 | anger, beliefs, contempt, forgiveness, grace, lies, listening, message, repentance, sin, truth, way of escape
Image from http://justbereal77.blogspot.com/2012/09/rescue.html We’re continuing a series about how Satan accuses us. It’s a heavy subject but one we need to be aware of and actively bring under God’s covering. Many times we aren’t aware Satan...
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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 23, 2012 | faithfulness, forgiveness, grace, gratitude, obedience
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netI just finished reading Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian. I highly recommend his book. His main emphasis is on how to live in “grace” throughout your Christian life, not just at the point of salvation.He...
