by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 14, 2012 | God's heart, heart change, holiness, protect, trials
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netHave you had your eyes examined lately? The last time my eyes were examined, I felt tense having that puff of air come toward my eye to test for glaucoma. I knew it was coming and the longer I waited for it, the more tense I became. I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 13, 2012 | deception, holiness, obedience, quiet times, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS, temptation, way of escape
Free images from FreeDigitalPhotos.netToday, we’re coming to the final two self-protective sinful strategies of the Edomites and possibly us! They are wisdom and strength. Here’s Obadiah 8-9: “Will I not on that day,” declares the Lord,“ Destroy wise men...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 11, 2012 | caregiving, contempt, deception, holiness, idols, lies, people pleasing, self-protective sinful strategies
(Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanz. Located in Milan, Italy) Well, are you hanging in here with me? Facing our self-protective sinful strategies can be hard work because it seems so threatening. And maybe it even feels like I’m being picky. Or...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 8, 2012 | holiness, humility, money, pride, self-protective sinful strategies, Trust
What do you depend upon for your feelings of security or love or peace or satisfaction? We’ve been looking at the book of Obadiah to discover the self-protective sinful strategies that we may not even be aware of in our own lives. In verses 5 and 6, we...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 6, 2012 | holiness, humility, pride, self-protective sinful strategies, surrender
Let’s continue our reading of the book of Obadiah to find another kind of self-protective sinful strategy. Verse 4 says, “‘Though you build high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,’...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 4, 2012 | beliefs, God's heart, holiness, idols, repentance, self-protective sinful strategies
We talked in my last post about how things we’re currently facing could be happening so that we’ll deal with things from the past. The Apostle Paul wrote, “You’ll reap what you sow.” This is not supposed to be some meanly intended...
