Category Archives: spiritual growth

Surrender Is Misunderstood

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Steve Simms

Surrender all to the Change-Maker. Don’t resist your destiny. If you are a true Christ-follower your destiny is to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. (Romans 8:29) For that to happen you have to deny yourself, take up … Continue reading →

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Planting Good Seeds In Life

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Steve Simms

Whatcha plantin’ in your heart, mind, and lifestyle? I work hard to plant good seeds in mine and to keep the thorns and weeds far away. When Christians plant the customs, patterns, and lifestyles of this world in their mind … Continue reading →

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I’m Looking For More Trust-Training

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Steve Simms

Have you been trained to trust? You can allow today’s troubles, trials, and temptations to be trust-training. Let them teach you to daily depend and rely on the risen Jesus Christ and to help other people to do so. Christ-groups … Continue reading →

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Questioning

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Steve Simms

“Am I Growing?” Dare to ask yourself this question: Am I being effective or “ineffective and unproductive in” my “knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”? (2 Peter 1:8) Faith without ongoing application in daily life is dead. It’s not growing. … Continue reading →

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A Joyful Heart Is My Ideal Day

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Steve Simms

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” My ideal day is to have a joyful and grateful heart that is so contagious that I spread joy to everyone I meet. I have trained … Continue reading →

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Beyond Merely Studying to Freely Experiencing

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Steve Simms

How to Wake Up to Living Water All study with little or no direct experience with the risen Jesus makes Christianity boring. Is there a more powerful approach to the Gospel? Yes, indeed. Living water, rushing rivers, can be studied … Continue reading →

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I Desire So Much More Than an Awesome Car

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Steve Simms

Wake Up to (Godly) Desire To truly know Jesus, you must desire to continually encounter and interact with Him. It’s not enough just to think about Him or study about Him or hear a religious talk about Him. That’s why … Continue reading →

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What I Found In Costa Rica

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’m always searching for Spirit-led, tenderhearted Christian community that clearly demonstrates (1 Corinthians 2:4) the reality of Immanuel — God with us. (Matthew 1:23) It’s rare and it’s fragile. Even when you find it, it can quickly vanish. I most … Continue reading →

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Soaring Above the Mountains

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Steve Simms

Life can give us lots of problems and many difficult mountains to climb. When life does that to me, I like to soar above them by hang gliding with Jesus. Abide and Hang Glide! To learn to glideAnd how to … Continue reading →

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The Secret of Breakthrough?

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

Almost everybody would like to have a breakthrough in their life. We hope for, long for, and strive for a breakthrough. Unfortunately, after various periods of time, many of us give up on the idea of a breakthrough and settle … Continue reading →

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