by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 5, 2016 | contentment, faith, freedom, giving, gratitude, people pleasing, thanks, thanksgiving
Here’s a third post on the topic of identifying the blocks to gratitude as Hebrews 13:5-6 refers to. Here’s verse 6: “I will not fear; what can man do to me?” This part of those verses refers to a third lie blocking our gratitude. God...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 1, 2016 | contentment, God's heart, God's love, gratitude, mercy, thanks, thanksgiving
We are looking again at Hebrews 13:5-6 and the truths it shares with us that lead us to greater gratitude: “be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 13, 2016 | Easter, God's heart, God's love, love, mercy, salvation, studying Bible, thanks, thanksgiving, thirst for God, Trust
This morning as I read and meditated on Matthew 27:40, I began to cry.You know the scene. Jesus is on the cross: And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 14, 2015 | courage, fear, prayer, strength, stress, temptations, thanks, trials, Trust, truth, unconditional love
Increased StrengthHe gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. (Isaiah 40:29 NKJV)When you’re at the end of your rope, God delights in grabbing your hand and pulling you up.”Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”...
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 | Nov 28, 2013 | faith, gratitude, self-protective sinful strategies, SPSS, thanks, thanksgiving, Trust
Have you come across the definition that wikipedia.com gives for “Faith in Christianity”? Here it is: “In the understanding of Jesus it [faith] was an act of trust and of self-abandonment by which people no longer rely on their own strength and...
