Monthly Archives: July 2023

True love can overcome love-phobia!

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Steve Simms

True love listens with the kindness and tenderness of an open heart that truly cares. True love humbly shares in and bears other people’s pain. Self-protecting love falls far short of the vulnerability of true love. Love-phobic people know that … Continue reading →

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Bugs that remind me of Jesus

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Steve Simms

On the stillnessOf backwaterI see bugsThat walk on water.In the darknessOf the nightI see bugsThat shine a light.I get to seeGod’s miraclesWhen I embraceReceptivityAnd make room forJesus to speak to me. Continually make roomIn your lifeTo freely receiveGod’s gift of … Continue reading →

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The renewing of your perspective — seeing as Jesus sees

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Steve Simms

What does the biblical phrase “the mind of Christ” mean? Most English translations of the Bible translate the Greek word “nous” as “mind.” However, if you search through the definitions of “nous” you find that it has a broader meaning … Continue reading →

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Learning to rely on Jesus and His mercy

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Steve Simms

Viewing God’s mountain of mercy from the valley of dry bones. When strength is gone,When pride has vanished,When self-inflicted shameHas exposed our guiltAnd wrecked our life,When we can honestly say:“I know that within me,That is within my flesh,Dwells no go … Continue reading →

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Can you see God’s mercy?

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Steve Simms

“In view of God’s mercy” provided by Christ’s sacrifice (My hope is built on nothing less!) If you are unwilling to view and accept the truth that you deserve and have earned God’s judgment, you won’t be aware of God’s … Continue reading →

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Be an inner weed whacking warrior.

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Steve Simms

Be an inner weed whacking warrior. Aggressively resist, cut down, and remove every thought, feeling, desire, and opinion in you that hinders Jesus from freely working in you. To be an Inner Weed Wacker Warrior you need to:

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To “deconstruct” the fundamentals is to deny the faith

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Steve Simms

Too many people who say that they want to break free from fundamentalism abandon the Christian fundamentals about who the living Jesus is and what He did to invite us into an intimate relationship with God. Rejecting the fundamental teachings … Continue reading →

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Heart connection reveals amazing significance

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Steve Simms

Without a solid sense of significance, meaning, and purpose, it’s easy to slip into sadness, discouragement and despair. Your life has a purpose. Find it. Pursue it. Fulfill it. If life was without meaning the very concept of meaning would … Continue reading →

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