Tag Archives: obedience

Lay Down Your Dreams

Posted on November 11, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

Our joy and our longing are not always related. . . . It is the joy of God’s fulfillment, not the longing toward the dream’s fulfillment, which should be desired. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Independence

Posted on April 1, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

The people in front of Jesus weren’t obstacles in his path—they were his path. We’re called to follow that path. Continue reading →

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Feelings Are Not Faithfulness

Posted on May 23, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

Just a brief word today, but God gave it to me a month ago and I’ve found it really helpful, so I’m passing it on. I’m not sure how it may play out in your life specifically, but I suspect … Continue reading →

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Lay It Down: The Book — It’s ALIVE!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

You can get the full information here, but for now, here’s the back story: After close-but-no-cigar rounds with a couple publishers I respect (and that you’d recognize) – and a few more just plain frustrating rounds with agents – I’ve … Continue reading →

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Living Out of Death

Posted on February 3, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

Let me eat when I’m hungry let me drink when I’m dry two dollars when I’m hard up religion when I die… —”Moonshiner,” traditional (via Dylan and esp. Uncle Tupelo, in my case) Religion, in its truest form, is for … Continue reading →

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Children of the Promise

Posted on November 13, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

I’ve been coming across our title phrase—or rather, it’s been coming across me—a lot lately (Rom. 9:8, Gal. 4:28). How do we live like “children of promise”? One way to look at it also came across me lately… As I’ve … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Gifts — the full version

Posted on June 21, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

Let’s start today by revisiting Jesus’ commissioning of the 72 from last week. The 72 certainly had something to rejoice in when they used the gifts they had received: “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name” (Luke … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Self-Consciousness — a fragment or two

Posted on September 9, 2011 by carlsimmonslive

“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your “Head”

Posted on June 24, 2011 by carlsimmonslive

There’s a popular adage out there; it’s been the chorus of a few good songs, in fact. And it goes like this: “Everything you know is wrong.” That’s not entirely true, obviously (I hope), but there’s still a lot of … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Old Identity… part 2

Posted on June 17, 2011 by carlsimmonslive

Perhaps the most difficult part of laying it down is the most basic—laying down who we’ve been, in order to become the people God created us to be. Many Christians today believe—or at least live as if they believed—that Jesus … Continue reading →

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