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 | 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 | Sep 3, 2012 | adultery, anger, encouragement, endurance, God's heart, obedience, perseverance
What do you think of when you think of God being “jealous”? What motivates the heart of God to be jealous? When I think of God’s jealousy, I sometimes think of Him being angry, like a husband being angry about his wife’s infidelity. And I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 9, 2012 | perseverance, spiritual gifts
As I read along in Romans 1, I was stopped by reading Paul’s words, “For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you” (verse 11 ESV). I questioned, “How do spiritual gifts strengthen us? Is being...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 9, 2012 | faith, grandparenting, holiness, perseverance, Raphael
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