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
Anne Sporrer, Washington, IL
We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 1 John 2:3 NIV
Renee-Kennesaw,GA-
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (â€1 Corinthians‬ â€13‬:â€7‬ ESV)
Meredith Harvie, Houston
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. Romans‬ â€10‬:â€9-10‬ NIV
Pinellas Park, Florida
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.
2 Cor 5:17 NAB
Sarah, OKC OK “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 ESV
Vickie Kalinovich
Greenville, SC
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Julie, Lincoln, NE
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 NIV
“All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.” 1 Corinthians 10:23 NKJV
Becky
Susie, Swampers, LA
“I stretch my out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You,
as a parched land. Selah”
Psalm 143:6 NASB
Catherine Thomas
Texarkana, Tx.
“Show me your ways, Lord teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5 NIV
Lisa Walden, Grand Prairie Tx
2 Corinthians 2:10-11 NIV
[10] Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, [11] in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
Jennifer Walker, Fort Worth, TX – But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light! 1 Peter 2:9 NASB
Psalm 19:14, NRSV
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you, O LORD,
my rock and my redemmer.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight. But the Lord weighs the motives. Proverbs 16:2 NAS
Robin LeGrand, Winfield, Kansas
“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.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) –
Carla Seeley, Georgetown, TX
“For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weakness, insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:10 ESV
Traci Horton from Bartonville, Tx:
The voice of The Lord is powerful; the voice of The Lord is majestic. Psalm 29:4 NIV
Kate, London, ON
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that also will he reap. For the one who sows to his flesh will from his flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up. Galatians 6:7-9 ESV
Gina Fernandez, Wilson,NC
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
Psalm 3:3 ESV
Edwards, CA “but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.” (â€1 Thessalonians‬ â€2‬:â€4‬ ESV)
Terry in Louisa, VA
Colossians 3:7-8 NIV
You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Carol, Cashion, OK “Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Amplified
Cathy Morris Sedona, AZ
“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”
1John 4:16 ESV
You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7. NIV
Christie, Gadsden, AL “but whoever drinks of that water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14 ESV
Morgan Bachman, Blue Hill, Nebraska,
“Do not let your adorning be external–the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear–but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious…And you are her [Sarah’s] children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.” 1 Peter 3:3-4, 6b
Arlington, TX
Galatians 1:10 GW
Am I saying this now to win the approval of people or God? Am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I woud not be Christ’s servant.
Laurie Bowers, Bakersfield, Ca
” Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as if working for The Lord , not for man.”
Colossians 3:23
Robin Shackleford, Hendersonville, TN. “The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 NIV
Valarie from Cincinnati,
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.” – Perfect, thanks Sherry!
Courtney Turner- Griffin Ga.
The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. (Proverbs 10:11 NLT)
Vickie Henderson
Russellville, Ar
I Corinthians 2:4
My speech and my proclaimation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.
HCSB
Stacy Boerboom, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
“When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” Colossians 3:4 NIV
Kristy Garrett, Pearl, MS
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather in humility value others above yourself. Philippians 2:3 NIV
Debbie, Burrton, KS
“…because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons (daughters) of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received a spirit of sonship.” Romans 8:14-15 NIV
Kaitlin W. Rockwall, 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 (ESV)
Lourdes Minor, Decatur, Georgia. “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Luke 22:42 ESV
TaTanisha Shumpert, Jackson, MS
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galations 6:9 KJV
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
Jenny Rose, Greenwood, IN
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Matthew 6:31-34 NKJV
Laura Blackman, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
“You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry.” Psalm 10:17 NIV
Shannon Clark, Fredericksburg, VA
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:10 (NIV)
Bernadette. Mtn Home AR. “Nothing you see is impossible with God”. Luke 1:37. Message
Barb, Urbandale, IA
“Go, stand in the temple courts”, he said, “and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
Acts 5:20 (NIV 84)
Rhonda, Jackson, Tennessee, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. It is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV
Diane Balagna, Palatine, IL
Psalm 46:1 (NIV)
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
Lisa Hamilton, Kingsport, TN Psalm 103:6-7 NIV 84
“The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. He make known His ways to Moses; His deeds to the people of Israel.”
Denisha Bonds, Boynton Beach, FL: For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Pam Harris, Murrieta, Ca
Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14b NKJV
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Jeremiah 29:11-12