Category Archives: listening to God

Every Word God Speaks to My Heart

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Steve Simms

My favorite word is every word that God speaks to my heart. These are the latest words that came into my heart. I believe that they are from Him. Come to Jesus with your heart humble, open, hungry and honest … Continue reading →

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Music to My Ears

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Steve Simms

I listen to and nurture the best, most uplifting thoughts that come to my mind. They are music to my ears. Meanwhile I resist, refute, and reject the impure ones. I use discernment to recognize which are which. I find … Continue reading →

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The Sequel of “This Changes My Mind Throughout Each Day”

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Steve Simms

After reading my blog post today, someone sent me this question: “I get it, but HOW do you hear the Spirit?” Here’s my answer to him. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice.” I take Him at His word. That … Continue reading →

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I Try to Pay More Attention to These Words

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Steve Simms

Only the risen Jesus can give you “clean hands and a pure heart.” Christ is known through conversation and heart-to-heart relationship with Him, not just by learning information about Him. Start talking to Jesus and listening to Him day and … Continue reading →

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Christ-listening Christianity or Christ-less Christianity?

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Steve Simms

There’s a voice crying outIn the wilderness of your heart:“Behold the Lamb of God.There’s more than routine religion.Prepare the way of the Lord,Make room for the risen Jesus.Look. See. Surrender. Be free.Experience God’s Spirit-led liberty!” When Christians gatherTo listen to … Continue reading →

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Courageous listening (by a guy named Ananias)

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Steve Simms

Be a courageous listener like Ananias. When your conscience, Christ in you, or the Bible tell you something that you don’t want to hear, hear it. “Love your enemies.” “Bless those who curse you.” “Repent.” “Consider others better than yourself.” … Continue reading →

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Jesus talks to me

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Steve Simms

If you have everExperienced the gloryOf the risen Jesus,Tell the story.If you’ve found His peaceInstead of worryTell the story.Refuse to merely beA repositoryTo safely storeChrist’s story.Your revelatoryExperiences with HimNeed to be told.Be articulatoryAbout what JesusHas done for you,Tell the story!If … Continue reading →

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Need a life reboot?

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Steve Simms

When you’re continually bombarded by destructive words and images, refuse to be swept up in their raging current! Toxic people use toxic words. Hopeful people use hopeful words. When there is a system error in your heart, don’t shift into denial … Continue reading →

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Beyond sermon-hearing to Spirit-hearing

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Steve Simms

Christ experienced is much more powerful than Christ explained. The “let the preacher do it” mentality has crippled contemporary Christianity. However, Jesus never said: “Whoever has ears, let them hear what the preacher says.” (He said, “Let them hear what the … Continue reading →

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Faith-based facilitation–sharing karios moments in ekklesia.

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Steve Simms

Preaching proclaims. Faith-based facilitation demonstrates! Since March of 2008, my wife and I have been sharing karios moments in ekklesia with beautiful people at The Salvation Army Berry Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The experience has been so amazing that I wrote … Continue reading →

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