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
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
Barbara Q, West Point, GA
NIV 2 Corinthians 12:9
9 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.
Melissa | Lancaster, PA
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. (â€Psalm‬ â€143‬:â€8‬ ESV)
Felicia Fort Pierce FL
But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.
Exodus 9:16 NKJV
Susan – Maynard, MA
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.
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9 NIV
” Search me, O God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.”
NIV Psalm 139:23-24
“I know O Lord that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct himself.” Jeremiah 10:23 ESV
“Many are the plans in the mind of a man but it is the purpose of The Lord that will stand.”
Proverbs 19:21 ESV
Sarah McNeese, Brownwood, TX
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:6
Cheryl Melton, Fort Worth , TX
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy. (â€Psalms‬ â€5‬:â€11‬ NLT)
Susan, Norfolk VA. Have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
Deanna Harwood, MD 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)
Joy in Iowa~”Let no one say when she is tempted-“I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when she is drawn away by her own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my dear sisters.” James 1:13-16
Melissa from Houston, TX
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 1 John 4:18 NIV
Tina, Zalma,MO This is the day the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad in it. (NIV) Psalm 118:24
Stacey Mills, Warner Robins, GA
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. ” John 15:12 NIV
Nicole – Wideman,AR
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5&6 NKJV
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35 (KJV)
Missoula, MT
Teach me to do your Will,
for you are my God.
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10, HCSB
Tricia, Meridian, MS
(Sorry for the late post. I started working on the verse on time, just haven’t had time to post!)
Chris J. from St. Louis – “Now this is what the Lord God Almighty Says. ‘Give careful thought to your ways'” Haggai 1:5 NIV
Canyonville, Oregon
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. Isaiah 43:2 NLT
Sharon Long Belvedere Island, GA 1Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or whether you drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God!
Traci
Spring, Tx
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 NIV
Karen Stetka, Rialto, Ca.
Psalm 1:3 NLT “They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither and they prosper in all they do.”
Marie, Kinard, FL
Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old.
Isaiah 43:18 AMP
I 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.
Addy Burke, Fernandina, FL “God, you are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.” Psalm 3:3 NRSV
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 11:24 NIV
Judy Dreeszen, Clay Center, Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forever more.” NKJV
Valerie Boise ID
I know, O Lord, that a man’s life is not his own, it is not for man to direct his steps. Jeremiah 10:23
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” Psalm 119:105 ESV
Pam Jackson, Blue Springs, MO
Proverbs 3:4 ESV “So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.”
Christy, St. Clements, Ontario. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Rebekah Messick
Wentzville, MO
and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. 1 John 2:2 NASB
Connie from London Ontario Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 NKJV
Deborah Flora, Sawyer, KS
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 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. That is why, for Christ’s sake I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
NIV
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” Psalm 32:8 NIV
Kat, Clarkesville, GA
“I sought the Lord, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4 (NAS)
Amy Black Collins, Ms. Psalm 43:5- Why are you cast down, oh my soul? and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. ESV
Do not worry about anything. Tell God what you need, thank him for all that he has done.
Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Ally Turner, Detroit Michigan
Psalm 103:8 (ESV) The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Alexa Landrum, Kansas City, MO
“Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy, and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!”
Psalm 35:27 ESV
Tricia L, Huntington Beach, CA
Colossians 3:1-2
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Praise the Lord, all nations! Glorify Him, all peoples! For His faithful love to us is great; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Hallelujah! (â€Psalms‬ â€117‬:â€1-2‬ HCSB)
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV
Erin Rhoades, Maryville, TN
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1Corinthians 10:13
Angela Scott Lexington, Tennessee
Fear not for you shall not be ashamed; neither be confounded or depressed for you shall not be put to shame. For you shall forget the shame of your youth and you shall not seriously remember the reproach of your widowhood any more. Isaiah 54:4
Callie, Nashville, TN “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
Karin, Aston, PA
1 Timothy 2:5-6 (NIV)
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men,the man, Jesus Christ, who gave himself as a ransom for all men.”