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
Barbara
Eagle, Idaho
Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically as something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:23-24 (HCSB)
Christina, Adel, IA
“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 (NIV)
Susan McAnally Mars, PA
And to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17 (NIV)
Reeder
Auburn, AL
I Thess 1:4-5 (The Message)
God not only loves you very much but also has put his hand on you for something special. When the Message we preached came to you, it wasn’t just words. Something happened in you. The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions.
Sherry – THANK YOU! Loved your post – it was crazy timely.
Jennifer Tricarico, Fairfax VA
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)
Maggie Mackriell
Blantyre, Malawi
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
Amanda, Genoa City, WI
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 (NKJV)
Miriam T., Columbia, SC
“…who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.” Psalm 103:3 ESV
Jill, Winter Haven, FL
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope,in the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 KJV
Christy Jones, Summit, MS; “Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart.” Psalm 119:2 ESV
Christy, Elkhart, IN
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me. Acts 26:18 NIV
Heather Morgan
Waxahachie, TX
Romans 6:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.
Shannon Demastus Des Moines, IA
“Consider it pure joy my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. ”
James 1:2-4 NIV
Christy Richardson Portageville MO
Sorry I am late this time with my scripture…but I am determined to accomplish this goal!
“And 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
Pennie Marshall, Lincoln, NE
“Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.”
Psalm 84:10, 11 NIV
Marilyn Andrews, Piedmont, OK
Romans 3:23 (NIV)
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory or God.
Holly Cogdell, Lubbock, Texas
“The LORD will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)
Deanna Ellis Lexington,SC “May the words of my mouth and meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer!” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Sarah Jackson TN
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Det 31:6 NIV
MK – Seattle WA
“I will praise the LOrD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
I have set the LORD always before me, because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Psalm 18:7-8 NIV
Shari Arkills, Buckeye, AZ, For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (â€Romans‬ â€8‬:â€38-39‬ ESV)
Tami; Denver, CO.
For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
Isaiah 54:7 (NIV)
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4 KJV
Jennifer Prochnow, Springerville, AZ
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV
“He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.” Daniel 2:21 (NIV)
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4 KJV
Rachel Lancaster, Harrison, Arkansas “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
Karen F., Brandon, Florida
“I have asked one thing of the LORD; it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the LORD and seeking Him in His temple. Psalm 27: 4-5 HCSB
Cassi, Paris, TX
Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
Lea Ann Frank, Hales Corners, WI
I John 4:18(NIV)~ “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
Yael Hernandez, New York, NY
1 Samuel 12:24 But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your hear; consider what great things he has done for you.
THank you sherry… this spoke to my hear… Going to Fear only him and focus on all the good he has done. Amen Siesta!!!
Melissa, Oconomowoc, WI
Isaiah 26:3 NKJV
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
I am continuing with my verses on hope –
“I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait,
And in His Word I do hope.” Psalm 130:5
I am hoping that by drenching my heart with these verses, that hope abides in my heart.
Kris, Westbrook, Maine
I also like the verse you chose!
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
Shelley Rio Rancho,NM
“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
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Lyli, Fort Lauderdale, FL
“…but she who is self-indulgent is dead while she lives” (I Timothy 5:6 ESV).
You shall rejoice in all the GOOD things the Lord your God has given to you and your household! Deut 26:11
Terri Southaven,MS
“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” 1Corinthians 13:7 NLT
Denise Vick, Ruby, SC
Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.”
Luke 9:23 NIV
Jessica, Bellefonte PA
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” 1Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)
Carol Metteauer, Palestine, Texas
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
Laura Decatur IL
2 Corinthians 10:4-6 NKJV
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Melissa H., London, ON, Canada
“For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever” (Romans 11:36, ESV).
Melanie Wilson, New London, PA
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)
Karen Lugg, Wexford, PA
“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.” 1 Cor 14:33 ESV
Ally, Houston, TX.
“I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.”
Galatians 5:16-17 HCSB
Riche L, Fayetteville, NC
For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel. Luke 2:30-32 NIV
Jennifer Talsma, Stratford, Ontario
“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” 1 Peter 5:10 (ESV)