Category Archives: inner healing

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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Most People Don’t Know That My Freedom from Guilt Comes from Being Forgiven

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Steve Simms

If we would do as we are told by our conscience, the mental torment of guilt and shame wouldn’t be able to destabilize our mental health. If we would consistently obey God’s moral voice within us instead of rebellious inner … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to See the King (Here’s How I Received My Free Ticket)

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Steve Simms

Someday I’m going to go see the King of Kings face to face. Here’s how I got my free ticket (and had my guilt and shame removed so I can be at peace in His presence). Ending guilt requires something … Continue reading →

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My Profoundest Experiences

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Steve Simms

(I woke up this morning with the paragraph that follows this paragraph forming in my heart. I posted it on my Facebook page before I saw today’s writing prompt. It answers today’s question, “What experiences in life helped you grow … Continue reading →

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How I take a break from sadness and despair

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

Who doesn’t need a break from the misery, anger, and hopelessness we see all around us? Too often our attempts to ignore it only show us the emptiness within us. What can we do? Here’s how I break with sadness … Continue reading →

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“Think About Things Differently”

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Steve Simms

A fresh new way of thinking can work wonders in your life! Put your life and your thoughts in the hands of the Man who rose from the dead and is still alive and working in the world today! (That’d … Continue reading →

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I could do less of the things that make a mess.

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Steve Simms

I could do less of a lot of things that make life a mess. Less is often more: The less worry, the more joy. The less anger, the more peace. The less revenge, the more love. The less hatred, the … Continue reading →

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Be an inner weed whacking warrior.

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Steve Simms

Be an inner weed whacking warrior. Aggressively resist, cut down, and remove every thought, feeling, desire, and opinion in you that hinders Jesus from freely working in you. To be an Inner Weed Wacker Warrior you need to:

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A hard heart is an escape room, not a comfort zone.

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Steve Simms

When lifeTries to drapeYour heart with discouragementDon’t play the same tapeOver and over in your mind.Never stop searchingUntil you findThe way of escape. A closed heart is an escape room. The purpose of an escape room isn’t to make yourself … Continue reading →

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Pride and blame

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Steve Simms

Pride and blame blur truth. Humility and honesty clear it up. To ignore uncomfortable truth is to resist the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Unless we let God tune our heart and keep it tuned to His will we’ll easily … Continue reading →

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