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 didnât 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 âSam (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 womenâs 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 Godâs 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 everydayâŠto see the Lord in His Word.  He is the love of my life.
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
âOnly fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.â
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 âitâs fine.â No âthis will do.â 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
From:Pipestem WV
Romans 12:2
And do not be confirmed to this world,but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you might prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Sara, Columbia, TN
“When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.” Psalm 126:1 HCSB
Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Delba
Dorsey,MS
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous,do not be terrified, do not be discouraged,for The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV
Hello, my name is Lori Smith and I live in Medford Oregon
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. (âJohn⏠â16âŹ:â13-14⏠NIV)
Salt Lake City,Ut
“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He annointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. ” 2Cor 1:21-22 NIV
Diane W, Richmond, Tx “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” 1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30. KJV
Bobbi Mooney, Houston, TX,
Ps 4:8 (NIV)
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
Zephaniah 3: 17
The Lord your God is in your midst, the Mighty One will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
(NKJV)
Lora Bellingham ,MA~
ESV Galatains 6:9
And let us not grow weary of doing good , for in due season we will reap , if we do not give up .
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:5 NIV
Mary
Houston, TX
Psalm 25:4 NIV Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;
Disciples: Rabbi, eat something.
Jesus: I have food (nourishment) to eat of which you know nothing and have no idea.
Disciples: Has someone brought him something to eat?
Jesus: My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.
John 4: 31-34
Amplified, Paraphrased by me
Dottie Moore, Houston, TX
Galatians 5:1 (MSG)
Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.
Guess what study I am starting today! Perfect verse for me right now. I thought about using “Beth’s Version” of Gal 5:1. đ
Judy Conn, Ashland, Kentucky. Verse #4
“My sould find’s rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will NEVER be shaken.” Psalm 62: 1-2 NIV
Tracy – Leland, NC
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Romans 12: 21 – NKJV
Trust in him at all times, O people (insert your name); pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8 (ESV)
Shannon Vasquez, Littleton, CO
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. ~Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV)
Brenda, Mansfield, TX
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13 (NIV)
Kinsey, Tulsa, OK
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. Dan 2:21 Holman Christian Standard Bible
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus, ~ Romans 3:21-24
Anna from Missouri
2 Corinthians 4: 17 NIV
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
Kerry Devlin
Winona Lake, IN
“Pray diligently. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude.” Colossians 4:2
JoAnne, Casper, WY ~
Through the Lordâs mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23(NKJV)
Madelyn Crawley, Conway, AR
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
âOnly fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.â
Kathy Land, Shattuck, OK
“One generation will commend your works to another,they will tell or your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 (NIV)
Mitzi, Kannapolis, 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 NIV
Lynn, Wayland, Michigan
Romans 8:18 EVS
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Melinda Brown, Olive Branch, MS – My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NAS
Sherilyn, Warsaw, IN
If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine that you have followed.
I Timothy 4:6 ESV
Aimee Taylor, Hemet, CA: “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:28-29, NKJV)
Lindsey Krauss, Hudson Valley, NY
2 Corinthians 12:9 New International Version (NIV)
9 But he said to me, âMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.â Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christâs power may rest on me.
Becky-Cheryl from Middletown, PA
Psalm 40:1-5 (NKJV)
1Â I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. 2Â He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. 3Â He has put a new song in my mouthâPraise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord. 4Â Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5Â Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
Shelley, from Bolivar, MO
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Psalm 45:1 NIV
Amy, Abilene, TX
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak” Isaiah 40:29 NIV
Daura Crawley, Conway, AR
Romans 11:35-36 ESV
“Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory. Amen.”
Ami, Collinsville, OK “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as Christ Hod forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NIV
“He must become greater; I must become less”
John 3:30
Ellen, Moneta VA
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. -Titus 2:11-12 (NIV, 1984)
Cindy Webster, San DIego, CA
Isaiah 2:22 âQuit scraping and fawning over mere humans, so full of themselves, so full of hot air! Can’t you see there’s nothing to them?â (The Message Bible)
Jodi M, Sweetwater, TN – There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:18 NIV
Christine, Madison, AL
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” Hebrews 13:8 NIV
Audra, Alma,MI Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past Isaiah 43:18 NIV
Pat, Brandon, Fl
Job 23:10
He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
Hailey Boone, Wilmington, NC. 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)
Shelly Slagle – Mount Ulla, NC
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. (âRomans⏠â8âŹ:â5-6⏠ESV)
Leslie, Effingham, IL
“All person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.”
Proverbs 16:2 (NIV)
Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the worldâs people. â 1 John 2:2 CEV
Kelli Furgason, DeWitt, MI
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 NASB