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
Morgan, Arlington VA NIV
Behold! I am the Lord! The God of all flesh, is there anything to hard for me?
Jeremiah 32:27
Donna D. – Victoria Texas
Job 23:10 NIV
“But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.”
Debbie Brubaker, Robstown, TX
“Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.” Psalm 119:37 NKJV
Cindy Gandy
Hazlehurst, MS
Romans 8:31 ESV
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Renee Hui, British Columbia, Canada
2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV) Now the Lord is the Spirit,and where the Spirit of the Lord is,there is freedom.
Vickie Farris, Alexandria LA
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NKJV
Angie Brown Taylors, SC
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4:29 KJV
Erin Beakley – Dallas, TX
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
James 1:19-20, NIV
Emily from Rogersville, TN
No, in all these things we are more than victotious through him who loved us.
Romans 8:37 (HCSB)
Natalie, Houston
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2 ESV
Paula Rockwood, Brunswick, ME
“Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.” Psalm 139:4 ESV
Patricia Gandy, Florence, MS
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
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.
Carolyn, Conroe, TX
“Lord, I have heard the report about You; Lord, I stand in awe of Your deeds. Revive Your work in these years; make it known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!”
– Habakkuk 3:2 (HCSB)
Amy from Everett, WA
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:6-7 (NKJV)
Marie Griffith. Moulton Alabama. But we are not of those that shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved. Hebrews 10:39 NIV
Carol
Carthage, NY
And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
1 Samuel 7:3 NIV
Martha Salters, Natchez MS
“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.”
NIV
Jennifer Smith, Chino Hills, CA
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (ESV)
Jennifer Cochran, Sealy, TX
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. ~Hebrews 3:13 ESV
Melissa A. Sacramento, CA, Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourself to prayer, stay alert in it with thanksgiving.” HCSB
Stephanie Morris, Norman Ok
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” (NKJ)
Shelby Shackleford, Hendersonville, TN
So just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. James 2:26
Teresa B., Ankeny Ia
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind. 2 Tim. 1:7 (NKJV)
Brittany Mabe, San Diego CA
What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
Romans 4:1-3, ESV
Jessica Hudson, Wyoming Mi
Phillipians 4:6 NRSV
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request made known to God.
Ericka F., Orlando, FL – ISA 43:25 NKJV
“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.”
Christy, Jonesboro, AR
Exodus 19:5 AKJV
Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people: for all the earth is mine.
Our Bible study group looked up the definition of peculiar and delighted in His love!
Ellen, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Moge God, die ons hoop geeft, u in het geloof geheel en al vervullen met vreugde en vrede, zodat uw hoop overvloedig zal zijn door de kracht van de Heilige Geest.
Romeinen 15:13 (NBV)
Chris, Thousand Oaks, CA
I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.
The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. (â€Psalms‬ â€34‬:â€4, 15‬ NLT)
Jeanna Romans, Bel Air, MD Psalm 119:105 (KJV)
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path
Katie Moran
Arlington, TX
Colossians 3:13-14 NIV
13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Rachel H. Salem, Indiana
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Phillipians 4:13 NLT
Ashley Graves, Stephenville
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. – 2 Cor 9:8 NKJV
Mary, Vandalia Ohio
Be completely humble and gentle;be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
Oak Harbor, WA
John 5:8 (NLT)
Jesus told him “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk! “
Lynn, Lake Villa, IL
Ephesians 2:4 NLT
But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28
He gives power (strength) to the weary and to those who have no might He increases strength. Isaiah 40:29 NKJV
Mariane from Indianapolis, IN
Jill T. Bristol TN
For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates. Jeremiah 46:10 (NKJV)
Rebekah Owens, Ralph, AL. “We love Him because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 (NKJV)
Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Sarah Dulin, Denton, TX
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,”
Colossians 3:12 ESV
MaryBeth Sauter, Mechanicville,NY
Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit
within you;and I will remove the heart of stone from your
flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 NASB
Janet, Holmes Beach, FL
“You did not choose me,
but I chose you
and appointed you to go and bear fruit-
fruit that will last.
Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.”
John 15:16
Marlena Cantrell, Maylene, AL
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
(â€John‬ â€15‬:â€4-5‬ ESV)
But I, The Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.
Jeremiah 17:10 NLT
Becky
Kentucky
Psalms 145:13b (NIV)
The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made.
Marjorie Dever
2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 RSV
Amy from trussville, alabama
Zephaniah 3:9 NIV
Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him shoulder to shoulder.