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
For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him to serve you.
2 Cor 13:4 NIV
Pat Socolofsky, College Station, Texas. “Let the word of Christ dwell in your richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thanksgiving in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16. ESV
Wendy Buttrey Acworth, GA
And how bold and free we then become in His presence, freely asking according to His will, sure that He is listening. And if we are confident that He’s listening, we know that what we’ve asked for is as good as ours. 1 John 5:14-15 MSG
Kelly Morency, Sevierville, TN
But he said to me, ” My grace is sufficient for you, 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 in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Mary Joy, Dayton, OH.
“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”
Psalm 27:13 (NIV).
Emily Mechanicsville, VA
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10
Tempa Babington, Palm Bay, Fl, “You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” I Thessalonians 5:5, NIV
Jill, Westerville Ohio
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.”
– 1 John 1:7-10
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. Psalms 40:2 NIV
Kelsey Chance, Shawnee, KS
But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? (â€James‬ â€2‬:â€20-21‬ NET)
Duvall, WA I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. Psalm 130:5 NIV
Susan from Beverly, MA
1 John 3:18-20 The Message
My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
Priscilla Fair, Orange, Ca.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV
Eugene, OR
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. ~Psalm 42:11 ESV
Kami Pope, Dallas, TX– “I will sing to the LORD, for He has dealt bountifully with me.” Ps. 13:6, ESV
Michelle K, New Baltimore, MI
From there you will seek The Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul.
Deuteronomy 4:29, NSRV
Elise, Houston, TX
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, And I will give you rest”
Matthew 11:28 NIV
Jeri of Missouri City, TX
1 John 4:7 (NIV)
Dear friends, let us love one another for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Big Lake, MN
I am convinced that nothing can separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow–not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
Romans 8:38 NLT
April, Pleasant Garden, NC: “Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.” Ephesians 6:19 NIV
Tracy Mitchell Columbia Tn
Hebrews 13:5-8
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not fear, what man shall do unto me” Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.NKJV
Jessica Clement Birmingham, Alabama
For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law but under grace. Romans 6:14 NIV
E… Westlake, OH
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18, NIV
Stephane Bolton from Florence, Alabama:
“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”
1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)
Marg Crozier, Yeosu, S. Korea
“What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory.”
Romans 9:23 NIV
Stacy Bierce. Bargersville, Indiana. Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41 ; Mark 14:38 NIV.
Eden Thornton, Prattville, Al
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles. Lest the Lord see it and be displeased and He turn away His anger from him.
Proverbs 24: 17-18 NASB
Kerry, Buckeye AZ “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2 NIV
Jackie Pope, Covington, IN. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 NKJV
Jennifer Wilson, Brentwood, CA “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” I Thess 5:16-18 ESV
Bethany in Jacksonville, NC
“Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in you.”
Psalm 56:3 (NKJV)
Tammy Wells, Cairo, GA
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. (â€Psalms‬ â€143‬:â€8‬ NASB)
I Peter 3: 8-9
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another, be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Fay, Springfield,NO
Ezekiel 36:26 NOT
And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stoney, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
Ginny White of Orofino
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith who for the joy put before him endured the cross scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 NIV.
Kimberly Balles, Rolling Meadows, IL
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion, and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4. NIV
Stacy Baker, detroit mi
Ephesians 4:2 “be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love.” NIV
Diane Brown, Cypress, TX
I Thess. 5:16-18
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Crist Jesus”
Stacey, Omaha, NE
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.
Emily (age 14) Psalm 133:1 NLT
How wonderful and pleasant it is when sisters live together in harmony!
Ally (age 13) Proverbs 18:15 NLT
Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open to knowledge.
Laura Wyrabkiewicz Ida, MI
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another; if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
Colossians 3:12-14 NKJV
Janice, Slidell, LA Keep yourself free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 NIV
Michelle Slomp Okotoks, AB, Canada
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. Joshua 1:9 ESV
Pam Rowell, Round Rock, Texas
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. – Psalm 112:5 NIV
A good reminder to those of us in business for ourselves.
Karin Peters, College Station, Tx
Now to him who is able to do immeasureably more than all we ask or imagine, accordint to his power, that is at work within us, to him be glory in teh church adn in Christ Jesus. Eph. 3:20-21
Fran, Gainesville FL
John 1:6-7 NIV
There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.
Anna McCollister
New Palestine, IN
2 Samuel 22:31 ESV
“This God – His way is PERFECT; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him.”
Shanda, York,PA: “Do all things without grumbling or disputing so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,” (Philippians 2:14-15 NASB).
Peggy Davis, Corpus Christi, TX
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:10 ESV
Sue, Kalamazoo, MI
“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 NCV