Category Archives: inner peace

A Better Way Than Wine To Unwind

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

I don’t look to wine to unwind. Wine runs out, but Christ’s new wine never runs dry. It never leaves you hanging over despair. Talking to the living Jesus is my way to unwind. He is the stairway to an … Continue reading →

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People Love to Follow Their Impulses

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Steve Simms

High school taught me that people love to follow their impulses, even when they’re enslaving and/or self-destructive. Since that time, I’ve graduated to a better way of living. Christ’s witnesses are led by His inner promptings, not by their own … Continue reading →

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When I was 5, I wanted to be a peacemaker!

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Steve Simms

When I was five years old, I wanted to be a peacemaker. I used to ask my mother and father, “Why is there war?” Asking that question would break my heart and make me cry. As a little boy, I … 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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MLK was a 20th century man who confronted injustice with the bold dove of peace.

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Steve Simms

My favorite animal is the dove, because it is the symbol of the power of inner peace. Our world desperately needs peace. We humans need peace with each other, peace in our own heart, and peace with God. God’s inner … 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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Streaming innernet podcasts

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Steve Simms

I stream uplifting innernet podcasts. There I said it! You may think I’m crazy (or that I don’t know how to spell), but that’s okay. Innernet podcasts are so exciting, empowering, and energizing that your opinion of me is not … Continue reading →

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I’d like to know more about happiness . . .

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Steve Simms

I’d like to know more about happiness, not just in my mind, but in my heart. I want to know more about inner peace, not as a topic but as an ongoing reality. More information without inner transformation isn’t what … Continue reading →

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Relaxing inside

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Steve Simms

It’s hard to relax when living in the Western culture that keeps us mentally weary and emotionally burdened. Resting the body seems to have little or no impact on the worries of the mind and the anxieties of the heart. … 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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