Monthly Archives: December 2021

If you can breathe, you’re blessed!

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Steve Simms

Cold air shows people’s breath. A cold attitude shows the hardness of their heart. Until hope happens inside of you, you haven’t really been inspiried. Information’s not enough. Let inspiration and insight pitch in to brighten your inner world. If … Continue reading →

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Anticipating happiness can make you happy NOW!

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Steve Simms

Positive expectationLeads toJoyful anticipation.What are youHopeful about? To expect disappointmentIs to be disappointedBefore anything disappointingHappens. Looking aheadWith dreadOr anxietyIs worry.I callLooking aheadWith hopeWorglee. If you hesitateTo anticipateGood things,You”ll miss outOn the joyOf hope. Your thoughts aren’t hidden. They show in … Continue reading →

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Jesus unplugged?

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Steve Simms

Christianity was never meant to be unplugged from the presence and power of the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. A relationship with Jesus will go cold and formal if it isn’t continually revitalized. Is Jesus unplugged in your life? When their … Continue reading →

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Get beyond the Babe . . .

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Steve Simms

They say Christmas is Christ’s birthday, but the living Jesus is rarely included in the festivities. It’s such an odd birthday celebration. It tends to either ignore Jesus or portray Him as a helpless infant. (To frequently portray a famous … Continue reading →

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Feelings aren’t supposed to be mandates

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Steve Simms

If what’s on your mindIs weighing you down,Try putting it downAnd drop the frown. What you set your mind on eventually becomes your mindset and will set up like concrete. Set your mind right. Good or bad, the thoughts you … Continue reading →

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Verbal battles of the will or compassionate connections of the heart?

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Steve Simms

Our culture produces too many verbal battles of the will and too few compassionate connections of the heart. Unkindness won’t convince people that your opinion is right, but it might convince them that you’re rude. Perhaps there are better ways … Continue reading →

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All desires and feelings aren’t fit to be followed.

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Steve Simms

If you don’t like the automatic thoughts that have been gradually programmed into your brain, begin a process of reprogramming. Your brain and emotions are watching you and following your example. Too often we walk right past a better future … Continue reading →

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Talking about race with words that rhyme with woke

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Steve Simms

I awoke this morning thinking about words that rhyme with woke. Then I wrote some sentences that use those rhymes and some that don’t: Categorizing people by race is a cloak that hides who they really are. Let’s revoke the … Continue reading →

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Jesus talk & a cross walk go together

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Steve Simms

Since few people openly talk about their experiences with the living Jesus, such experiences are falsely considered rare and unusual. They’re much more common than people believe. When awareness of the living Jesus overrides self-awareness, the joy of the Lord … Continue reading →

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There’s no me in my anatomy

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Steve Simms

There’s more to meThan physiology.My eyes display images,But I see. My brain processes data,But I think. My ears recognize sounds,But I hear. My nervesSend notificationsOf painAnd contact,But I hurtAnd I feel. My eyes, brain,Ears, and nervesAren’t conscious,But I am. My … Continue reading →

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