Hi Siestas! It is such a joy to be able to talk to you! My name is Sherry McClure and I just love this community so very much. I live in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and I work here at Living Proof Ministries. One of my responsibilities right now at LPM is to help moderate your comments and it brings me such delight. Thank you for letting me be a part of your life in that way. All of you have so much to offer and I love getting to know you through your comments here! I also have the joy of tending to many of you through Facebook and I love y’all so incredibly much.
A little bit about me: I have been here at LPM for just over 11 years and have had the opportunity to do many things here! I started working at LPM when I had only been married for 2 years and we didn’t have children at the time. As I have grown and changed, my responsibilities at LPM have changed as well. I have been married for 13 years to David and we have two boys –Sam (9) and Jacob (7). We have a lot of fun together, but life with boys is loud, fast, and sometimes messy.  I also have the privilege of serving my home church in our women’s ministry. Life is full and fun! Some of the things that I enjoy most in this life are playing with my kids, being outside, shopping, cooking, and most of all, studying God’s word. His Word is the absolute thrill of my life. The Lord has recently breathed a new passion for His word into my soul and it is what I wake up for everyday…to see the Lord in His Word.  He is the love of my life.
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
This is one of the verses that the Lord has given me to focus on throughout the entire year. He broke it down for me like this:
Only fear the Lord: I am not to fear failure. I am not to fear what someone may think. I am not to fear the enemy. I am not to fear people I think are my enemies. I am not to fear things I imagine. I am not to fear man. My only fear should be of the Lord. There is safety in fearing Him.
Serve him faithfully: I am to be faithful in the ways that He has given me to serve. I am to work in excellence and do everything unto Him.
With all your heart: I am to give my all to the things that I am serving in. No settling for mediocrity. No half-accomplishing things. No “it’s fine.” No “this will do.” I am to give my whole heart.
Consider what great things He has done for you: I want to be living in a constant state of gratitude before the Lord. I want to be mindful that He rescued me from the dominion of darkness and transferred me to the kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13). He indeed has done great things for us!
So, my dear sisters, I pray that you will only fear the Lord. I pray that you will serve Him with all of your heart. I pray that you will remember the great things He has done for you. He is everything and I pray you experience Him through His word as it sinks into your souls!
I love you all so much,
Sherry
Rebecca
Boise, Idaho
“You are witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.”
Isaiah 43:10 NIV
Anita H, Justin, TX
Psalm 19:1-2
How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory. How plainly it shows what He has done. Each dat announces it to the following day. Each night repeats it to the next. Ps 19:1-2 GNT
Marisha Pressley, Pendleton, IN
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Leslyn, Houston, TX
“Oh, how thankful and grateful I am to the Lord because He is so good.”
Psalm 7:17, TLB
Heather
San Diego, California
But we are not of those that shrink back and are destroyed
But of those that believe and are saved
~Hebrews 10:39
Barbara, Fisherville, KY: “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12 NIV.
Tonya, Searcy, AR
Psalm 56: 3 NCV
“When I am afraid, I will trust You.”
Leanne Eldridge, Georgetown, TN, Isaiah 44:22 ” I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist, Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” (NIV)
Lise, Cumming, GA
And why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Luke 6:46 NASB
Laurie Colebank from Shelbyville, KY
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Matthew 5:9 NIV
Alyssa from Columbus, MS: “only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1Samuel 12:24, ESV
Becky, Stromsburg, NE
Proverbs 24:3-4 NIV
By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
Suzy Edwards – Smyrna, GA
(sorry to be so late!)
You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being.
Rev. 4:11 – ESV
Jennifer from Norfolk, VA
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” Ephesians 3:20 (NIV)
Nancy Boyd Haysi, Virginia
Verse 4 Feb 15 2015
Psalms 35:28 KJV
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Hannah, Harare, Zimbabwe
2 Timothy 2:22 NLT ‘Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.’
Sherry from Independence, OR:
“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.” (Lamentations 3:25 NKJV)
Val from Elkton, SD “One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. NIV
Vivian Looney
Oakdale, CA
“He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations so that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.'”
Isaiah 49:6 NIV
Leisa Perego Fornelius NSL,UTAH
John16;33 KJV
These things I (Jesus) have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John16:33:)
Barbara, Fredericksburg, VA
I sought the Lord and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 NIV
Kim Emmerich
Dickinson, ND 58601
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Matthew 5:5 ESV
DeQuincy, LA
“For God so loved the world, that He gave is only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
Sabrina Brown, Pikesville, Maryland
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a] Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. Philippians 2:14-15. NIV
Debbie
Millen, GA
Psalm 84
4Â How happy are those who reside in Your house, who praise You continually.
vickie Arthur West Monroe, La. a week late:(
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith-and this is not from anything you have done. It is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
Theresa Bradford
Pace, Florida
Proverbs 14:1
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down, brick by brick.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Romans 12:10
Gladstone, OR
“being confident that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”
Philippians 1:6 NIV
Jennifer, Fort Worth
“For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.” Psalm 1:6, NKJV
“But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.”
Hebrews 10)39 (NIV)
[Sorry so late. Father hospitalized.]
Beth Pleasant Plains, IL
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. Lamentations 3:22
Denise, Greer, SC, Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8, NET
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 NIV
Jennifer B
Plano, TX
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5 NIV
Carroll N
Shreveport, LA
28″Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
Carrie, Pueblo, CO
“For God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” I Cor. 6:20 NLT
Christie Kelly
Neosho, Missouri
Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)
Candy Seale Winchester, Texas
In God I will praise His Word
In God I have put my trust
I will not fear what flesh can do unto me
Psalm 56:3,4 KJV
Missy Smead
Leola, Arkansas
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.” Proverbs 18:10 NKJV
Return to the Lord you God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. Joel 2:13 ESV
For with God nothing shall be impossible Luke 1:37 KJV
Kay R.
Yukon, Ok
For Feb 1, 2015-Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself enemy of God James 4:4- NAS
For Feb 15, 2015-So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you and help you; I will luphold you with my righteous right hand. ESV IS 41:10
Tammy, Sugar Land, TX
For the word of the God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)
Linda New; Piketon, OH
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
John 17:3
Lea Ann in Utah
“Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.”
1 Tim. 4:7
Karen from Fort Dodge IA – Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:30 NIV.
Amy G- clovis Ca
Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Matt 11:28 NLT
Bekah
Minneapolis, MN
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (â€2 Corinthians‬ â€12‬:â€9‬ NIV
Trish Y from Siloam Springs, AR
It is good to give thanks to the Lord
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your loving-kindness in the morning
And your faithfulness by night.
Psalms 92:1-2 (NAS)