by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 19, 2024 | anger, anger management, motives, Never Ever Be the Same
I’m Dependable. Why Could That Be Wrong? Dependability is a great quality. But for me, it can be wrong because of my motive. Am I motivated by self-protection or by trust in God? That question can apply to any quality but if you are desiring to live more...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 27, 2023 | devotional book, encouragement, endurance, faithfulness, glory to God, God's heart, knowing and understanding God, motives, perfectionism, Pure-Hearted
God Has Realistic Expectations of You Someone has said, “A perfectionist is a person who takes great pains and passes them on to others.” I’m one of those! And today I can only say “I’m a recovering perfectionist.” But that’s okay. Because God has realistic...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 3, 2023 | anger, anger management, motives, Never Ever Be the Same, temptations, unconditional love
Questions to Ask Yourself When a Friend Disappoints You We have all been there. Our friend reacts toward us and we feel disappointed, defensive, confused, angry, or misunderstood. What should we do? Most of the time, the most godly reaction is to do nothing and ask...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 19, 2018 | anxiety, beliefs, faith, God's heart, God's love, holiness, knowing and understanding God, love, motives, Trust, worry
Jesus definitely said some shocking things throughout His life and the group of men, “The 72,” who He sent out to evangelize, heard one of them. This snippet is from Pure-Hearted: The Blessings of Living Out God’s Glory and if you get this soon...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 19, 2017 | anxiety, fear, fear of man, lies, motives, procrastination, Trust
“Why does procrastination haunt me? I want to stop delaying but I keep putting things off.” Just the other day I figuratively shook myself by my lapels and asked, “Kathy, why do you let the dishes stack up? It looks so messy!” Why do I procrastinate? I had to be...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 18, 2017 | anger, anxiety, assumptions, belief, beliefs, blame, compliments, contempt, contentment, fear of man, motives, people pleasing, perfect, perfection, perfectionism
Have you noticed how often we can say something like, “I don’t want to make her feel … sad…angry…left out…upset…” The possibilities are endless. As a result, we become very careful and try to figure out how to avoid...
