Category Archives: spirituality

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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The Key to Inner Harmony

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Steve Simms

For inner peaceAnd harmonyI let go ofFocus on me. Holy Spirit,Take my lifeAnd steer it.Touch my heartAnd clear itSo when you speakI hear it. If you’re unaware of the Holy Spirit working inside of you, you’re overlooking the key to … Continue reading →

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Wise, Heart-Felt Spontaneity

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Steve Simms

What the world needs now is people who will open their heart to wise, Spirit-prompted spontaneity. We all need mentors and teachers like that. While the world is trash talking, Christ-followers need to be transformation talking and spontaneously sharing how … Continue reading →

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Trying to See and Hear Beyond Soundbites

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Steve Simms

I have the daily habit of trying to see and hear beyond soundbites. In today’s culture of anything goes lifestyles and religions, that’s not an easy thing to do. The Bible warns us: “Even from your own number men will … Continue reading →

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The Concept That Life Is More Than Physical Continually Revitalizes My Mental Health

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Steve Simms

I find the idea that the physical world is all that there is to be quite disconcerting. Without spirituality I don’t see any hope for me or for humanity in general. Without a vision beyond the material a human life … Continue reading →

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Being a Guide Receiver

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Steve Simms

My favorite thing about myself really has nothing to do with me except for my willingness to listen to and surrender to the inner Guide who leads me day by day. He is known as the Holy Spirit. Are you … Continue reading →

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My Apollos Moment

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Steve Simms

I had a moment decades ago that still reverberates loudly within me every day of my life. The way water moves a mill wheel, Christ’s living water moves me from within my innermost being throughout each day. It all started … Continue reading →

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I’ve Overcome Fear by Letting Jesus Out of 4 Bags

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Steve Simms

When I let Jesus out of the bag and into the driver’s seat of my heart, my fears began to vanish. He began to fill me with love, power, and a sound mind. His presence transformed (and continues to transform) … Continue reading →

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The Source of my 5 Favorite Fruits

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Steve Simms

My five favorite fruits are: love, joy, peace, kindness, and self-control. The source that causes those fruits to grow, ripen, and flourish in a human being is the Spirit of the living God. The Bible calls them “the fruit of … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Man Who Changed My Life

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Steve Simms

I didn’t see him with my eyes, but although he was invisible to me, he changed my life. In an instant everything shifted within me and my whole life seemed different. I’ve never been the same since the moment I … Continue reading →

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