by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 26, 2012 | perfectionism, procrastination, self-protective sinful strategies, strategy, stress
In a little while, I’ll be heading to the chaos in the kitchen left over from cooking a Christmas Eve turkey dinner. I won’t mention that the turkey dinner was two days ago. I chose to ignore the mess while I enjoyed Christmas Day without cleaning knowing...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 28, 2012 | dependence, messages, overwhelmed, overwhelmed feelings, perfectionism, perseverance, temptation, trials, Trust, truth
We are continuing a series about Satan’s accusations toward us. First Peter 5:8-9 gives us our second theme: “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 24, 2012 | contempt, deception, endurance, faith, faithfulness, fear, grace, hope, hopelessness, message, perfectionism, perseverance, Trust, truth
I’m on jury duty standby this week. I don’t know how your area works jury duty, but in my area, I check in every evening to see if I’ll be called in for the next day. That can keep going for up to five days. I know you’ll think...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 17, 2012 | fear, first love, love, perfectionism, unconditional love, worry
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netOne afternoon after I’d been a Christian for about five years, I drove home from church feeling downhearted. Why can’t I love God enough? I asked myself over and over again. I was afraid that if I didn’t love him “enough,” He would never...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 6, 2012 | caring, forgiveness, loving, perfectionism
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netMy five-year-old grandson Raphael was standing on a beach boogie board on the wet sand as tiny wavelets circled around him. The tide was slowly rising and before he knew it, there was enough of a wave that went under the board and raised...
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...
