by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 6, 2015 | forgiveness, hope, hopelessness, justice, psalms, shame, sin, unconditional love
Declared Innocent! My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;–1 John 2:1 (NRSV) Wouldn’t you love to be represented in court by the best...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 19, 2015 | blessings, obedience, pain, sin
Choose Obedience; Avoid PainAll these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.–Deuteronomy 28:2-3 (NIV)Do you want abundant blessings? That will only happen when you...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 1, 2015 | forgiveness, freedom, hope, knowing and understanding God, perfection, perfectionism, salvation, self-protective sinful strategies, shame, sin, thanks, thanksgiving
At the end of this post, I’ll tell you how someone will receive a birthday gift in a drawing. It’s my spiritual birthday! (Tweet that!) As a child, I believed I needed to perform perfectly in order to earn God’s love and approval, along with the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 2, 2015 | God's heart, God's love, hope, knowing and understanding God, lies, psalms, sanctification, sexiness, sin, surrender, temptations, thirst for God, way of escape
Quite often when we’re tempted, we are being challenged to question the goodness and provision of God. We see this in Joseph’s experience. We know how Joseph was tempted while being Potiphar’s servant. Potiphar’s wife asked Joseph “day...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 19, 2015 | armor of God, courage, heart change, holiness, hope, sin, temptation
I’d like to spend several posts talking about how to resist temptation. Here’s the first one. Did you know temptation questions God’s command? My husband, Larry, looked through his binoculars and spoke into his police radio, “Rick, see the man with...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 8, 2015 | grace, helping, hope, love, mercy, perfection, sin
I was reminded of Hebrews 5:8-9 the other day when we studied it in church. It’s a verse that can be confusing:Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered, and having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him...
