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
Sarah W. Port St. Lucie, FL
So, as prisoners for the Lord, I beg you to live the way God’s people should live, because He chose you to be His. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and accept each other’s love. You are joined together with peace through the Spirit. Do all you can to continue as you are, letting peace hold you together.
Ephesians 4:1-3 ERV
Michelle B., McComb, MS
But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. (â€1 Samuel‬ â€12‬:â€24‬ NIV)
Susan Clinton, MS
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 ESV
Beth, Columbia, MS Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Tisha
Pilot Mtn, NC
“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 (ESV)
Kim Foley- Arnold MD
The one who calls you in faithful, and he will do it.
I Thessalonians 5:24 NIV
Misty Keith, Pflugerville, TX “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall.” (Isaiah 40:29-30)
Mary Fadel
Preston, MD
“For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.” Romans 8:29 (ESV)
Elsie – Scottsbluff, NE
Hebrews 5:14 ESV
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
Sarina Houston,Tx
John 13:35
Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.
Allison H.
Wilmington, NC
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.”
-1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV)
Karen, Souderton, PA
Romans8:26 NIV
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
Sue Noel, Houston, TX: But I know the course I have traveled. And I believe that were He to prove me, I would come out purer than gold from the fire. My foot has been securely set in His tracks; I have kept to His course of life without swerving; I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have valued everything He says more than all else. Job 23:10-12 (THE VOICE)
Sherry Chong, Orlando, FL This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your soul. (Jer 6:16)
Karen Beckles, Toronto Canada. Remember dear brothers and sisters that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
1 Corinthians 1:26 (NLT)
Caitlyn Benefiel, Whitley City, KY.
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it. -2 Timothy 2:14
Myra, Johnson City, TN says:
I 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.
Lori Montgomery, Yukon, OK
Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Philippians 4:6 NLT
When you lie down, you will not be afraid,
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Proverbs 3:24
NIV
Ruth, Kitchener, ON
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:14. NIV
Jeri Jacobs, Hemet, CA
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone. James 1:13. NIV
Alexis, San Angelo, TX
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. Philippians 4:11 ESV
Kirsten, El Paso, TX
Ephesians 5:2 NIV
“and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
Mary Beth, St. Louis
“No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.”
1 John 4:12 NLT
Michelle Crane, American Canyon, CA “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:1-3 – NIV)
Toni Amarillo TX
Exodus 14:13-14 NIV
Moses answered the people, Do not be afraid. Stand firm & you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Anna Jenkins, Fort Collins, CO
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done. (Philippians 4:6 NLT)
Proverbs 3:5 NKJV Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And lean not on your own understanding.
Carrie Norris, Goshen, Indiana
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 (ESV)
Amen!
Karen Erickson, Richardson, TX I sought the LORD and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 NKJV
Tracy Sanford, Rock Hill, SC
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” John 15:9 NIV
Kristin
Fort Worth, TX
“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 weakness, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.'”
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Joy Schilli
Anna, TX
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Yahweh is the everlasting God, the creator of the whole earth. He never grows faint or weary; there is no limit to His understanding.
Isaiah 40:28 Holman version
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous and then you will have good success. Joshua 1: 8
Joy from Lubbock, TX “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. ” Philippians 4:8 NIV
Merriam, KS
I Chron. 29:12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. ESV
Joshua 1:9 ESV
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Freida, Chatham, LA. On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matt. 9:12-13 NIV
Elke Ingersoll – Lake Geneva, WI: “Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify you name forever.”
Psalm 86:11,12 (NIV)
Margie, Camdenton: For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. Psalm 33:4-5 ESV
Alicia Stewart (Loveland, CO)
“…with God all things are possible.” (Matt 19:26, NIV)
Lisette Ratcliffe, St. Petersburg, FL You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 ESV
Tracie, Bristow, VA
2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
1Peter 5:7
Cast your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
NIV
Lindsey Buchanan St. Augustine, FL “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6 NIV
Jones Creek,Texas
He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
Psalm 23:3-4
(NIV)
Jenny, Des Moines, Iowa
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 NIV
Yates Center, KS
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil
Hebrews 6:19 NKJV
My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever. Psalm 145:21 NIV
Brooke from Sevierville, TN
1 Peter 4:8New International Version (NIV)
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.