Category Archives: God’s love

Every Year!

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Steve Simms

Train yourself to relyOn the firm realityAnd presence of God’s love,Not on pie in the sky.There is no need to tryTo find an alibiSo that you can denyThe bad things that you’ve done.Christ knowing all your sinLoved you enough to … Continue reading →

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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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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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Celebrate Love Throughout Every Day

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Steve Simms

True transformation isn’t to change your body. It’s to change your heart. It’s not produced by rearranging your physical appearance but by replacing your thoughts, feelings, and desires with the love and the will of God. When your full focus … Continue reading →

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“Love One Another”

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Steve Simms

Love — how neglected and misunderstood it is. Love’s not an emotion; it’s unending devotion. Love is patient, but it’s not complacent. It grieves when people embrace guilt producing and self-destructive behaviors. Love’s not blind, but it is kind. It’s … Continue reading →

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Agape Lovers Are My Favorite People

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

Agape lovers: “Come forth!” and love with Christ’s great supernatural love. “The great secret behind the great power of prayer is the power of great love.” –Jd Walt Agape love comes from God. Everyone who agapes — loves with God’s … Continue reading →

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Cookin’ Up True Love

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Steve Simms

My favorite thing to cook up is true love. I delight to heat up and “stir up the gift of God which is in” me (2 Timothy 1:6) so that God’s kindness and compassion flow from deep within me to … Continue reading →

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The limits set by unconditional love

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Steve Simms

What is “unconditional” love? Although God disapproves of your poor choices that accumulate bad consequences and guilt, He always cares about you! To compassionately disapprove of someone’s harmful actions is to demonstrate true “unconditional” love. To approve of people’s bondage … Continue reading →

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The Gospel announces God’s love, not “me to me” love

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Steve Simms

The Gospel (Good News) isn’t that you can love yourself. It’s that God so loved you that He gave His only Son . . .” Me to me love,From me to me,Stays stuck in me.Lord, help me seeAnd love bothMy … Continue reading →

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Follow God’s heart not your own self-love . . .

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Steve Simms

Self-focus,Whether proudOr disdainful,Winds upBeing painful. Self-loveMakes it easierTo believeThings that deceive. Self-love is confined and is limited to one solitary individual–you. Neighbor-love is expansive and can reach the whole world. If you get your thoughts, emotions, and desires off of … Continue reading →

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