Category Archives: from the heart

To connect heart-to-heart we have to open our heart

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Steve Simms

When Christ-followers open up to each other so the presence of Jesus can be seen in them, deep supernatural heart-connection instantly occurs. Religious words without heart-connection with Jesus and other Christians have little impact on people’s lives. Strangers who are … Continue reading →

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A closed heart creates “I-solatioion” & “lone-me-ness”

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Steve Simms

Heart wallsPrevent usFrom hearingHeart calls. When a human heart breaks insight enters into it, but too often people cling to the pain and push out the light. Jealously indicates a closed heart. Being happy for other people’s good fortune reveals … Continue reading →

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Experience “innermost being” Christianity

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Steve Simms

Innermost being Christianity is much more powerful than mere church attendance. What does the Bible mean when it talks about your “innermost being”? The innermost being is the place of awe-releasing rivers of living water that flow from deep within … Continue reading →

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Amazing things happen when your heart reaches for God

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Steve Simms

As long as you feelLike you haveWhat you want,You won’t wantGod to help you. Reach beyond your pride into the secret treasure chest of humility and brokenness. To reach for God is to exceed your grasp, but it begins to … Continue reading →

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The gap poem (intimacy and information are separated by a great gap)

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Steve Simms

The gap betweenReligious informationAnd inner reformationIs huge.God’s graceWill close that gapIf with humility and repentanceYou begin to practiceOngoing obedienceTo the living Jesus,Now present through the Holy Spirit.Let Him resideAnd endlessly abideIn youAnd powerfully be your guideAs you continually confideIn Him. … Continue reading →

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Where to find heart connections

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Steve Simms

Heart connections change lives. Are they encouraged anywhere besides funeral homes & support groups? Yes, in ekklesia! Ekklesia isn’t another word for church. It’s a very different way for Christians to meet together. Some people want to argue about the … Continue reading →

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Rearranging words for heart-sight

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Steve Simms

Even with a full mind; without heart-sight we are emotionally & spiritually blind. The soul-fire that gives me light is Jesus! Christ’s body isn’t a statue. It’s an assembly line of many parts working together. What’s heard in church is mostly forgotten. … Continue reading →

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Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you (don’t follow your heart)

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Steve Simms

  We humans continually hustle to hide the hurt and hideousness of our cheatin’ heart behind religion, self-righteousness (self-justification), and/or rebellion. We deny the scathing seriousness of our sin and the evil nature of our heart, even though the Bible … Continue reading →

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What’s #trending (in your heart)?

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Steve Simms

What’s trending in your heart? –Have you taught your heart to be trapped and trampled by trending with trouble, tribulation, transgression, and torment? –Or have you taught you heart to be trained and transformed by turning to tranquility, trust, thanksgiving, and … Continue reading →

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Drink The Water!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Steve Simms

Drink the living water of the Spirit. Don’t keep it bottled up. Surrender, taste, and see how amazing and life-transforming is the free-flowing fountain of spiritual life. “I wish Christians would weep the Gospel into people; it would often go … Continue reading →

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