by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 26, 2015 | beliefs, blessings, guilt, heaven, honorable calling, hope, lies, position in Christ, purposes
I am an epileptic. It’s official. You may remember I had a grand mal seizure last March 30th and have been on medicine since. As a result, we’ve found the sufficient dosage, which thankfully isn’t much, to prevent further seizures. That’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 17, 2015 | anxiety, faith, first love, forgiveness, gratitude, hope, Isaiah, sin, strength
When I came across Isaiah 44:22, my brain just couldn’t comprehend it. It seemed as unclear and blocked from my understanding as the mist it described. Here’s the verse: I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 30, 2015 | courage, faith, grace, hope, hopelessness, quotes, something difficult, temptation, temptations, trials
Protection: Are You Like A Used Teabag?When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze....
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 6, 2015 | forgiveness, hope, hopelessness, justice, psalms, shame, sin, unconditional love
Declared Innocent! My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;–1 John 2:1 (NRSV) Wouldn’t you love to be represented in court by the best...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 12, 2015 | encouragement, forgiveness, godly sorrow, grace, hope, humility, knowing and understanding God, peace
Many years ago, Larry and I attended the wedding of some friends. The groom was a fellow cop with Larry and I’d just recently met the bride. When it was time for us to leave after dinner, we went up to the newly-weds. “We wish you the very best,”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 1, 2015 | forgiveness, freedom, hope, knowing and understanding God, perfection, perfectionism, salvation, self-protective sinful strategies, shame, sin, thanks, thanksgiving
At the end of this post, I’ll tell you how someone will receive a birthday gift in a drawing. It’s my spiritual birthday! (Tweet that!) As a child, I believed I needed to perform perfectly in order to earn God’s love and approval, along with the...
