Category Archives: heart care

Hardheartedness, Hardheartedness, Hardheartedness

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Steve Simms

Open your heart so that you can hear the truth that comes from God’s voice and be set free! (John 8:32) A tender heart will be drawn closer to God. A hard heart will drift far from Him. The Bible … Continue reading →

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The Simple Recipe of a Humble Open Heart

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

Hard heartedness keeps people apart. It makes us suspicious of one another and causes self-protection and defensiveness to rise up inside of us. Hard heartedness keeps people in superficial relationships based on shallow triviality and away from the beautiful vitality … Continue reading →

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I Love Living on Planet Earth

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Steve Simms

There are so many things I love about living on planet earth. I love the beauty that surrounds me. I love the air that I breathe. I love the kindness of strangers and of friends and of strangers who become … Continue reading →

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I Would Describe Myself by My Heart

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Steve Simms

The big picture of who you are isn’t the way you appear to people. It’s where you really are. Where is your heart? Is your heart fully surrendered to God the Holy Spirit, partly surrendered to Him, or far from … Continue reading →

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What Can Be Better Than a Dream Chocolate Bar?

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Steve Simms

What can be better than intimately savoring a dream chocolate bar? Heart-proximity to God! Without heart-proximity to God, Christianity’s just a religious fling. (Matthew 15:8) Ministry that doesn’t lead to heart-proximity to God is only empty words. (James 1:22) When … Continue reading →

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One Simple Improvement You Can Make in Your Life Is to Open Your Heart

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Steve Simms

One simple improvement that you can make in your life is to open wide your heart. The closedness inside your heart is weighing you down with a heavy load to carry. Open your heart to God’s brilliant light so you … Continue reading →

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Heart-Changes Matter Most

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Steve Simms

Life is constant change. From the day we are born until the day we die we are surrounded by changes. Seasons changes. Circumstances change. People change. Our bodies change. Yet in all the changes of life, a man named Paul … Continue reading →

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Why does my human heart want to break the law (not just unintentionally) but often intentionally?

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Steve Simms

We humans find it easy to abandon godly character and to do ungodly things. Righteous laws are important, but a society needs more than laws. We need to have multitudes of people with a pure conscience who will obey those … Continue reading →

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Famous, Infamous, or Unknown — All People Need Heart-to-Heart Connections

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Steve Simms

The human heart is lonely, confused, and rebellious. It is a fountain of pride and self-focus that needs (but aggressively resists) caring and compassionate connection with other hearts. When isolated and unregulated it produces much pain. Jesus said, “Out of … Continue reading →

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Pets Reveal that Humans Need to Open Their Heart

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Steve Simms

People love to open wide their heart to their pet. Every time I walk in a park, I see both pet owners and passersby showing great affection and kindness to pets. I also see passersby humbly opening their heart to … Continue reading →

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