by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 8, 2013 | freedom, people pleasing, repentance, surrender
We’re so glad that Joseph’s brothers came to the point of repentance and surrender. Being in prison had quite an impact on them.What we may not realize is that God puts each of us in a kind of “prison” so that we also can come to the point of...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 2, 2013 | guilt, heart change, repentance, surrender, trials
We’re continuing in our story about Joseph and his brothers. Next, Joseph puts all the brothers in prison for three days. Let’s pick up the story: “Now Joseph said to them on the third day, ‘Do this and live, for I fear God: if you are...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 29, 2013 | beliefs, blame, dependence, forgiveness, freedom, guilt, holiness, idols, messages, repentance
What do you feel like you must make sure other people know about you? What is your most valued personal trait? Do you get upset when people think the opposite of you? You may remember that in past posts I’ve shared that I want to be seen as dependable and...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 24, 2013 | holiness, repentance, something difficult, surrender, trials
We’re looking at what was necessary to bring Joseph’s brothers to true repentance and I was reminded of an amazing chapter on repentance that Brian Chapell includes in his great book, Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy That is our Strength (Crossway...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 26, 2012 | anger, beliefs, contempt, forgiveness, grace, lies, listening, message, repentance, sin, truth, way of escape
Image from http://justbereal77.blogspot.com/2012/09/rescue.html We’re continuing a series about how Satan accuses us. It’s a heavy subject but one we need to be aware of and actively bring under God’s covering. Many times we aren’t aware Satan...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 13, 2012 | pain, repentance, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS, surrender
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netIn my last post, I talked about how experiences, especially traumatic or painful ones, create hyper-vigilance and self-protection. It most likely won’t surprise you to hear I had a traumatic experience in junior high....
