Category Archives: inner healing

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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Movin’ on up–beyond mental and emotional pain . . .

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Steve Simms

Mental and emotional pain are warnings that your thinking and behavior are self-damaging and need to be adjusted. To have the mind of Christ we must let God’s Spirit direct our mental traffic. Invite the living Jesus into the home … Continue reading →

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4 ways to deal with sin: Lie, justify, boast, or repent

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Steve Simms

Here are four ways that we can deal with our sin (wrongful attitudes and behaviors). 1) We can lie about our sin and deny it or ignore it. 2) We can justify it by offering many excuses and/or blaming. 3) … Continue reading →

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It’s easy to overlook inner miracles

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Steve Simms

When people don’t see God working around them, it’s because they’ve ignored or denied God’s working within them. Begin to notice the miracles happening in your own heart as God lovingly tries to steer you toward Himself and away from … Continue reading →

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The mental wealth of inner health

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Steve Simms

True mental wealthIsn’t information thatThe mind has memorized,But a mindsetOverflowing with inner peace. Too much analysis can deconstruct awe and wonder and make you feel like your life’s just a blunder. Spiritual blindness may be humanity’s biggest problem. The ordinary-izing … Continue reading →

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Insanity around me & incongruity within me

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Steve Simms

It’s easy to blame and be disgruntled with the insanity around me. It’s difficult not to constantly deny my discontent with the incongruity within me. We need to continually live in the community of Christ (not just “attend” it on … Continue reading →

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Making lovely places in your life

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Steve Simms

I can’t make human society a lovely place; but with Jesus’ help I can make my own mind and heart lovely places. Let Jesus’ presence & power open like a flower in your life. A flower flows with inner life. … Continue reading →

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Miraculous grief comfort in a Christ-led support group

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Steve Simms

God supernaturally used The Salvation Army Berry Street (a Christ-led support group or ekklesia) to comfort me as my dad was dying on Sunday, November 20, this year. Here’s how it happened. Our worship leader asked if anyone would like … Continue reading →

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