Tag Archives: self-identifying

Blogging Helps Free Me from Self-Focus

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Steve Simms

My greatest moments of joy and self-contentment are moments of self-unawareness. The best self-help isn’t self-expression. It’s self-denial that avoids self-inflicted pain. Self-focus isn’t self-care. It’s self-entanglement. Self-indulgence leads to the self-reproach of self-inflicted guilt. Self-will will keep you imprisoned … Continue reading →

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The biggest identity problem

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Steve Simms

The biggest identity problem is the inability to identify Jesus. He’s with “the least of these,” but we don’t recognize Him. He’s present when we gather in His name, but we overlook His reality. He’s knocking on the door of … Continue reading →

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I’m not my feelings or desires

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Steve Simms

Our thoughts, feelings, and desires are skewed to varying degrees. We need to adjust them to our conscience, not vise versa. What feels good is often harmful. Desiring something doesn’t make it right. In the battle between conscience and desire, … Continue reading →

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God’s view of me is more important than my view of me

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Steve Simms

How I identify myself matters very little. What’s important is what God thinks about me. Self-focus is a trap, a cage, a prison cell that keeps us from enjoying the glory and beauty that surrounds us. Our human emotions and … Continue reading →

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