Tag Archives: happiness

Letting Heaven’s culture freely flow

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Steve Simms

Jesus revealed Heaven’s culture. His disciples wrote it down. Now let’s follow the risen Jesus & the Bible and daily live it out! Son-gazing will release God’s flow. (Hebrews 12:2) It’s not enough to be in the know. We also … Continue reading →

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Are you happy now?

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Steve Simms

Self-focus forfeits happiness. Asking, “Am I happy?” opens the door to unhappiness. A key ingredient in the pursuit of happiness is self-forgetting. You are the one who is painting the canvas of your life. How you doing with it? Could … Continue reading →

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Some things make more happy-sense . . .

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Steve Simms

People talk about common sense — basic wisdom for living well. But people also need happy-sense — the insight to live happy. Much unhappiness is self-made. Everyday decisions are determining your destiny: joy, mediocrity, or misery. To stop doing, thinking, … Continue reading →

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Hang your hang-ups on the Cross

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Steve Simms

You’ve looked to many things for happiness. Why not pursue the risen Jesus? Don’t be afraid to read the Book that makes fear disappear! Here’s why the “World English Bible” never mentions church: http://amzn.to/2me8rYd. Without intimate heart connections with the living … Continue reading →

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An unmanaged mind is like

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Steve Simms

Unmanaged minds are everywhere, Swerving from side to side, Like a car being driven By a distracted driver, Only one close call Away from disaster. An unmanaged mind does to brain chemistry What an uncontrolled plane does to flying — … Continue reading →

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Alive inside? Experiencing the joy of internal life!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Steve Simms

Are you alive inside? Are you experiencing the joys of internal life? Devoid of internal life, chaos resides inside and inner chaos creates chaos everywhere you go. However, when you connect with and cultivate inner life, there is an ongoing release … Continue reading →

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Inner peace, joy, sincerity, contentment, & satisfaction . . .

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Steve Simms

Inner peace, joy, sincerity, Contentment, and satisfaction, Are rare qualities nowadays; Because they can’t be taught or bought. They’re caught and grown Within humble, honest hearts In touch with the sweetness And presence of God.

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Being Spirit Led Is Like A Ship Sailing (Louis Lallemant Quotes)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Steve Simms

French Jesuit priest, Louis Lallemant, taught how to be led by the Spirit in the 1600s. Here are come quotes from his book La Doctrine Spirituelle (The Spiritual Doctrine). “We may compare those who are led by the gifts of the Spirit … Continue reading →

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Spirit-Led Church–Where Ordinary People Are The Playmakers

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Steve Simms

Go with the best flows! –Life’s a flow show — currents streaming in us and around us — rivers flow, sap flows, blood flows, thoughts flow, emotions flow, time flows, information flows. But not all flows are equal — love … Continue reading →

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We live in a naive world where people blindly believe that self-destructive behaviors will make them happy.

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Steve Simms
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