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
Marilyn from Kansas
2 Thess 2:16-17 (NIV)
May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope
encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
2 Corinthians 9:8 – God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others. (CEV)
So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of His call. May He give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 NLT
He who sacrifices thank offerings honor Me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God. Psalm 50:23 NIV
Natalie, Houston, TX
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Phil. 4:13 (ESV)
Isaiah 46:4 NLT
“I will be your God throughout your lifetime–until your hair is white with age. I made you and I will care for you; I will carry you along and save you.”
leah
fort worth, tx
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. (â€Psalms‬ â€37‬:â€7‬ KJV)
“Let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest” (Galatians 6:9 GNT)
John 14:27 KJV a
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you:not as the world giveth, give I unto you.let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Hendersonville, TN
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ”
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
Kokomo, IN
Proverbs 13:20
He who wlaks with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Dawn Vaughn, highlands Tanch, CO
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. (â€1 Corinthians‬ â€10‬:â€13‬ ESV)
Kokomo, IN
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Do everything without complaining or arguing so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.
Philipplians 2:14-15
Cara Roberts, Byron, Illinois. “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
Missy, Phoenix:
I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O LORD,
make me dwell in safety.
Ps 4:8 NIV
Cyndi, Chandler AZ :: John 4:20 If anyone says I love God and hates his brother he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
Christy C; Jasper, AL He is your constant source of stability. Isaiah 33:6a
Vicki Smith, Cleveland, TX. “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Psalm 59:16 NIV
Lauren Gross, Pineville, LA
“Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.”
Isaiah 1:17 NKJV
Catherine, Sacramento, CA
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD. Lamentations 3:40 NIV
Psalm 29:3-4 NIV
3. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. 4. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.
Romans 12:12New International Reader’s Version (NIRV)
12 When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful.
Pammie, Barstow, CA
“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)
Alaina // Tyler, TX
1 cor. 8:3 (NIV)
The man who loves God is known by God.
Valerie Gothard, Katy, TX
Lord my God, I called to you for help,
and you healed me.
Psalm 30:2
Ashley Allen
Burbank, CA
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” (â€Isaiah‬ â€41‬:â€13‬ ESV)
Libby from Eutawville, SC
Psalm 143 NASB
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; for I trust in You; teach me the way in which I should walk; for to You I lift up my soul.
Sabrina~Houston
The Lord gives strength to His people: the Lord blesses His people with peace.
Psalm 29:11 NIV
Stacy Mc…Southaven, MS
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8
Kelli Gatewood, Avon IN
Matthew 6:25-27 NIV
Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or store away in barns and yet Your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Rebecca Shingledecker, Fort Worth, 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
JulieB
Sharpsburg, Ga
Matthew 5:6 NIV
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
Pflugerville, TX
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, (â€Hebrews‬ â€12‬:â€1‬ NIV)
Layla Shingledecker, Fort Worth, 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Tish Evans, Ashland, KY
But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought! Job 19:25-27 NLT
Colossians 4:6 (NKJV)
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Jackie C….Southaven, MS
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Jennifer Diaz, Fort Worth, 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Selena Rosetti, Wiggins, MS
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. (â€Romans‬ â€12‬:â€2‬ NIV)
Fairfield Ca.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy making wise the simple.
Psalm 19:7 (NIV)
Brooke Rosetti, Wiggins, MS
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. (â€Romans‬ â€12‬:â€2‬ NIV)
Pam Wise, Camden, SC, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 44:18-19 (NIV)
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but the prudent ignores insult.
Proverbs 12:16 ESV
Brenna Rosetti, Wiggins, MS
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. (â€Romans‬ â€12‬:â€2‬ NIV)
Andrea Beshuk from Jefferson City, MO
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
Colossians 3:16 NKJV
Lori of Bushnell, Florida 1 Thessalonians 5:3 (NIV): While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Elise Barnes. Fayetteville, TN. “If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the spirit; if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by thinking the same way and having the same love, sharing the same feelings, focusing on one goal. Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.” Philippians 2:1-3
Nina, Stigler Oklahoma
Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing His counselto His servants the prophets. Amos 3:7(HCSB)
Marie Skipper, Granger TX, Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight.”