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
Denise, Gambier Ohio: She opens her mouth with wisdom and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:26 ESV
Christi, Hurst TX – “But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love Him. That is how we know we are living in Him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. ( 1 John 2:56 NLT)
1 John 2:5-6
Belinda Marais, Centurion, South Africa
I will go before you, and make hills level. I will break in pieces the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars in two. (Isa 45:2)
And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I am Jehovah, who calls you by your name, the God of Israel. (Isa 45:3)
Becky Weber. Ridgeway, SC. 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.”
Psalm 34:4 NIV
I sought the Lord , and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
Kassie Dulin from Southlake, TX
“Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.” (â€Jeremiah‬ â€32‬:â€17‬ NKJV)
TCobb, Texas
1 Peter 1:22, ESV
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
Lauren Warner, Austin TX – “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
Beth Aldrich, Cary, NC
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
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 souls.” Jeremiah 6:16 NIV
Nicole, Brentwood, CA-“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NIV)
Heather
Little Rock, AR
Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. (â€Philippians‬ â€2‬:â€4‬ NLT)
Ashley Scruggs, Appomattox, VA – My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.-Psalm 73:26
Susie Moreno, Ault Colorado.
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
Darlene Selinger, Grapevine, Texas – Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as In Christ God has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
Helen H. Sweet Home, OR – how great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 NIV
Meredith Peterson, Douglasville, GA. “I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.” Psalm 142:1 NIV
Psalm 9:9-10 NIV
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.
Paulette P. Mays
Elmer, La
Jennifer, Grove City, Ohio
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 ESV
Jodi, Sundown TX, When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted. Psalm 138:3
Julie Jones, Knoxville, TN “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
Brenda Ammons, Byhalia, MS “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.” Psalm 91:7-9
Minnesota
For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9
Priscilla Hughes, Brentwood,CA “When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty” (Jeremiah 15:16 NIV)
Misty Brandon, San Antonio TX, Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. 1Samuel 12:24 ESV
Julie Walker, Noblesville, IN
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 NIV
Isaiah 40:2 (NIV)
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord ’s hand double for all her sins.
Dean Jones, Barbourville, Ky
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Psalms 73:26
Paula, Houston, Tx
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
(â€Matthew‬ â€6‬:â€34‬ NIV)
Britt Felix, Tucson, AZ
1 Samuel 12:24 ESV
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your hear, for consider what great things he has done for you.
Kim, Euless, TX
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. (â€Psalm‬ â€1‬:â€4‬ NIV)
Jennifer Smith, Sydney Australia, Psalm 35:27 “Let those who favor my righteous cause and have pleasure in my uprightness shout for joy and be glad and say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.” AMP
Julie, Gresham, OR.
“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received.” Matthew 10:8 (NLT)
Catherine, Hurst, TX
“Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you.” I Samuel 12:24 KJV
Isaiah 43:19 ESV
Behold, I am doing a new thing; Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Tori Mays
Elmer, La
Houston,Tx….It is God who arms me with strength and keeps me secure. 2 Samuel 22:33
Lindsey Barnett
Sevierville, TN
My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
â€Isaiah‬ â€26‬:â€9‬ ESV
Stephanie B. – Springfield, MO
Isaiah 40:31 NKJV
[31] But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Janine Choate, Red Bank, NJ
I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” NIV
Tricia Faison Wendell NC
KJV PSALM 23:4 YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH. I WILL FEAR NO EVIL: FOR THOU ART WITH ME; THY ROD AND THY STAFF COMFORT ME.
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 ESV
Erin, Joplin, MO
“But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. 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.” Romans 8:25-26
Janet Mobley – Denison, Texas
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
Linda Hammett from Wake Forest,NC says
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this not from yourselves, it
is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8(NIV)
Misti from Houston, TX
“Do everything without grumbling or arguing.” Philippians 2:14 NIV
Laura Hall
Kyle, Texas
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.” Matt 5:16 ESV
Kingsport, TN
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
Lamentations 3:22 NIV
Rebecca Stewart, Julian, NC “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us…” Ephesians 3:20 NIV
For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’ Isaiah 41:13 NKJV
But 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