by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 6, 2014 | perfectionism, perseverance
Here’s a fourth way to deal with a New Year’s desire for perfection:But God wasn’t finished. He continued to show me other characteristics of my perfectionism—like my “all or nothing attitude.” I tended to discount any progress I made if it wasn’t...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 4, 2014 | perfectionism, perseverance
Here’s a third way to face the New Year desire for perfection:Along with understanding God’s unconditional love and grace, I also began to see how I had unrealistic expectations. My perfectionistic perspective made me think I could do more than I could and that...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 5, 2013 | courage, encouragement, grace, hope, hopelessness, perseverance
Do you see it? Look really carefully. This is a plant that my son gave to my mom for Christmas last year. It was beautiful and full and lovely. But, we’ve had the worst time trying to keep it alive. I’ve starved it. I’ve given it fertilizer....
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 6, 2013 | hope, perfectionism, perseverance
Remember: the drawing for the book, Sober Mercies, by Heather Kopp, is this Saturday. Just leave a comment on my blog. (Pssttt: not very many people have put their name in…so you have a good opportunity to be chosen!)Before I took the opportunity to highlight...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 28, 2013 | grace, holiness, hope, humility, perfectionism, perseverance, procrastination, temptation
We’ve been talking about God’s work in our lives “little by little.” I wouldn’t doubt that some people would struggle with truly believing that God approves of such a slow means of growth and sanctification. For many of us, God’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 24, 2013 | faith, faithfulness, joy, perfectionism, perseverance, unconditional love
We’ve been talking on the theme of “little by little.” I love knowing that God’s patience allows us to grow in our sanctification “little by little.” He’s not impatient with us when it takes us time to overcome our...
