Monthly Archives: December 2020

Your conscience can make you happy. Give it a chance.

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Steve Simms

Perhaps happiness only seems hard to find. Maybe it’s all around us but we ignore it. Every time you give your conscience an excuse, it gets weaker from misuse. Some attractions are distractions leading to harmful actions. Follow your conscience. … Continue reading →

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Let’s reverse Xmas to Christx

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Steve Simms

The abbreviation, Xmas deletes the wrong letters. I prefer Christx–exalting the living Jesus! On Christx Day, remember God’s xtreme love in sending Emmanuel (God with us). Christx is a good time to show Jesus’ extravagant love to everyone. O, the … Continue reading →

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Christ-access–mud puddles or living water?

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Steve Simms

Access to religious information cannot compare to direct access to the living Jesus. Christians who deny the living Jesus direct access to their heart, miss the whole point of faith because biblical Christianity is about Christ-access; it’s not a Christ-bypass. … Continue reading →

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Status symbols clash with reality . . .

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Steve Simms

Hierarchies are “status cymbals” clamoring to categorize us as superior or inferior. But when we lump people into various categories, we miss out on their individual stories. There’s no place for inhumanity in humanity. Let’s have grace for the human … Continue reading →

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Mental fog & the worst thing an enemy can do to you

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Steve Simms

Understanding realityIs often a casualtyOf what we think we see. There are none so unkind as people who won’t see the pain in their enemy. The worst thing an enemy can do to you is to convince you to hate … Continue reading →

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The promise of persecution for Christ-followers

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Steve Simms

If you find Christianity boring, you’re not connecting with the living Jesus! “Behold the Lamb of God.” Dare to see more of the risen Jesus than you have before. Believing what you’ve been taught about Jesus, doesn’t mean you know … Continue reading →

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Put Christ back in “ianity”

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

Churchianity’s been around for centuries. Now we have politicsianity. Let’s put Christ back in ianity. Christianity without love for all people, is counterfeit. To keep the rust off of my trust in God, I have to put the living Jesus … Continue reading →

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Smiles to go before I sleep

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

I have smiles to go before I sleep.And smiles to go before I sleep. Negative emotions are often based on misperceptions. See better, feel better. Let the inner whisper of hopeful dreams grow into a loud cheer of encouragement. Open … Continue reading →

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Sync perception with the One who sees clearly

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Steve Simms

An emotionally involved eye sees events differently than a mere passerby. Much God-given insight passes thru our mind and intuition unnoticed. Truth is found beyond our identity, our opinions, our feelings, our race, our nation. Nothing that humans say is … Continue reading →

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The living Jesus is a showstopper!

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Steve Simms

An incredible experience makes you want to tell people about it. Jesus gives me joy and incredible experiences! If the living Jesus has done something in your life, “shout it from the housetops.” Christians will be tense if they only … Continue reading →

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