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
Christa Lanier, Murfreesboro, TN. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians‬ â€5‬:â€16-18‬ NIV
Edna
Columbus, OH
“because the mind sent on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:7-8, NASB
My husband and I are memorizing Romans 8 together.
Philippians 1:9-13 HCSB
Ashley Reed, Austin – “And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you can approve the things that are superior and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the advance of the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is in the cause of Christ.” Phil. 1: 9-13 (HCSB)
LaTeisa Crockett Bedford Heights, OH
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
Rom. 3:23 NIV
Suzanne Carlson: Ridgefield, WA
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 NKJV
Casey Murray, ky
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sunscorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Isaiah 58:11 NIV
Gretchen, McKinney, TX “Guard me and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. May integrity and what is right watch over me, for I wait for You.”
Psalm 25:20-21
April Smith San Angelo, TX
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (â€Romans‬ â€12‬:â€12‬ NIV)
Janelle MacKay Malta,NY “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians‬ â€5‬:â€16-18‬ NIV
Abi Welch, Luverne, AL “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV
Teresa, Walla Walla, 1 John 5:21 NLT
“Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.”
Michelle Wynne, Spokane, WA- I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. Isaiah 45:3. NIV
Joy West Monroe, LA
“Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.”
Psalm 1:4 NIV
Kiri, Doncaster, UK
You used to be dead because of your sins and acts of disobedience. You walked in the ways of the world and obeyed the ruler of the powers of the airwho is still at work among the disobedient – Ephesians 2: 1-2 CJB
Charlene Morgan–Lincoln City, OR
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV
Kelsey Long, Chickasha, OK
“and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you”
1 Thessalonians 3:12 ESV
Michelle
Beavercreek, Ohio
“Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.”
Colossians 3:5 NIV
Holly Barrett, Crossnore NC
“Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault.” Jude 24 NLT
Sue, Groveport, OH Psalm 37:7 NIV
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Bethany, Pensacola FL
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God!Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!”
Psalms 143:10 (ESV)
Karen, Sturgis, MI: But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV
Karen, Clarksville, “I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit, and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith.” Ephesians 3:16-17a HCSB
Lisa Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas: The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 NASB
Ariel Richardson, Dallas,TX: I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains? No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.-Psalm 121:1-2 MSG
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 NIV
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)
Mary James, Orangeville, ON, Canada
Phil 4:6-7 NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Jennifer Z. Greensburg, PA
“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)
Sherie
The Woodlands,TX
“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
Yvonne Gearing – Kingman, AZ
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV
Christi Beerley, Denton, Tx. “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.” Proverbs 10:12 ESV
Cheryl Tyler
Magnolia TX
“We give thanks to God always for you all making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing , beloved brethren, your election by God.”
1Thes 1:2-4 NKJV
Cynthia
Hackett, AR
“Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.” Luke 21:14-15 NJKV
Becky, Chattanooga, TN
“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
Janene Ford, Henley, MO. “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 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 43:1b-2
Marsha,Angleton TX. “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17 NIV84)
Jamie Marsh, Las Colinas, TX
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (â€II Timothy‬ â€1‬:â€7‬ NKJV)
Jamee Miller, Sanford, FL
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Leanna Reynolds, Southlake, TX He knows the secrets of the heart. Psalm 44:21B NASB
Susie, Northville, MI
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
James 1:22 NIV
Lynn Schneider from Lucas KS. We’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven-and the future starts now! MSG
Vickie Davis, Foxworth, MS. NIV. 1 John 1:7 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,purifies us from all sin.
Psalm 30:2 (NIV)
O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.
Caitlin, McKinney, TX
“…pray that he’ll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with his own energy so that it all amounts to something.” 2 Thess 1:11, MSG
Annette, Richmond, TX
Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
Romans 12:12, NET
Karen – I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind. Even to give to each man according to his ways. according to the result of his deeds. Jeremiah 17:10 NASB
Beth Stinson, Richmond Virginia:
“Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.”
– Psalm 37:24
Christina Hixson, New Boston, Tx.
Since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Hebrews 11:40 NIV
Mary Beth, Hudsonville, MI
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Karen Whatley, Little Rock, Arkansas
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Provverbs 19:21 (NIV)