by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 13, 2012 | anxiety, assumptions, attitude, deception, demands, opened eyes, overwhelmed feelings, pain, people pleasing, perseverance, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS
The Lord continues to show me the areas of my life where I require formulas for security. These formulas become idols because I’m depending upon the formula rather than in abiding in Jesus and walking in obedience moment by moment as the Spirit leads. Jesus...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 1, 2012 | assumptions, contempt, forgiveness, grace, lies, people pleasing, sin, SPSS
Let’s look at a third way that Satan accuses us. We’ve mentioned this verse before, but let’s look at it more closely. “Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the...
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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 1, 2010 | people pleasing
Two posts ago, I talked about my friend, Jenny, joining Jesus in heaven. Yesterday, I gave a five minute talk about her at her memorial. Working on the talk made me think about what I would want said about me at my memorial. I think that’s a good exercise in...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 4, 2010 | people pleasing
In 2 Samuel 1, I read about an Amalekite who brought Saul’s crown to David, claiming that he had assisted in killing Saul–at Saul’s command. David had the man killed.”Wow!” I thought. That’s a pretty stiff penalty for doing what...
