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Where do you go to Jesus?

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Steve Simms

Where do you go to the living Jesus? You can go to Jesus anywhere, since He’s everywhere. Nobody (and no thing) has the right to stand between you and the living Jesus. Accept no substitutes for the continual presence of … Continue reading →

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Experiencing Christ in you as an amazing reality

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

When you get to know “Christ in you,” you don’t have to look for Him elsewhere. Surrendering to the life of Jesus working inside of you is like soaring in the wind. Christ-followers are citizens of God’s kingdom, His ambassadors, … Continue reading →

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Finding kindness by choosing peace & joy

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

A non-hostile approach to life opens the heart to joy and beauty. Fight more against the evil in yourself than the evil in others. (It does you more harm.) Choices are building blocks. However you stack them up, they form … Continue reading →

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Unconditional approval creates chaos

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Steve Simms

True love is unconditional, but when approval becomes unconditional, chaos ensues. God’s unconditional love is a call to unconditional character–to always do right. Think, live, and do right, unconditionally–even love your enemies. God loves us so much that He disapproves … Continue reading →

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Train your brain to compliment, not complain

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Steve Simms

Complainers grumble. Complimenters express appreciation. No one likes complaints, but everybody likes compliments. Go to work in the compliment department. More compliments and fewer complaints would improve any relationship. Life goes better if you make a grateful list and a … Continue reading →

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Your thoughts need a traffic cop . . .

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Steve Simms

Never cleaning your mind is like never cleaning your bathtub. It’ll get real nasty. Some thoughts are tormenters; some, inspirers. I block one group and welcome the other. Uncontrolled thoughts will jam up your brain like a city with no … Continue reading →

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Grateful thoughts to keep thanksgiving going

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Steve Simms

Make America Grateful Again Gratitude beautifies life. It is an attitude changer, a depression diluter, a mental health magnifier. Where there’s gratitude there’s no complaining and accusation. You don’t have to feel grateful to give thanks. Thank someone anyway! “Thank … Continue reading →

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How to have a grateful day on Turkey Day!

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Steve Simms

Focus on your blessings, not on the things that you think you’re missing. Taking things for granted eradicates gratefulness. It’s hard to be grateful for unnoticed blessings. Thanksgiving is much more powerful as a daily habit, than as only an … Continue reading →

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To blame your foes is to step on your own toes

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Steve Simms

If you blame your foes for your woes, you’ll step on your own toes! Defy foes. Continually put your kindness under their nose. When you know that your biggest foe is yourself, you don’t feel a great need to fight … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you believe; many want to deceive

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Steve Simms

IQ and DQ (Deception Quotient) are not corelated. When the words won’t add up, there’s probably some deception in the equation. My own thoughts and feelings are deceptive. I have to wrestle them to get to truth. Life is a … Continue reading →

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