Teresa Sturek

“Then Jesus said to his followers, ‘If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up

“The Lord says, ‘My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Your ways are not like my ways. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.’” – Isaiah 55:8-9 We would like to believe that

“So that I would not become too proud of the wonderful things that were shown to me, a painful physical problem was given to me. This problem was a messenger from Satan, sent to beat me and keep me from being too proud. I begged the Lord three times to

“The Lord shows mercy and is kind. He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. He will not always accuse us, and he will not be angry forever. He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil

“Do not be fooled: ‘Bad friends will ruin good habits.’” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 Be careful who you hang out with. The Bible warns us about hanging out with people who can influence us in a negative way. We all have hung out with people who have influenced us to

“The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

“So, God created human beings in his image. In the image of God, he created them. He created them male and female.” – Genesis 1:27 When our parents conceived us, God was already at work forming us in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13). The human body that God

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, don’t stand up against an evil person. If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other cheek also.”’ – Matthew 5:38-39 The laws

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8 Who feels the same all the time? For me, my feelings, thoughts, and health are always changing. In Texas where I live, even the weather is always changing. One day it is cold, and the next it is

“While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to his followers and said, ‘Take it; this is my body.’ Then Jesus took a cup and thanked God for it and gave it to the followers, and they all

“Be happy with those who are happy and be sad with those who are sad.” – Romans 12:15 At times, we do not want to see people sad or happy. It can bother us. When people are sad, we tend to view it in a negative way. For me, I

“Jesus called them together and said, ‘The other nations have rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people, and their important leaders love to use all their authority. But it should not be that way among you. Whoever wants to become great among you

“The angel said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid, Mary; God has shown you, his grace. Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God

“We do not enjoy being disciplined. It is painful at the time, but later, after we have learned from it, we have peace, because we start living in the right way.” – Hebrews 12:11 We have to admit that discipline is not fun. It does not feel good when we

“But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” – 1 Peter 2:9 Whoever knows how it feels to be

“If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.

“And you will know that God’s power is very great for us who believe. That power is the same as the great strength God used to raise Christ from the dead and put him at his right side in the heavenly world. God has put Christ over all rulers,

We are called to be holy since God chose us to be His people (Ephesians 1:4). Colossians 3:1-4 tells us the importance of being holy, “Since you were raised from the dead with Christ, aim at what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand

“These living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. Then the twenty-four elders bow down before the One who sits on the throne, and they worship him who lives forever and ever. They put their crowns down before

“You have begun to live the new life, in which you are being made new and are becoming like the One who made you. This new life brings you the true knowledge of God.” – Colossians 3:10 We are sinners. Being a sinner means that we do things like disobey

“After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, ‘I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job did.’” — Job 42:7 There can be consequences if we receive the

“Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking, because you were all called together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful.” – Colossians 3:15 When was the last time you felt peace? It is difficult to feel peace at times especially when there is no security in