by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 24, 2012 | holiness, hope, hopelessness, lies, sin, temptation
As the Lord recently made me aware of a needed correction in my life, I was caught up short by realizing the change in my reaction from years ago. I didn’t feel condemned. I didn’t feel any contempt from God. There wasn’t any hopelessness. In the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 5, 2012 | holiness, sin, temptation
For several posts, we’ve been meditating on Romans 13:14: “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.” Here’s one last thought. I think the best way to not make provision for the flesh is to be...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 31, 2011 | holiness, sin, surrender, temptation
Do you sometimes find speed bumps along the way while reading Scripture? You know! That’s when you’re reading along in a chapter of the Bible and all of a sudden, you feel your mind or heart go up in the air and you think, “Why is that there?”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 30, 2011 | holiness, sin, surrender, temptation
We’ve been focusing on Romans 13;14: “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.” (NASB).As I first started meditating on this verse, I envisioned how “making provision” reminded me of a...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 23, 2011 | holiness, sin, temptation
My last post addressed Romans 13:14: “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts” (NASB).As I’ve meditated on that verse, I remembered what happened the other day when I made chocolate chip cookie...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 23, 2011 | holiness, sin, temptation
If you were asked, “What Bible verse do you dislike?”, what would you say? That is a question that Larry and I ask, among others, when someone new comes to us for soul care/counseling. How a person answers the question can be revealing. But even as I would...