Category Archives: free will

Ten “For Sures”

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Steve Simms
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I Didn’t Do It My Way

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Steve Simms

I am strong willed. I want to do things my way. I also have always had a stubborn conscience that has frequently contended with my will. When my will and my conscience have conflicted, I have strived to overcome the … Continue reading →

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Freedom of expression

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Steve Simms

In the midst of all your troubles, pain, and suffering you have been given an amazing ability — the power to open or to shut down your heart. Choose to open your heart to love and forgiveness not to anger … Continue reading →

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Choice and consequences

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Steve Simms

As humans we like to pretend that we can make bad and/or wrongful choices and have no negative consequences. Reality disagrees! If you plant something it will grow consequences. Be wise about what you plant (or allow to be planted) … Continue reading →

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Where are you supposed to be?

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

Mentally and physically,Refuse to goWhere your notSupposed to be.Refuse to look atWhat you shouldn’t see.Refuse to embraceAnything that canTake God’s placeAs Lord of your life. Everything that happens around us and to us isn’t God’s will. Peter wrote that “God’s … Continue reading →

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The self-focused choice is seldom the best choice.

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Steve Simms

To chooseTo accuseOthersIs oftenAn attemptTo excuseYourself. To chooseTo excuseYour conscienceIs to fuseYourselfTo bad choices. Choice means responsibility. We’re all accountable for the choices we make. Selfish choices are often unjust. Choices made while ignoring conscience and compassion are often cruel. … Continue reading →

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One drink away

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Steve Simms

You’re one drink away from an incredible high–an inner spring gushing with phenomenal inebriation. Take the Jesus drink–John 4:14. That drink is served in the kingdom of God. Jesus stood up at a feast and shouted: “If anyone is thirsty, let … Continue reading →

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Beyond IT “potato sorting” to nonmaterial reality

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Steve Simms

Computers are glorified potato sorters (separating electrons rather than potatoes). People translate data into electronic codes and then a computer sorts, arranges, categorizes, stores, and retrieves those coded electrons as directed by a person (or a program written by a person). … Continue reading →

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There’s A You In You

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Steve Simms

There’s more to life than meets the eye.  There’s more to see than Instagram, Netflicks, YouTube, and TV. So open your eyes.  Take a look in your heart.  You’ll see that there’s more than Intel inside — more than integrated … Continue reading →

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Are Your Selfish Desires Evil?

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Steve Simms

Peter (who once was Jesus’ most impulsive disciple, but overcame it to become one of the most solid apostles) wrote that believers have “escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” Have you? Or have you bought the … Continue reading →

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