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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 11, 2013 | heart change, idols, repentance, surrender
In my last post, we talked about “sitting in it” so that we can identify the motives of our hearts. Here’s a further way of “sitting” as given by Elyse Fitzpatrick in her book Idols of the Heart, a book I’ve highly recommended in...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 29, 2013 | beliefs, blame, dependence, forgiveness, freedom, guilt, holiness, idols, messages, repentance
What do you feel like you must make sure other people know about you? What is your most valued personal trait? Do you get upset when people think the opposite of you? You may remember that in past posts I’ve shared that I want to be seen as dependable and...
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 | Jun 18, 2012 | Bible reading, dependence, fellowship, idols, people pleasing, quiet times, SPSS
Can something so good like your Quiet Time with the Lord become an idol? I was wondering that myself the other day and began to imagine a conversation like this.I’m talking to a friend and I say, “Golly, I’m feeling disgruntled today. I didn’t...
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...
