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Feelings aren’t supposed to be mandates

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Steve Simms

If what’s on your mindIs weighing you down,Try putting it downAnd drop the frown. What you set your mind on eventually becomes your mindset and will set up like concrete. Set your mind right. Good or bad, the thoughts you … Continue reading →

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Verbal battles of the will or compassionate connections of the heart?

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Steve Simms

Our culture produces too many verbal battles of the will and too few compassionate connections of the heart. Unkindness won’t convince people that your opinion is right, but it might convince them that you’re rude. Perhaps there are better ways … Continue reading →

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All desires and feelings aren’t fit to be followed.

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Steve Simms

If you don’t like the automatic thoughts that have been gradually programmed into your brain, begin a process of reprogramming. Your brain and emotions are watching you and following your example. Too often we walk right past a better future … Continue reading →

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Talking about race with words that rhyme with woke

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Steve Simms

I awoke this morning thinking about words that rhyme with woke. Then I wrote some sentences that use those rhymes and some that don’t: Categorizing people by race is a cloak that hides who they really are. Let’s revoke the … Continue reading →

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Jesus talk & a cross walk go together

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Steve Simms

Since few people openly talk about their experiences with the living Jesus, such experiences are falsely considered rare and unusual. They’re much more common than people believe. When awareness of the living Jesus overrides self-awareness, the joy of the Lord … Continue reading →

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There’s no me in my anatomy

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Steve Simms

There’s more to meThan physiology.My eyes display images,But I see. My brain processes data,But I think. My ears recognize sounds,But I hear. My nervesSend notificationsOf painAnd contact,But I hurtAnd I feel. My eyes, brain,Ears, and nervesAren’t conscious,But I am. My … Continue reading →

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Wellbeing, well-thinking, & well-doing

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Steve Simms

If we’re being driven by our thoughts, desires, and emotions, we’ve given up our self-control. If we resist negative mood swings, it’s harder for our emotions to push us around. Life is full of both reasons for sadness and reasons … Continue reading →

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Unofficial thoughts that reach beyond the superficial

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Steve Simms

This is unofficial,But between artificialAnd superficial,Life today is fickle. As humans, if we won’t be completely honest, we won’t be completely rational. Either way we engage in some degree of deception by twisting and/or hiding the truth. Why consider Jesus? … Continue reading →

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Guacamole & a roly-poly

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Steve Simms

I was eating quacamole And thought about A roly-poly, The tiny bug That rolls into a ball. Then I slowly Began to realize, I haven’t seen a lowly Little roly-poly Since I was a child. Did they go extinct Or … Continue reading →

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God’s lifesaving incision

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Steve Simms

God wants to make a lifesaving incision in your heart, not to fill your head with precision. When your heart hears God speak over you, it’s a moment you never get over. Preachers try to describe Jesus, to dissect Him, … Continue reading →

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