Monthly Archives: December 2025

Love is True Success — Good Character is Shown by Love

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Steve Simms

Love is true success. Without love we’re just making noise. Without love success status symbols mean nothing. No matter what we accomplish in life, without love it profits us nothing when we’re dead. Love is the proof of God’s presence. … Continue reading →

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How I Maximize My Happiness

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Steve Simms

I am the happiest when I focus on what makes me happy. I maximize my happiness by focusing on “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Letting Jesus live in and through me makes me extremely happy! Learning to live … Continue reading →

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Spreading Kindness and Love

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

One of my greatest pleasures is spreading kindness and love. I enjoy distracting people from their burdens by helping them to smile and chuckle a bit and to experience some warm heartedness. I’m a natural introvert, but I’ve discovered that … Continue reading →

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Food Can’t Bring Inner Peace

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Steve Simms

You can’t eat your way to inner peace. The only way to truly find it is to step out from behind all your disguises. God sees through all my disguises. He knows who I really am. Yet He loves me … Continue reading →

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The Famous Man Who Has Personally Impacted My Life

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Steve Simms

There is a very famous man who has personally impacted my life. I wrote the following short poem about him. When Jesus is neglectedYour heart is disconnectedFrom His presence and power —Your thoughts are not correctedBy God the Holy Spirit.Your … Continue reading →

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My Thinking Shapes My Life

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Steve Simms

A blind mind thinks without insight. I try not to do that. I make it my goal to think God’s thoughts. I have found the best book for God’s thoughts is the Bible. It helps me connect with God the … Continue reading →

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A Book That Imparts Amazing Attitudes, Skills, and Lessons

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Steve Simms

Throughout my adult life my favorite book has imparted amazing attitudes, skills, and lessons to me. It continues to do so day after day! Give the Bible much more than a passing glance now and then and it will do … Continue reading →

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Beyond City Sights

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Steve Simms

The glory and splendor of the Lord is all around you. Take the time to notice it. Let your physical eyes observe some of the Creator’s amazing and majestic beauty and engineering in nature and its 2.2 billion species of … Continue reading →

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I Try To Keep My Heart Open to God’s Mysteries

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Steve Simms

I try to always keep my heart open to God’s mysteries and to let Him lead me outside of my comfort zone. Doing that fills me with awe and wonder and keeps me astounded by His presence, love, and power. … Continue reading →

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About Cessationists, Sensationists, & Facinationists

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Steve Simms

Cessationists say it has stopped. Sensationists try to add to it by human feelings, ideas, and effort. Facinationists live in awe of it and surrender to it. What is it? It is the power and presence of Jesus Christ living … Continue reading →

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