Category Archives: spiritual formation

I’ve Been Working on Courageous Obedience

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Steve Simms

Throughout the centuries the institutional model of Christianity has tended to imply that people can collect enough religious sentiment and Bible information on Sunday morning to carry them through the week. However, the Bible says that God’s “mercies begin afresh … Continue reading →

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Be Led by a Lion to Taste and See and Be Amazed!

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Steve Simms

These words from ancient history are powerful: “O taste and see.” People can tell us about an amazingly delicious food but until we taste and see for ourselves, their words are only hearsay. That’s the problem with modern Christianity. It … Continue reading →

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Self-focus Wastes My Time (This Helps Me Soar Beyond It)

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

Self-focus is a waste of my time and hinders my pursuit of inner peace, love and joy. Those things come from looking beyond myself. Here’s an amazing activity that always helps me to look beyond myself and to experience inner … Continue reading →

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Surrender, Humility, and Trust

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Steve Simms

Once I heard a preacher say, “I want to hide behind the Cross so that people see Jesus, not me.” John the Baptist put it this way, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” The old hymn, Rock of Ages, … Continue reading →

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Getting All the Insight and Revelation That I Can

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Steve Simms

I want to have all the insight and revelation that I can. That’s why I am an avid reader and why I love to listen to people tell me about their life and their thoughts. There’s an account in the … Continue reading →

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Focus, Focus, Focus, Focus, Focus

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Steve Simms

I focus on what makes me happy. (To be unhappy, focus on yourself and your problems.) Things don’t make me happy. Jesus does. The key to happiness is Christ-focus. If the main attractionIn your daily lifeIs continual distraction,You’ll be spirituallyOut … Continue reading →

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Yearning

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Steve Simms

I have an inner yearning that I can’t explain. I didn’t seek it. I didn’t choose it. I didn’t cause it by my own effort or training. It’s been working inside me for as long as I can remember. It … Continue reading →

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I’m nostalgic for Spirit-led Christianity

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Steve Simms

The Bible never says that Christians should listen to a weekly sermon. Religious tradition does. I’m nostalgic for the following things that the Bible says that Christians should do: These things flow from supernatural revelation, not from human abilities. Spiritual … Continue reading →

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My heart is mysteriously open.

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Steve Simms

When I first encounter people, I want them to know that I’m open to them and that I’m willing to listen to and encourage them from the mysterious warmth in my heart. When I meet strangers, I often feel a … Continue reading →

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There’s nothing super about being superficial.

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Steve Simms

The meaninglessness of superficial entertainment bores me. The calling of purpose thrills me! Look beyond superficiality. The fumes of superficiality will never fill up your think tank. Closed hearts are trapped by superficial things. Open hearts discover life-enriching vision and … Continue reading →

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