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
Sarah, Lincoln NE — “Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?” (James 2:5) NIV
Gay
Round Rock, Tx
O LORD, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar.
Psalm 139:1-2 NIV
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
Leigh Toronto, ON
The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
Lamentations 3:24(ESV)
Dawn, Cape Coral, FL
1 Cor 13:4-6 ESV
4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
Holly Cox, Greenwood, SC
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
Kelly, Trussville, AL. Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. Prov 14:29, NIV
North East, PA
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
Jennifer Tunstall, Pasadena, TX
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matt. 12:34 NIV
Leslie Johnson – Lenoir, NC
Psalms 141:3 – NASB
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Angela Wagner, Pittsburgh Pa
“But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from my works and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one, you do well. Even the demons believe and shudder!” James 2: 18-19 ESV
Brenda, Midlothian, VA. “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye.” Psalm 32:8 KJV
Vivienne B, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
3 Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”
1 Samuel 7:3 (NLT)
Kelley, Oak Point, TX – Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. (Psalms 27:14 NLT)
Kristi, Pensacola, FL:
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 CEB
Sarah, Brookhaven, MS
James 3:17, ESV
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
Stephanie Adams, Concord, NC
” I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”
Isaiah‬ â€44‬:â€3b‬ ESV
Joy Mast, Charlotte, NC
“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
Carla Cannon – Nashville, TN
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. James 1:19 (NIV)
Cynthia, Missouri
Rejoice not over me, O my enemy. When I fall, I shall rise. When I sit in the darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
Micah 7:8 ESV
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. Phil. 4:6-7
Oh how I need this reminder!
Psalm100:4
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His court with praise.
Be thankful to Him and bless His name.
Peg Suveg, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:”Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God – as you are doing – do so even more.” 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (HCSB)
Paige Storlie, Amarillo, TX
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”
Psalm 16:6
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. (â€Psalm‬ â€37‬:â€8‬ NIV)
Pamela Shaw, Bangor, Northern Ireland
The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest. Exod 14:14 (Amp)
JENNIFER WHITEWRIGHT, TX
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 NIV
Sherry Pearcy
Meeker, Oklahoma
“who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,”
Psalms 103:4 ESV
Lisa, Mauldin, SC
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:31 (NIV)
Psalm 21:13 esv
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.
Felicia, Carrollton, VA
Romans 12:2, NLT
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Kim Herron, Owensboro, KY- What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 NIV
Carrie from Cary, NC
John 15:13
“ Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” KJV
Brittny, Melbourne, FL
Jerimiah 29:11 NIV
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.”
Kelly Thompson, Crawfordsville, IN
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (â€Colossians‬ â€3‬:â€1-4‬ NIV)
Amy, Murfreesboro,TN
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1, NIV
Melanie
Midland
Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord,
for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
Zechariah 2:13 ESV
Emily Bell, Wilmington, 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.” Isaiah 43:19 NIV
Vicki, Wilmington NC
Let my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word.
Psalm 119:169 NKJV
Diane, Front Royal, VA. Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23, NIV.
Cathy from Keller, TX:
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, (â€Ephesians‬ â€1‬:â€11‬ NKJV)
Melanie Beaudin, Winchester, VA
“I belong to my beloved and his desire is for me.”
Song of Songs 7:10 (NIV)
Beverly Birmingham, al
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (â€Galatians‬ â€6‬:â€9‬ ESV)
1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
Charlotte Carty
Lexington, KY
II Thes. 1:11 NIV
To this end we always pray for you, That our God may make you worthy of His calling, and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power.
Cave City, Ar. “What is impossible with man is possible with God”. Luke 18:27 NIV
Sheilah – Melbourne, FL
To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the reply of the tongue. All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:1-3 (NIV)
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. (â€1 Samuel‬ â€12‬:â€24‬ ESV)
7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir. Galatians 4:7 ESV
Cathy, Birmingham, Al
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.
Romans 4:20 KJV