Category Archives: spirituality

I Learned the Last Thing I Learned the First Thing This Morning

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

The last thing I learned I learned the first thing this morning before I got out of bed. I woke up with this paragraph developing in my heart. No matter what I dream I wake up in school. “When I … Continue reading →

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The Challenge to Hear Jesus Talking

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Steve Simms

Life’s biggest challenge is to be willing to hear Jesus talking. He doesn’t say what I want Him to. What He does say hurts my pride–my facade that says that I’m doing alright running my own life. It’s so easy … Continue reading →

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Look and See The Drink That Touches Me

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

Here’s my favorite drink: “On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living … 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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Thinking About The Timeless One

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Steve Simms

I love these famous words: “Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today, and forever.” They’re more than words to me. They’re reality. Only one person in my life hasn’t changed. That’s Jesus — the timeless One! Jesus is active now! Religion … Continue reading →

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Christ makes me creative

Posted on December 25, 2023 by Steve Simms

I woke up early this Christmas morning with these words developing within me like bells ringing in the distance, so I got up and let Christ’s creativity flow. This is what came out: Looking for Jesus? Church isn’t the only … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Isaiah 11:1-9

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Steve Simms

Remember the futureComes day-by-dayUntil one dayIt doesn’t.Refuse to delayAnd stray awayFrom God’s hopeInto spiritual decayAnd downhearted dismay.Focus on whatThe risen King JesusHas to say.Daily follow and obeyHis living WayOf being alwaysLed by His Spirit.Let His life sproutAnd grow as a … 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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I specialize in the food I most crave.

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Steve Simms

There’s a hunger that leads to ongoing joy, not just to the temporary satisfaction of a full stomach. There’s a thirst that releases continual flows of inner peace, not just the short-term soothing of a drink or two. I specialize … Continue reading →

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A Spirit-led week (isn’t weak)

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Steve Simms

My ideal week is to be Spirit-led. It is to go where Jesus prompts me to go and to do what He prompts me to do. I’ve never achieved such a perfect week but that’s always my goal. I have … Continue reading →

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