Tag Archives: trusting in God

A Small Book for the Anxious Heart

Posted on January 2, 2020 by carlsimmonslive

It is what it says it is. 🙂 And it’s by an author a few of you will recognize. . . . Edward T. Welch. A Small Book for the Anxious Heart: Meditations on Fear, Worry, and Trust. 192p., $17.99, … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Like a Lion

Posted on October 7, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

He crouched, he lay down like a lion and like a lioness; who will rouse him up? Blessed are those who bless you, and cursed are those who curse you. (Numbers 24:9) As I first pulled together the ideas for this … 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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Lay Down Your Doubt

Posted on November 4, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

Our anxiety expresses itself through doubt. And our doubt expresses itself by taking things into our own hands. Whether we say it or even consciously think it, trying to make things happen on our own says, at best, “God’s not … Continue reading →

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You Can Have More of God… If You Want Him

Posted on May 12, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

It was this time last year that I first discovered R.T. Kendall, and I’ve dove in since. This book, pulled from Kendall’s final sermons at Westminster Chapel more than a decade ago, isn’t as immediately compelling as last year’s Unashamed … 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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Pick It Up—Put It On—Walk It Out — a small-group session

Posted on August 1, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

This  session is based upon the following past devotionals—scroll down as needed: Pick Up Yr Cross Pick Up Yr New Life Put on Your New Self Put on Eternity Walk It Out For this session, you’ll need…. • 1 old, … Continue reading →

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Walk It Out

Posted on July 31, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

All of our lives, when lived rightly, are a journey into trust. In fact, I’ve been praying/adapting a certain prayer for quite a while, and I think (and hope) that the development of this prayer has been reflected in these … 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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