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
Stephanie Bryant, Charlotte, NC
I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
Job 42:2 ESV
Jenny- Shelby Township, MI
Dear friends, if our hears do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from Him anything we ask, because we obey His commands and do what pleases Him. And this is His command, to believe the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He loved us. I John 3:21-23
BTW- Great word Sherry! Thanks for your post.
Kimyetta Hayden, Jonesboro, GA
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Thank you so much for this – especially the “I am not to fear failure”. That statement really speaks to me.
Helena in Paradise, PA —
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest
in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the LORD,
“He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
~~~ Psalm 91:1&2 (NIV)
Lindsey in Houston TX
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NIV
Cheryl – Concord, NC
“All who are victorious
will be clothed
in white.
I will never
erase their names
from the Book of Life,
but I will announce
before my Father and His angles
that they are mine.”
Revelation 3.5 NLT
Katie Burke, Tampa, FL
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. (â€Romans‬ â€10‬:â€9-10‬ NIV)
Rayeanne from Round Rock, Texas “I will lift up my eyes to the mountains, from where my help comes from. My help comes from the Lord, who has made heaven and earth. He will not allow my foot to slip, He who keeps me will not slumber.” Psalm 121:1-3
Miranda Oliver, Grand Lake, La.
Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. â€1 Thessalonians‬ â€5‬:â€19-22‬ NIV
Tracie Wheeler from Huntington WV “For God gave us a spirit not fear but of power and love and self control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
Tonya Nelson
Apex, NC
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NASB
LaMonique’ J. Katy, TX “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10-4-5
Rebecca Moore from Lake Mary, Fl
and provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV
Stephanie Jo
Crane Oregon
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
Ravonne McCray, Little River, TX. “No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” 1 John 4:12 (NIV)
Teresa. Orange City. For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 (HCSB)
Nancy Dal Pian, Port Charlotte, FL
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 who listen. Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Kristen Fowler, Marble, NC
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Romans 12:11 NIV
Carolyn, Dover, Ohio
“The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendants will be established before you.” Psalm 102:28 NIV
Psalm 46:1 (KJV)
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Sandy Olson Maud TX
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” Lamentations 3:22-24 (ESV)
Karen from Norfolk, VA: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)
Brandy A, Cross Anchor, SC
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)
Jena Shockley, Ruston, LA
“Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.” Psalm 139:4 NIV
“Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. Then consider that this nation is Your people.”
And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Exodus 33:13-14 NKJV
“Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.”
And He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Vanessa Himes, Newark OH: Ephesians 4:29 ESV)
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Mark 9:24
“Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”
Janet, Charleston, SC, “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.” Habakkuk 3:2, NIV
Amanda Keith, Houston TX
Do all things without grumbling or disputing
Philippians 2:14 ESV
Pattie Jager,
Holland, MI
Job 42:5
I had only heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. (NLT)
Gidget,Oviedo, Florida
But He knows the way that i take;when He has tested me,I will come forth as gold. Job23;10 NIV
Mary Ruth Franklin
Lanexa, VA
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 NASB
Audrey, Ohio
Proverbs 1:7 TNIV
The “fear of the LORD” is the beginning of knowledge (wisdom), but fools despise (throw away) wisdom and instruction.
{quotation marks and words in parentheses added from what I learned in the sermon yesterday}
Aretha Gearhart, Council Bluffs, IA – Proverbs 21:20 (NIV) In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
Martha Stephenson
4758 N. Terrace Stone Dr.
Olive Branch, MS
I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from! My help comes from the Lord the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121: 1&2 NIV
Sue Meigel East Meadow, NY
The LORD your GOD will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love him with all your heart and with all you soul and live. Deuteronomy 30:6 NIV
Cincinnati, Ohio
“I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment so that you can determine what really matters and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ.” Phil 1:9-10, HCSB
Cindi Latson, Madison, MS
“On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.”
John 14:20 (NIV)
Kim from St. Charles, IL
Micah 6:8King James Version (KJV)
8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deads and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 NIV
1 Samuel 12:24 esv
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Consider what great things he has done for you.
Blessings on your day Sherry!
Cindy, Deming, NM
“The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 HCSB
Tery Sarver, N chesterfield, VA
“INWARDLY WE ARE BEING RENEWED DAY BY DAY.” 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16 NIV
Mandy Daniel
LaGrange, GA
“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 (NASB)
Jules Lane
Foothills of the Rocky Mtns, Colorado
“who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,” ~Psalm 103:3 (KJV)
Oh good heavens – I typed the NIV version but labeled it KJV. I’m actually memorizing the KJV:
“Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;” ~ Psalm 103:3 (KJV)
John 15:9 ESV “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”
9 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)
Roanoke, TX
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. (â€Ephesians‬ â€3‬:â€20-21‬ KJV)
Gloria – Cypress, Tx – “if any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 NIV