Category Archives: inner Light

I’m a Light Seeker

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Steve Simms

I like light. I always have. Some people like dark places, but not me. I like to be able to see my surroundings and enjoy the beauty around me — in nature, in art, in smiles, in acts of kindness … Continue reading →

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I’m Traveling to Greater Inner Freedom

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’m planning to continue my decades long trip that is taking me higher and higher to greater and greater inner freedom. It’s a long journey and a slow process, with every step along the way being a challenge, but the … Continue reading →

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My favorite holiday is when the sun comes up and shines its light.

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Steve Simms

If you refuse to do what’s rightYou’ll love darkness more than light.You’ll fade off into the dark of night,And falsely think you’re out of God’s sight.Darkness hides; light exposes.Light enlightens; darkness confuses.Light gives sight; darkness takes it away.(John 3:19) God … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hide Your Light Behind Religious Walls and Customs

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Steve Simms

Don’t Just See the Light. Be the Light!God lights lamps In people all the time,Insights and miracles That would amaze you If only you couldHear about them.I wish that people Were empowered To put their testimonies On a lampstandFor all … Continue reading →

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Jesus radiates like a sunny rugged seashore

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Steve Simms

I love to see the gleaming, glorious radiance of the risen Jesus Christ shinning from someone’s face. Christ-followers need to meet in circles, not rows! When church is drab and dull it unintentionally denies its claims to represent the glorious … Continue reading →

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Tanning bed or real sunshine?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Steve Simms

Jesus is like sunshineRadiating in human heartsFor all to see. Few people wantTo sit indoors and hearWeekly lecturesAbout the sun.They’d ratherBe in the sun’s presenceBasking in and absorbingIts beautiful brightness.That’s how I feelAbout the Son of God! Jesus shinesWith glorious … Continue reading →

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Lightning people get the light-blocking bugs out

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Steve Simms

Christians are called to be lightning people: Tiny bugs flyingAnd flashing lightIn the nightBring delightTo my sight.They don’t hide their light! Christ’s light, shinning in your heart, doesn’t need a covering. Uncover it for all to see. Be a lightning … Continue reading →

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At the intersection of hope & despair

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Steve Simms

At the intersection of hope and despair, take the uphill road to hope, not the downhill road to despair. You’re alive; be delighted. Let God shine in and delight up the darkness in your heart. I’m not interested in apathy. I … Continue reading →

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Temptations are life’s train wreckers

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Steve Simms

Temptations are life’s train wreckers. They attempt to steal your identity and to make you a prisoner of desires and feelings. People who always cooperate with temptation never realize what a strong force has control of their life. If you don’t … Continue reading →

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Do the things you need to learn . . .

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Steve Simms

Too often Christianity presents Christ like a tame lion locked up in a cage on Sunday mornings. Dare we let Him out? Is Christianity, presented without wonder, passion, surprise, power, conviction, and awe, biblical Christianity? Perhaps Christians in church spend … Continue reading →

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