Category Archives: inner peace

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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To experience Christ’s peace you must believe that it exists.

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Steve Simms

Everything thatI have ever achievedIs like nothingCompared to whatI’ve freely receivedFrom the risen Jesus. You can’t experience Christ’s inner peace if you refuse to believe that it exists. Until you humbly receive the grace to begin to experience and obey … Continue reading →

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Poems that point the way to peace

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Steve Simms

Inner peaceIs releaseFrom anxiety. Troublesome timesCall for a peaceful heart.A peaceful heart comes fromThe inner presenceOf the risen Jesus,Not from current events. AnxietyMakes timeFeel likeEternity,But Christ’sInner peaceMakes anxietyCease. The risen JesusCan shift the gearsIn your heartAnd drive outAll the fearsThat … 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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Living on eagle time

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Steve Simms

–Be an inner eagle–There are uplifting currentsHidden in your mindAnd undetected in your heart,Thoughts of hopeAnd rising streamsOf inner warmth,That can lift your spiritAnd keep it highLike an eagleSailing on the invisibleUpdrafts of the sky.Extend your inner wings wideAnd begin … 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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The beauty of hearing beyond words

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Steve Simms

A lot can happenIf you will listenTo silence. Let stillnessSettle your inner storms.Then in the quietEnjoy the sweetnessOf peace. Be stillUntil the hushOf unhurried silenceOpens your heartTo awe. The beautyOf peaceful silenceIs beyond words. All isn’t quiet in silence.If you … Continue reading →

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Inner peace talk (a key to curtailing violence)

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Steve Simms

When hearts are at peaceViolence and evil cease. Human heartsAre made to radiateLove and peace,Not to shut downAnd suffocate. Hard heartsBuild wallsThat block the wayWhen peace calls. Making peaceIn your own heartIs a lost art.Today many peopleAre falling apart. Modern … Continue reading →

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