Tag Archives: John 7:38

I Choose to Live by a River

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Steve Simms

White water rivers are inspiring. All that living water rushing mightily by stirs up my heart and makes me feel wonderfully invigorated. I love to raft with the strength and power of their flowing. I am talking about the inner … Continue reading →

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From “Blah, Blah, Blah,” to “Rah, Rah, Rah!”

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Steve Simms

There’s a story that many people find uninteresting because it is too often presented as “blah, blah, blah.” However, to me it is the most exciting series of events in history. That story powerfully impacts my life throughout each day. … Continue reading →

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The Fountain of Inner Adventure

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Steve Simms

I’m continually seeking the fountain of inner adventure, so I can bask in its exciting and refreshing rivers of living water that gush from deep within in me. This fantastic fountain is available to anyone. It’s described in the Bible … Continue reading →

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Collecting Original Thoughts

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

I love my collection of original thoughts. Currently my blog has 4,278 posts that are mostly filled with original thoughts. Here are the ones that assembled together in my mind and heart this morning: God wants to rebuild, restore, and … Continue reading →

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You can live by the Spirit everywhere

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Steve Simms

To “live by the Spirit”And “not quench the Spirit”Is to fully yield yourselfTo be carried by the currentAs the Spirit flowsLike inner riversAlive with the powerAnd presence of GodAnd blowsLike a mighty rushing windFrom deep withinYour surrendered heart. The more … Continue reading →

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Refuse to get comfortable in the Dead Sea.

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Steve Simms

Jesus doesn’t put the Dead Sea into His followers. Instead, He releases ongoing inner rivers of living water. Those invisible rivers are the most important rivers on the planet. Christ-followers are now God’s temple. The rivers that Ezekiel writes about … Continue reading →

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A meeting of Jesus’ people should be like a mighty waterfall

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Steve Simms

The “gifts of the Spirit” are really “flows” of the Spirt–not handed to you externally, but flowing from within you. (John 7:38) You can’t grow strong in Christ if you have given a no-go to the Spirit’s inner flow. Jesus said; … Continue reading →

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