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
Cristy, Prattville, AL From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. (â€Psalms‬ â€61‬:â€2‬ NKJV)
Jody from Sarcoxie Mo
However, as it is written,
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV
Kathy Howe
Lexington, KY
“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
1 Peter 4:10 NKJV
Kristen in Hide-a-way Hills, Ohio “For nothing will be impossible with God.” (â€Luke‬ â€1‬:â€37‬ NET)
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you, the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26 ESV
Debbie
Portland, OR
Margaret, Falls Church VA
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the word of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Cor 15:58 NIV
sorry, I had two small typos there! “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Cor 15:58 NIV
Colissians 4:5-6
Live wisely… let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the ight answer for everyone.
Susan Turner, Shelby,NC
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (â€Isaiah‬ â€43‬:â€19‬ NIV)
Jessie, Wellsville, PA
“For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.”
Proverbs 3:26 NLT
Jenna Cooley, Fort Worth, 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
Kelly, Auburn, AL Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 (NIV).
Melinda Montgomery,AL
to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified. (â€Isaiah‬ â€61‬:â€3‬ ESV)
Jen S, Cedarburg, WI
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Susie McNeely, Russellville, AR
Proverbs 3:5 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding
Joanna Birchfield, Euless, TX
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV
Romans 5:8 {HSCB}
You are loved more than you will ever know by someone who died for you!
Clancie Speck, Elizabethtown, KY “iF then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich eternnal treasures] that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”
Colossians 3:1, AMP
Susan, Wynne
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NASB)
Amy-Jo Girardier, Nashville, TN
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.”
(Hebrews 13:5 ESV)
Erin Keel, Chesnee, SC
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” I Samuel 12:24 ESV
Arin Fagan
Wichita KS
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” James 4:10 NIV
Missy Sawyer, Columbia, SC – “O Lord, open my lips, that my mouth may declare Your praise.” Psalm 51:15 NASB
Meagan R, Burke, VA
We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry God has assigned to us, [which] reached even to you. 2 Corinthians 10:13, HCSB
Tisha Ramsey, Columbus, MS “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” Colossians‬ â€4‬:â€6‬ ESV
Juanita
Boston, MA
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? Mark 8:36 ESV
Sunny, Brandon, MS
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Isaiah 41:10
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 uphold you with my righteous hand.
Charmaine, Miami, FL — “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2 ESV
Lauren Matson – Prattville, AL
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.” Luke 1:45 NASB
Molly Hale, Billings, Montana
Matt 11:28 NLT
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
Utica, Ohio
Philippians 4:8 ESV
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Prattville, AL. A word aptly spoken is like apples od gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:11
Cherie, Bluffton,SC
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Philippians 4:6-7
Karen U, New York
The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me? Psalm 118:6 NLT
Shelley, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
Colossians 4:2 NIV
Diane, Hemet, CA
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
Kathy VanAmburg Norwalk IA
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. â€1 Corinthians‬ â€13‬:â€2‬ NIV
Cathy from Loxahatchee, Florida
Deuteronomy 4:29 NIV
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Kezia from Shreveport, LA
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John‬ â€1‬:â€5‬ NLT
Karen, Humble, Texas
Dear friends, since God so loves us, we also ought to love one another.
1John 4:11 NIV
Melanie Fanara, Blue Springs, MO
” And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. ” Romans 5: 5 NIV
Katelyn Kraft, Columbus, OH
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: 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 what we asked of him.” – 1 John 5:14-15 (NIV)
Emily Griffin, Tifton, GA: “For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” Isaiah 52:12. ESV
Michelle, Warner Robins, GA
For I will restore your health; I will heal your injuries. Jeremiah 30:17a NABRE
Mary Rhodes
Hermantown,MN
Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 NIV
Sunni Sutphin Mount Airy North Carolina
Acts 28:31 NIV
He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!
Ellen Ratcliff, Sevierville, TN
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
cassy hill, canton, ohio
Therefore I urge you, brothers in view of God’s mercy, offer your bodies as living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God _ this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to 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 1-2 niv
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” (â€Zephaniah‬ â€3‬:â€17‬ NIV)