by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 4, 2017 | belief, beliefs, caregiving, fruit of the Spirit, mentoring, Never Ever Be the Same, sanctification, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies, spiritual gifts, stress, tough love, Trust, truth, worry
Are you starting a new mentoring or lay counseling kind of connection? Do you want to help another or yourself evaluate your spiritual health? (Tweet that!) I use these 13 questions to start. After I hear the woman’s answers (and of course write them down), over...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 22, 2017 | anger, Bible reading, contempt, contentment, love, marriage, people pleasing, self talk, studying Bible, women of the Bible
Any of us can be tempted by discontentment. Just ask Leah, one of the many women in the Bible. She is a very needy woman who puts her sense of worth into her husband’s hands. From the very beginning, she is considered the inferior sister to her favored younger...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 19, 2016 | beliefs, peace, perfection, perfectionism, position in Christ, purposes, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies
I confess. I still struggle with my thoughts, yet I’m learning more and more to depend upon the truth of Colossians 2:10. It is one of the most meaningful elements of my inheritance in Christ: “In Him you have been made complete.” That word...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 30, 2016 | doubt, faith, prayer, self talk, sovereignty, trials, Trust, truth
I hadn’t driven for eleven months. Would I ever be able to drive again? It felt like my epilepsy journey—at least the driving part—came down to last Monday at 3pm. I would be interviewed by phone with a DMV official. Because I hadn’t had any seizures for...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 9, 2015 | abuse, beliefs, compliments, contempt, glory to God, God's love, gratitude, humility, knowing and understanding God, lies, regrets, self talk, shame
Growing up, I didn’t like my body. I was too tall. I was teased about being too skinny (I know! Don’t laugh!). I was so sensitive about my body that I always wore a sweater to school regardless of how hot it was. I wanted to be covered up. And...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 10, 2015 | faith, fear of man, people pleasing, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies
In our book Never Ever Be the Same, Larry and I talk about a concept we call, “The Railroad Tracks Syndrome.” We see this occurring both in ourselves and in the people we give soul care/counseling to. For instance, I say I trust God (one of the RR track...
