by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 23, 2018 | Christmas, heart change, people pleasing, perfectionism, Pure-Hearted
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”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 29, 2018 | Bible reading, communication, family, Larry, marriage, people pleasing, sexiness, unconditional love
We are continuing seeing how Jesus wants to strengthen our marriages through the wisdom of the Parable of the Soils. This time we learn we need to learn to say no to others and yes to our husband for a beautiful bloom in our marriage. Jesus said, “Other seed...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 16, 2018 | atheists, evangelism, justice, knowing and understanding God, lies, overwhelmed, overwhelmed feelings, people pleasing, perfection, perfectionism, position in Christ, Pure-Hearted
Just like Adam and Eve, we try to dress ourselves with the spiritual fig leaves of performance. But hear them ripping? I tried to prevent my fig leaves from ripping by keeping track of my good deeds and bad deeds on an imaginary scale of justice. After all, I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 25, 2018 | beliefs, Bible reading, fear, fear of man, glory to God, heart change, knowing and understanding God, peace, people pleasing, perfection, perfectionism, Pure-Hearted
Are you a People Pleaser? Let’s start People Pleasing Anonymous! Would you believe even Jesus’ disciples could qualify to join? Just think of Peter standing to his feet at our meeting and saying, “Hi, I’m Peter and I’m a People...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 4, 2018 | dependence, depression, encouragement, faithfulness, God's love, knowing and understanding God, love, obedience, people pleasing, relationships, self-protective sinful strategies, unconditional love
When I was in third grade, I was Mrs. Leighton’s “teacher’s pet.” Everyone knew, especially my fellow students, that Mrs. Leighton favored me. The feeling of her favor was like drinking living water for my child’s thirsty soul. Mrs. Leighton, for...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 6, 2018 | abuse, adultery, anger, anger management, Bible reading, deception, fear of man, god, God's heart, God's love, intimacy, marriage, Never Ever Be the Same, people pleasing, Pure-Hearted, women of the Bible
I’m just like the Samaritan Woman with honed defensive strategies. My primary defensive emotional and verbal response is anger and blaming another. Or pointing out that person’s inadequacies. In all the times I’d studied the Samaritan Woman,...
