by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 16, 2021 | people pleasing, perfection, perfectionism, Pure-Hearted
Why Do I Have a Hard Time Saying “No”? Do you relate? These thoughts create in me the fear about saying “no”… What will she think of me if I’m not the Super Woman who can say “yes” to everything? If I don’t say “yes,” then I’ll miss out...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 22, 2020 | 100 questions, anger, anger management, Bible reading, blame, fear of man, friendships, people pleasing
Free Yourself of Being Offended In the past I chose to be offended a lot. I didn’t know what motivated me. Over time, I’ve discovered the reasons and grown in being less offended. And let me tell you, being less offended is freedom! Being offended occurs a...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 14, 2020 | 100 questions, people pleasing, perfectionism
I’m sad to say other people’s opinions sometimes wreck havoc in my life. it’s called being a People Pleaser. And I started the practice early in life. As Larry and I worked on our two books in the God’s Intriguing Questions series, I was...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 22, 2019 | Christmas, people pleasing, perfectionism
Do you struggle with People Pleasing like I do? Here are some signals we have this sinful strategy: If someone doesn’t like me, I wonder why and think a lot about how to correct their perception of me. I say, “I don’t care what others think” but I also don’t want to...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 23, 2019 | abiding, Bible study, fear of man, glory to God, Martha and Mary, people pleasing, Pure-Hearted
I wonder if Martha, the sister of Mary, was the dependability queen in her town, Bethany. I can just imagine at the Women of the Temple Committee meeting for the upcoming women’s luncheon event, the chairperson asking, “Now who can we get to cater the lunch?” ...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 10, 2019 | anxiety, Bible reading, Bible study, children, glory to God, heart change, parenting, people pleasing
What Can We Learn From Salome? One of the challenges for all of us is thinking we know best for someone else. There’s a woman in the Bible named Salome who thought she knew best for her sons. Let’s read her story in Matthew 20:20-24: Then the mother of the sons of...
