Tag Archives: Spirit-led life

The Most Important Things for a Good Life

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Steve Simms

Without love life is lonely and self-focused. Without joy life is dull drudgery. Without peace life is full of stress and anxiety. Without patience life is annoying. Without kindness life is cruel. Without goodness life is awash with evil. Without … Continue reading →

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Watching For and Receiving Inspiration

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

The Olympics are a wonderful source of inspiration. But I have discovered an even greater source of positive uplifting influence — the world’s best fountain of hope and encouragement — available every moment of every day. I’m talking about God … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Fine to Use the Word “Mine”

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Steve Simms

No person, place, or thing is really mine. It’s meaningless for a slave to say, “This is mine.” Everything a slave has belongs to the one who owns him. We humans are slaves to time. In reality, we own nothing. … Continue reading →

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Making the Ideal Real

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

To discover the reality of the ideal sometimes we have to tramp through the desert. The worst wilderness, the most disturbing desert, is in the human heart. That is the lonely place where we are tempted to follow our desires … Continue reading →

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