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
Gail
McDonough, Ga
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)
Jeanine, Augusta, Ga
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched 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)
CeCelia: Houston, Texas
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. Romans15:13 NIV
Rebecca – Las Vegas, NV
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. -1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
Heather G. Fredericksburg,VA
Psalms 16:8 NLT
I know the lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Vonda Schwarz, Bertrand, NE. “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 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 your minds in Christ
Jesus.” Philippians 4:4-7 NIV
Jamie, Dallas, TX. “Yet he did not waver through disbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,being fully persuaded that God had the power to do what he had promised. This is why ‘it was credited to him as righteousness.'” Romans 4:20-22 NIV
Elizabeth Steed, Rockwall, Texas
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory are being transformed into his likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Cor. 3:17-18 NIV
Ruth Stephenson, Milan TN
15 Be sure that no one pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.
1 Thessalonians 5: 15 ERV
Angie Gates, Wiggins, MS
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; (Philippians 2:5-6 NIV)
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs.” 1Cor. 13:4-5 NIV
Betsey Reed, Plano TX. “Therefore, is anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; all things have become new.” 2 Corinthinans5:17 NKJV
Courtney Moore, Clarksville, TN
Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12 NASB
emi, white house,tn: “I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” 1John 2:14 ESV
Melissa, Walla Walla, WA
“and make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, as we told you,” 1Thessalonians 4:11
Kris, Treasure Island, FL
“Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.” Proverbs 4:25 (NIV)
Reba Warren, Wickenburg AZ: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 NKJV
Ambria gates, wiggins mississippi, A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. (Proverbs 17:17 NIV)
Gresham, OR “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” II Timothy 2:15 (NIV)
And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:22 NIV
Kathryn Luedtke, Sherwood Park, AB
Eph 1:7,8 (NIV)
In Him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
Cheryl Moses – Houston, Tx
Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. (NAS)
Lorraine Mown, Surrey, BC. “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
Julia, Whidbey Island, WA: “Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Sam 12:24 ESV
Sarah Barker, Greensboro, NC
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them.
Matthew 18:20 (ESV)
Ebony Robinson, Jackson, MS: If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he WILL give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, BE SURE THAT YOUR FAITH IS IN GOD ALONE. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:5-6 NLT
Allison, Santa Maria, CA
“You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
Sarah Barker, Greensboro, NC
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them.
Matthew 18:20 (ESV)
Kaylee, Springfield MO
So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts. (Zechariah 4:6 HCSB)
Psalm 18:30a NIV As for God, His way is perfect
Shelby McGill, Frisco, TX – Acts 16:31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved–you and your household.” (NIV)
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” Matthew 25:35 (ESV)
linda. colorado springs – trust in him at all times, o people; pour out your heart before him; god is a refuge for us. psalm 62:8 (esv)
Jamie Ferge Makawao, HI.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10 NIV
Cathy, Odessa, Tx. Psalm 27:14. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord. (ESV)
Claudia from Edmond, OK
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10. NLT
Debbie, Hoover, AL. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (Colossians 4:6 NIV)
Kathie Francis, Portland Oregon: “But now you also lay aside all these things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth”. Colossians 3:8 Lexham English Bible
Sandie Powell
Albuquerque, NM
Psalm 139:4
“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo O Lord thou knowest it altogether”. KJV
Sheila, Cypress Tx — Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock. Matthew 7:24 (NIV)
Holly Tabor, Nixa, Missouri
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV
“And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments;
this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.”
2 John 6 English Standard Version
Terrie
Westminster MD
John 1:12-13. ESV
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Amy, Laurel, Mississippi
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)
Sandra Smallwood, Anchorage, Alaska.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5, NLT
Shelley Meyer, Katy, TX
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:5 (ESV)
Emily, Bothell WA
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those listening. Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Kathy Porter, Las Cruces, NM
“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time, we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” – – Galatians 6:9 (NLT)
Sunny, Las Vegas, NV. (ESV) Jeremiah 31:2,3 Thus says the Lord: “The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest, 3 the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.”
Antigo, WI “But be doers of the Word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” (James 1:22 ESV)