Category Archives: hard-hearted

Advice to Melt the Ice in Your Heart

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

How do you spell “relief”? Too often it is spelled as “h-e-a-r-t–-h-a-r-d-e-n-i-n-g.” When we humans are in the midst of troubles we tend to cry out to God and allow Him to soften our heart. However, when relief comes and … Continue reading →

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A Tender Heart Gives Me Energy

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Steve Simms

Hard-hearted people create hardship for themselves and others. They wind up shipwrecked within and yet they pretend that all is well. However, I have found that a tender heart gives me great energy! The source of a hard heart is … Continue reading →

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I’d Like to Be Better Informed About My Own “I Will Nots”

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Steve Simms

“I Will Nots” Pharoah refused to obey the Lord because he had a hardened heart. When God used Moses to tell Pharoah to “Let My people go,” Pharoah replied, “I will not.” The Bible tells Christians: “Today, if you hear … Continue reading →

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The music that matters most

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Steve Simms

Here’s the big picture: Music that is heard by the ears is temporary. Music that is heard with a humble, tender heart can change a person’s life forever. Open your heart to hear the music of “Christ in you, the … Continue reading →

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Hope for a soiled heart

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Steve Simms

There’s hope for your soiled heart. Let your soiled heart be good soil for God’s word. To let your heart harden is to distance yourself from both God and people. An open, tender heart can be gloriously led and shaped … 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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Take a sorry safari . . .

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Steve Simms

Let the Holy Spirit guide you on a sorry safari and show you the shame, error, offense, and other wickedness lurking in the natural habitat of your heart. Discover the treacherous primeval forest that you carry inside yourself. (It’s a jungle … Continue reading →

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Prayer That’s Not For Wimps

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Steve Simms

Here are two prayers that take great courage.  Most people, when things get desperate in their life, will pray to God for immediate help, however, only the bravest people will pray these two powerful prayers. The first one is a … Continue reading →

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