Category Archives: mental health

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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Wild animals within

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Steve Simms

I see wild animals inside my own heart. They are untamed desires, feelings, and thoughts that tormentingly roar within me, badger me, try to deceive me, and call me to self-destruction. Those wild things can quickly be harmful to me … Continue reading →

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Aligning with wisdom

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Steve Simms

When my thoughts, feelings, desires and behaviors are unaligned with wisdom they produce varying amounts of confusion, chaos, and consternation in my life. Therefore, it is important to me to work on aligning my mind, my heart, and my actions … Continue reading →

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Giving up the harmful word

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Steve Simms

I’ve spent my life giving up harmful, tormenting, and unkind words — the bossy kind of words that regularly barge uninvited into the psyche and try to bully and destroy our inner peace. From my earliest memories those intrusive words … Continue reading →

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The renewing of your perspective — seeing as Jesus sees

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Steve Simms

What does the biblical phrase “the mind of Christ” mean? Most English translations of the Bible translate the Greek word “nous” as “mind.” However, if you search through the definitions of “nous” you find that it has a broader meaning … Continue reading →

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Which AI? Artificial intelligence or authentic intelligence?

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Steve Simms

Authentic intelligence requires insight, discernment, and wisdom, not just computing. Artificial intelligence merely scans and sorts the information that it has access to. Authentic intelligence chooses to seek and submit to righteousness and truth. Artificial intelligence is mindless information processing … Continue reading →

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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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Invisible things are at work in human beings

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Steve Simms

Invisible things matter. What’s unseen is very significant! Too many Christians have been trained to overthink religion and to overlook the invisible Jesus. Invisible things work inside people day and night — a churning collage of confusing thoughts, emotions, desires … Continue reading →

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A hope destroying mindset or mental health?

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Steve Simms

A hope destroying mindset isn’t good for your mental health. When guilt is denied or hidden, it leads to inner torment; when sorrowfully and openly admitted, to inner peace and mental health. Step out of the entangling net of regret. … 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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