by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 30, 2013 | anxiety, contempt, people pleasing, risk, temptation
It’s always about the heart—the motives. Over and over again, I find examples in the Bible—that without an emphasis on the condition of the heart and the desires of the motives—would seem contradictory. Here’s one example. Paul writes, “For...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 28, 2013 | grace, holiness, hope, humility, perfectionism, perseverance, procrastination, temptation
We’ve been talking about God’s work in our lives “little by little.” I wouldn’t doubt that some people would struggle with truly believing that God approves of such a slow means of growth and sanctification. For many of us, God’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 16, 2013 | holiness, knowing and understanding God, obedience, purposes, temptation
As I continue to read through the Bible, I keep noticing things I hadn’t before. Or knowing my brain…I read them before but forgot. So when I read again about the famous Balaam, I noticed some things that motivated me to write about anger: it’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 10, 2012 | anxiety, blame, contempt, courage, position in Christ, temptation, worry
And the winner of the free copy of Too Much Stuff by Kathryn Porter is…. (drum roll, please)…Randi! Congratulations, Randi. Enjoy!It happens to me very seldom, but I’m experiencing some writers block. Last week, I’d posted several times on the...
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 | Aug 20, 2012 | courage, encouragement, heaven, hope, hopelessness, obedience, temptation, trials
The older I become, the more aware I am of the passage of time. Not just, “Wow, this year is going so fast. It’s already August.” But the perspective of looking at my five-year-old grandson, Raffi, and thinking that some day (if the Lord tarries),...
