Tag Archives: spiritual experience

Jesus is Way Beyond Religion

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Steve Simms

I disagree with almost all public figures on the topic of faith and religion. I’ve been molded from within by spiritual experience, by a ravenous appetite to live out what the Bible says, and by an overwhelming love for and … Continue reading →

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My Apollos Moment

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Steve Simms

I had a moment decades ago that still reverberates loudly within me every day of my life. The way water moves a mill wheel, Christ’s living water moves me from within my innermost being throughout each day. It all started … Continue reading →

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Yearning

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Steve Simms

I have an inner yearning that I can’t explain. I didn’t seek it. I didn’t choose it. I didn’t cause it by my own effort or training. It’s been working inside me for as long as I can remember. It … Continue reading →

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Learn to yearn for more of Jesus!

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Steve Simms

Heart-level connection with the living Jesus can’t be explained in human words. It must be experienced to be understood. Simply to learnBible informationBut not to yearnTo experienceWhat you learnIs to neglectTo discernYour great needTo grow in graceBy following ChristAnd lettingYour … Continue reading →

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Inner awe-ability

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Steve Simms

Ponder the aweThat stirs within youAt the sightOf nature’s beauty,Inner glimpses ofMajesty and splendor,Beyond all reason,Defying your logic,Intangible but stillDeeply and delightfully real.Cultivate that senseThat you feel inside.Let it grow untilIt dominates your dayAnd overflows throughContinual wonderAnd glorious gratitude. Copyright … Continue reading →

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Open the inner spillway to joy from within (Insider Trading)

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

You can’t control the climate in your neighborhood, but you can cultivate a happy heart. Wholesome fun can make you happy. You don’t have to party wild to experience joy. The spillway of the human heart dries up when God’s … Continue reading →

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Go beyond religious explanations & begin to enjoy Jesus!

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

Christ can be explained to the mind, but to daily experience Him requires a surrendered and obedient heart. A closed heart has little perception of God’s glorious light. It is a deception to believe that you can’t be deceived. Scholasticism … Continue reading →

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Theological explanations seldom produce spiritual exclamations; however, God demonstrations always do!

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Steve Simms
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Without a heart connection, with the living God, life’s adrift on the sea of futility.

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Steve Simms

Without a heart connection, With the living God, Life’s adrift On the sea Of futility.

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