by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 29, 2012 | forgiveness, knowing and understanding God, pruned, repentance, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS, surrender, temptation
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.netFinally! We hear Job speak! Job 40:3-5 says, Then comes Job’s reply, Then Job answered the Lord and said, “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You?I lay my hand on...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 27, 2012 | God's questions, heart change, humility, knowing and understanding God, motives, self-protective sinful strategies, surrender
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.netAs we continue to move through the book of Job to help us resist a resistant or hardened heart, we find God’s next comments to Job centered on His formation of animals. He started with His creation of earth and the heavens....
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 25, 2012 | God's questions, knowing and understanding God, motives, perfectionism, pride, repentance, self-protective sinful strategies, sovereignty, SPSS, surrender
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.netIn my last post, I began talking about a resistant or hardened heart which is based upon questioning God’s transcendence, power, and knowledge. And overall, is a questioning of His sovereignty as we saw in God’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 21, 2012 | dependence, God's questions, guidance, humility, knowing and understanding God, lies, obedience, pruned, repentance, sovereignty, SPSS, surrender, truth
Do you sometimes recognize in yourself a resistant heart to the Lord? Or maybe it’s even as strong as a hard heart? I know that I’ve been convicted of that and I’m grieved by it. At the time, it’s seems impossible to change my heart. At times,...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 1, 2012 | deception, holiness, knowing and understanding God, message, messages, repentance, self talk, surrender
I wanted to add a little more to my last post. I suggested we ask ourselves, “What lie am I believing? How am I protecting myself from seeming danger or rejection or _______? How can I trust God instead?” In addition to that, we need to move into...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 21, 2012 | compassion, faith, heart change, holiness, knowing and understanding God, love, marriage, obedience, unconditional love
Do you love your spouse? Do you love your child? Do you love your best friend? I’m sure you said “yes” to each question. Of course. But here’s another way to ask: Do you love your spouse well? Do you love your child well? Do you love your best...