by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 16, 2021 | people pleasing, perfection, perfectionism, Pure-Hearted
Why Do I Have a Hard Time Saying “No”? Do you relate? These thoughts create in me the fear about saying “no”… What will she think of me if I’m not the Super Woman who can say “yes” to everything? If I don’t say “yes,” then I’ll miss out...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 20, 2020 | anxiety, beliefs, Bible reading, Bible study, blessings, knowing and understanding God, Pure-Hearted
Are you convinced God wants you to know Him? Sometimes we’re not so sure. But the more confident we are God wants to reveal Himself to us, the more we’ll seek Him and know Him in truth. There is a fascinating verse in Psalm 103:7 that can help us: He made...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 23, 2019 | abiding, Bible study, fear of man, glory to God, Martha and Mary, people pleasing, Pure-Hearted
I wonder if Martha, the sister of Mary, was the dependability queen in her town, Bethany. I can just imagine at the Women of the Temple Committee meeting for the upcoming women’s luncheon event, the chairperson asking, “Now who can we get to cater the lunch?” ...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 18, 2019 | demands, glory to God, heart change, knowing and understanding God, Never Ever Be the Same, Pure-Hearted
Godly dependability is obeying only God’s leading–not our own needs. My cell phone rang; I greeted my neighbor and dear friend, Karen. “Kathy, can you take Stephen and I to the airport tomorrow afternoon?” “Sure. Would love to.” “Oh, and we’re arriving...
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 | Aug 24, 2018 | anxiety, atheists, doubt, evangelism, Pure-Hearted, salvation, sanctification, worry
Bye bye sacrificial goat. Hello forgiveness. Does that sound strange? Are you wondering what in the world I’m referring to? Over the past few years I’ve been learning more about how the Old Testament refers so clearly to the coming Messiah, Jesus, and yet...
