by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 12, 2015 | faith, heart change, holiness, love
How do you envision spiritual growth? Most of us think of it visually like a linear time line. On the left side of the line we make a step of progress and the temptation seems to be behind us and we won’t address it again. We have moved along that line to the right...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 8, 2015 | god, heart change, holiness
Have you ever wondered what holiness feels like? Malachi 4:2 expresses what God might like us to experience when we see the fruits of holiness that he is producing in our lives: “But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 6, 2015 | grace, heart change, holiness
I was driving down a California freeway on a superbly beautiful day of fluffy clouds on a background of clear blue sky and I just felt very happy. My happiness pressed my foot against the accelerator as the wind from the open window blew through my hair. I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 1, 2015 | heart change, holiness, people pleasing, perfectionism
I confess! I’m a People Pleaser! I’m motivated to please others for a variety of reasons and one main one is thinking I should never say “no.” Why?What will they think of me if I’m not the Super Woman who can say “yes” to everything?If I don’t say “yes,” then I’ll...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 28, 2015 | heart change, holiness
It may seem strange but a good quality or behavior can actually become a means of leaving God out of our lives. We have recognized that in ourselves.I, Kathy, love being seen as dependable. Early in life, to try to protect me from some painful things, I decided, ...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 28, 2015 | faith, heart change, holiness, idols, Trust
One Christmas when my ninety-year-old mother-in-law, Audrey, lived with us, our then-three-year-old grandson, Raf, was fascinated with Audrey’s walker. As he walked (or ran!) away with it, Audrey became visibly anxious calling out to him, “Don’t take away...
