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
Amy H, Petal, MS
“I will life up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.”
Psalm 121:1-2 (NASB)
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. 1 Cor. 15:3-4 NIV
Silvia Morales-Tampa, Fl.-2 Corinthians 4:16 NLT
“That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day”.
Sturgis, MI
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 (ESV)
Stephanie Ritchey – Tupelo, MS
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.” -Psalm 1:3 (NIV)
“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.” ~ Proverbs 11:13
Sarah N., Dallas, Texas
“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)
Melissa – Simpsonville, KY
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.”
Ephesians 1:18-19 NIV
Susan Young, Fairhope,AL Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 (NIV)
Allison Yount, Clearwater, FL
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know Him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart maybe enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he as called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength
Ephesians 1 17-19 NIV
Susan, Blacksburg, Virginia
“With his feathers he will cover you,
under his wings you will find safety.
His truth is your shield and armor.” Psalms 91:4 (ISV)
Connie, Friona, tx
I sought the Lord and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 ESV
Kristie Mallory Goshen, KY
“Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips. Don’t let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don’t let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong.”
Psalm 141:3-4 (NLT)
Karen Campbell, Granite Bay, CA
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Ephesians 6:11 NIV
Melissa Teakell
Wichita, KS
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26 NIV84
Tiffani Bessonette
Ruth, MS
So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for His help.
Isaiah 30:18
Katie, Greensboro, NC
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6: 6-7
NIV
Amy from Big Lake, MN
“Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
Julie Kauth
Goodyear, AZ
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:4 KJV
April from Portales
Therefore, putting aside all [a]malice and all deceit and [b]hypocrisy and [c]envy and all [d]slander, 2 like newborn babies, long for the [e]pure [f]milk of the word, so that by it you may grow [g]in respect to salvation, 3 if you have tasted [h]the kindness of the Lord.
1 Peter 2 1-3 (NASB)
Lisa, Savage, MN
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 1Corinthians 9:24 NIV
Lauren C from Durham, NC: Therefor there is no now condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 NIV
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Let your gentleness be know 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 minds in Jesus.
Philippians 4: 4-7
Mary , College Station, TX
Jeremiah 32:40-41 I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.
Danae Powell, Richland, WA
You will keep in perfect peace all whose thoughts are fixed on You! Isaiah 26:3 NLT
Anna, Michigan
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! (â€Isaiah‬ â€26‬:â€3‬ NLT)
Hasty, Taylor Mill, KY
“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.”
Psalm 1:1-2 (NASB)
Jennifer in Ft. Worth, TX
For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works , lest any man should boast.” Eph 2:8-9 KJV
Isaiah 11:2-3 NIV
“The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord – and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.”
Melynda Powell Mesa, AZ
“He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love [a]kindness,
And to walk [b]humbly with your God?”
Micah 6:8 NASB
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world we shall have tribulation: but be of good chher; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 KJV
Susie – Bentonville, AR
How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust.
Psalm 40:4 NASB
Lyn, Tulsa, Ok
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NKJV
Katie G. – Crawford, 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)
And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 nlt
Austin, TX 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. 2 Corinthians 12:9
Sam Hyle, Katy, TX -Dear children let us not love with words or tongue but with actions in truth. 1 John 3:18 NIV
Betsy Roberts – Antwerp, Ohio
I will not fall prey to “50 Shades of Grey” …
Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)
“Let us hold fast the confession of our HOPE without wavering, for HE who promised is faithful.”
Whitney Fearing – Mesa, AZ
“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
Set your hearts an things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.
Col 3:1b-2 NIV
1 John 3:18
Dear children,let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth
NIV
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
Tonya Hamilton, North Ricland Hills
I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. (â€Psalms‬ â€130‬:â€5‬ NASB)
“Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.” Psalm 73:25 NLT
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Jennifer Abercrombie Cordele, Georgia. “Yet he did not waived through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God. Romans 4:20. NIV
Kaylee Vida, Anderson, IN
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)
Joan, Carter Lake IA
….. “ Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.” (â€1 Kings‬ â€8‬:â€23‬ NIV)
Christian McEndarfer – Tulsa, OK
“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)
Theresa, Farmington, Missouri –
Romans 12:2 NIV
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.