Tag Archives: open heart

To connect heart-to-heart we have to open our heart

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Steve Simms

When Christ-followers open up to each other so the presence of Jesus can be seen in them, deep supernatural heart-connection instantly occurs. Religious words without heart-connection with Jesus and other Christians have little impact on people’s lives. Strangers who are … Continue reading →

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Be led by God’s love

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Steve Simms

I wantTo be ledBy God’s hands,Not by my plans. Try this in a church service: put down the program, scratch the schedule, and see what the living Jesus can do! Anything that restricts the Holy Spirit’s freedom is a Spirit-quencher. … Continue reading →

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Good works, faith-rest, and a rubber squeeze coin purse

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

Your heart is like a football-shaped rubber squeeze coin purse. If you won’t work to continually hold it open to God and to other people, it will suddenly snap shut. Much that is called Christianity is merely human effort and … Continue reading →

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If you’re afraid of opening your heart, be courageous!

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Steve Simms

A closed heart never grows into a big heart. A closed heart suffers alone but an open heart flourishes with joyful and inspiring insights. Life is a mixture of pain and joy. When you close your heart to pain, you … Continue reading →

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Avoid heart-stench

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Steve Simms

Jammed shut hearts are never happy. They keep joy out. More harm is being spread by the neglect of heart sanitizer than by the neglect of hand sanitizer. Like the body, the human heart needs to be continually cleaned. True … Continue reading →

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Confusion is no illusion. Clarity is a rarity.

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

It’s easy to think you understand a situation when you don’t. I’ve done it often. As human beings, we don’t accurately know how much we know and how much we don’t know. Plus, we easily get the two confused. When … Continue reading →

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Getting the energy of God’s alternative perspectives

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Steve Simms

Christians are called to see culture, politics, race, and ethnicity through the mind and humility of Christ, not the opposite. When Christians are mean, it makes people think we don’t really mean what we say about love. To be the … Continue reading →

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Keep your heart “Open For (Spiritual) Business”

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Steve Simms

When you open up your heart, love rushes in open flushes out anger, bitterness, guilt and the hurtful things that enslave you. Open-hearted love doesn’t mean unconditional approval. An open heart can deeply care about people while strongly disagreeing with … Continue reading →

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