Category Archives: forgiveness

Set Aside Pride & Enjoy Being Forgiven

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Steve Simms

To follow prideIs not a good guide.It keeps you stuck insideA trap of wrong thinkingAnd wrongdoing.A childlike heart knowsHow to set aside prideAnd say, “I’m sorry.”Please forgive me. It is a liberating statement to humbly and sincerely say to God … Continue reading →

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It’s Tempting to Hold Grudges

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

Grudges grind away at the mind and eat up the heart. Plainly put, grudges are painful. They cause much more pain to the person who holds them than they do to the people they are being held against. Nonetheless, our … Continue reading →

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My Go-To

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’m never going to be good enough while living on this planet. I’ll always need mercy and forgiveness. If I write something that offends you, I might even need your forgiveness. But mostly I need God’s forgiveness. He is my … Continue reading →

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The Risk to Confess

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’ve taken the risk to openly confess, apologize, take responsibility, and make amends for my wrongdoing many times. I’ve never regretted doing that. In fact, it has always relieved me of a load of guilt and shame. The AA 12 … Continue reading →

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Your Guilt Can Be Gone–Snack on That!

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Steve Simms

Guilt be gone! Jesus died to break the gravity of guilt’s hold on your life. Receiving God’s forgiveness is the pathway to mental health. Because his (or her) guilt is gone, a forgiven person is free from the desire to … Continue reading →

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Healing From Mental and Emotional Pain

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Steve Simms

Mental and emotional pain by any other name–heartache, sorrow, grief, depression, heartbreak, disappointment, sadness, distress, agony, misery, suffering, or torment–feels the same. As human beings we’ve all said or done things that have caused others pain and we’ve all been … Continue reading →

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Most People Don’t Know That My Freedom from Guilt Comes from Being Forgiven

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Steve Simms

If we would do as we are told by our conscience, the mental torment of guilt and shame wouldn’t be able to destabilize our mental health. If we would consistently obey God’s moral voice within us instead of rebellious inner … Continue reading →

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The Tradition of Blaming Others for Your Condition

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Steve Simms

My mother had a tradition of blaming people for her condition. She wasn’t always vocal about it. It was usually a quiet but obvious blaming that had morphed into bitterness. You could sometimes see it on her face, sense it … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to See the King (Here’s How I Received My Free Ticket)

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Steve Simms

Someday I’m going to go see the King of Kings face to face. Here’s how I got my free ticket (and had my guilt and shame removed so I can be at peace in His presence). Ending guilt requires something … Continue reading →

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Forgiven

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Steve Simms

I am forgiven even though my pride used to tell me that I didn’t need forgiveness. I thought I was a good person, better than most people. The church that I attended when I was a teenager used to have … Continue reading →

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