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
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. (â€1 John‬ â€3‬:â€18‬ KJV)
Carol Bowen, Highlands, NC
2 Cor. 4:17 ESV
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
Diane Ferrell, Modesto, Ca.
I can do all this through Him, who gives me strength. Phillipians 4:13 NIV
Judy Jensen
Lyman Wyoming
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. KJV
Hebrews 11:1
Fayetteville nc 1 Samuel 12:24 it spoke to me.
Only fear the Lord and serve Him with all your heart. For consider what great things He has done for you. I missed 3/4 posting but I have them.
Marion
Royse City, TX
Jeremiah 17:9 (NIV)
The heart is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1
Romans 12:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
1 Corinthians 13:2. English Standard Version (ESV)
2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Matthew 5:16English Standard Version (ESV)
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that[a] they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Dilara, Alexandria, VA
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)
Emily in Puyallup, WA
Isaiah 38:16, NIV
“Lord, by such things people live;
and my spirit finds life in them too.
You restored me to health
and let me live.”
Sue Goldberg Rockford,Il But those who suffer He delivers in their suffering;He speaks to them inn4geir affliction. Job 36:15
Sue, Duncanville, TX
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” John 14:1 NLT
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.
Luke 10:27a
(NLT)
Melissa
Waco, TX
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.
Luke 10:27a (NLT)
Caroline
Waco, TX
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.
Luke 10:27a
(NLT)
Jenna
Waco, TX
Praying for better discipline this Siesta
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Cor 9:8 NIV
Susan from Albuquerque
Commit to The Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Colossians 3:23 NIV
Margie Rodriguez, San Angelo, Texas
John 1:4 NIV In Him was life and that life was the light of men.
Elizabeth Fikes, Cookeville, Tennessee:
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24
Kari White, Fulton, SD “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16
Meleah Soencer, Springfield, MO. “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:19. TNIV
Be still and know I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.
ps. 46:10
Laurie Bishop, Niceville, Florida
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (â€Philippians‬ â€4‬:â€8‬ NIV)
Carolyn Webb, Grand Prairie, Tx
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works so that no one can boast. Eph 2:8-9 NIV
Cassie Davis, Orange City, FL
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (â€1 Thessalonians‬ â€5‬:â€16-18‬ ESV)
Christie Kelly, Neosho, MO:
“And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
Colossians 2: 6-7 (NLT)
Barrett, Plano, TX “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father.” Eph 3:14 ESV
What is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27
Joan Anderson, Dousman, WI
The Lord will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.
The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.
Psalm 121:7-8 HCSB
Katie, Calhoun, GA
“I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request.”
1 Sam. 1:27 (NLT)
Katie, Calhoun, GA
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”
Mark 10:27 (NLT)
For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
I Thessalonians 2:9 ESV
From Charlotte, NC
Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14, NLT
Psalm 40: 4-5 (concordant version concordant.org)
“Happy is the master who makes Yahweh his trust And does not countenance the audacious or those swerving to a lie. Many are your marvelous works which you have done, O Yahweh my Elohim, even your designs for us. There is no one arranging them for You!
Should I tell and should I speak of them, they are more plentiful than could be numbered.”
my prayer: that I would spend my time recounting and numbering his marvels
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance
with the riches of God’s grace. Ephesians 1:7, NIV
Melissa, Waldorf MD
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (â€Romans‬ â€8‬:â€28‬ NIV)
Cara,Dublin, Ireland
Psalm 73:26 NIV
“My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever”.
Lynda, Warrenton, GA
Hear me as i pray, O Lord. Be merciful and answer me!
Psalm 27:7
NLT
With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: “He is good; His love toward Israel endures forever.” Ezra 3:11a NIV
Alice, South Lyon, MI
“But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless”. (Psalm 10:14)
Be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
1 Samuel 12:24 NIV Karee C, Alvin,TX
Libby Montez
Lake in the Hills, IL
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…
Joel 2:25 (ESV)
Melissa Eaton
Anna, TX
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you.”
Isaiah 26:3 ESV
Kristin Blatz, Kettering,OH
“Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”
Joshua 3:5 NIV
Christy
Fayetteville, AR
Eph 3:14 ESV
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,”
Eph 3:14 ESV
Samantha Gillis- Hatch, NM
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” – Romans 12:2 NLT