Category Archives: spiritual growth

I Don’t Trust My Own Ideas, Feelings, or Desires

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Steve Simms

Shift from trusting in your own understanding and begin to trust in and rely on the Lord’s revelation both in Scripture and in His direct communication to your heart. Devour and savor the Bible and cultivate deep intimacy with the … Continue reading →

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Everybody Needs to Know That Comfort Zones Are Often Danger Zones

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Steve Simms

To “do everything the Lord has said,” requires that we abandon our comfort zone. Now that’s a challenge that requires great courage. When things are done in God’s order, they are often beyond our human comfort zone. Break out of … Continue reading →

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Christianity is More Than Sitting People in Rows

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Steve Simms

Faith is inspiredBy God’s Spirit.It’s not acquiredBy studying. An inner flashOf sudden insightHas more powerThan a mental stashOf information.Faith isn’t science.It’s full relianceOn Christ in you. The way faith growsIsn’t by sittingPeople in rowsTo listen toWhat one man knows.It growsWhen … Continue reading →

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Life Gets Better with Maturity, Not with Age

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Steve Simms

Life improves with maturity, not with the mere passing of time and the passive accumulation of years. Maturity has taught me that life is a great gift that gets better and better the more I appreciate it and the more … 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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My Profoundest Experiences

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Steve Simms

(I woke up this morning with the paragraph that follows this paragraph forming in my heart. I posted it on my Facebook page before I saw today’s writing prompt. It answers today’s question, “What experiences in life helped you grow … Continue reading →

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Candy is dandy but spirituality is reality

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Steve Simms

There’s an inner longing in the human heart (an identity crises) that nothing in the physical world can fulfill. Candy (in all of its forms) appears to be dandy but it usually leaves us feeling empty and often guilty. Culture’s … Continue reading →

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My favorite subjects weren’t taught in school.

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Steve Simms

For some reason my favorite subjects weren’t taught in school. I’ve had to explore and learn them on my own. They include positive thinking, creativity, self-control, character development, awe, openheartedness, forgiveness, hopefulness, kindness, gratitude, joy, inner peace, humility, world peace, … Continue reading →

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Life takes time

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Steve Simms

Life is a season. It’s a growth process. Growth requires time. Like all human beings and other living things, I need time to develop and mature. However, time alone isn’t enough for me to fully grow into maturity. I also … 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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