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
Psalm 121:1 kj
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence comets my help.
Angie, Belleville, IL. Ps. 107:19 MSG
“Then you called out to God in your desperate condition, he got you out in the nick of time.”
Gering, NE
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified: do not be discouraged, for the Lord you God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
Leah ~ Charlotte, NC
“But all who listen to Me will live in peace untroubled by fear of harm.” Proverbs 2:33 (NLT)
Lora Colorado Springs, CO Jeremiah 29:11 ESV For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
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.
Richelle, kingston, TN
In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues. Psalm 31:20 NIV
Alethea Savannah, Houston, TX
James 1:21b-22 ESV- …receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Matthew 22:26-29, KJV
Jesus said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Melissa, Fort Worth,
“For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin’s claims.” Romans 6:6-7 HCSB
Mary, Westfield, NJ
“Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Joshua 1:8 (NIV)
Elizabeth Thompson, Florence, AL “For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgement, as God as allotted to each a measure of faith.” Romans 12:3 NASB
Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Ex 14:13-14, NIV
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 NASB
Abbie, North Platte, NE
Titus 3:3 – 5a (ESV)
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness of loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us….
Debbie Stovall from Gardendale, AL
Psalm 121:3-4 “He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:3-4
Angelina Eger, Capistrano Beach CA
Philippians 2:3
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves.”
Kori Ireland, Cabot, AR
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. Deuteronomy 30:11 NIV
Lamentations 3:24
The LORD is my portion saith my soul; therefore I will hope in him.
Sally Heilinger, Port Orchard, WA
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6, ESV
Fraser Traverse, Falls Church, Virginia
Romans 3:23, NIV
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Karina
Baton Rouge, La.
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
Carmen Pennington Durham NC I will trust and not be afriad Psalm 56:4
Heidi B, Cheyenne WY:
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God- what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 NRSV
Christina Ramsey
Brady TX
I am the vine you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him he bears much fruit for apart from Me you can do nothing.
John 15:5
NAS
Joelle, Abilene, TX
It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.
(2 Samuel‬ â€22‬:â€33‬ NIV)
2 Cor 1:3-4 “Priase the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we bay be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” HCSB
jana, Altus, OK
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.”
Tonya Devine, Bryant, AR: “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.” Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadows. James 1:17 (NASB)
Kiva, Irvine, CA
” The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.”
Proverbs 18:10 NKJV
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! 1 John 3:1
Kent, WA
Stefani Scheppmann, Mukono, Uganda “Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know Him. He will respond to us as surely as the areival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.” Hosea 6:3
Sandy Bowers, Bryan, Ohio
And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother.
1 John 4:21 (HCSB)
Gena Burnett – Fresno, CA
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV)
Susan B. – Chapin, SC
Hebrews 10:24 NIV
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Sharon, Barrington
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Angela~Tempe AZ So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness,faith,love,and peace,along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 ESV
I love your verse, so I’m going to use it!
Brianne Leonard, Greenwood AR
But be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve Him. Think of all the wonderful things He has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24 NLT
Misty Sherman, Longview, TX
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” John 10:27-28 ESV
Karen – Greer, SC: “For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NET)
Laura
Mckinney, Tx
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”
1 Corinthians 15:58
Vicksburg, MS
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
NIV
James 1:19 NIV
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
Lauren, Loveland, OH. “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day” 2 Corinthians 4:16
Kathy Daniel, Bolivar, MO
Search me God, and know my heart, test me & know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, & lead my in the way everlasting. Ps. 139:23-24 NIV
Cathy, Mobile, AL. The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well watered garden like an ever flowing spring. Isaiah 58:11 NLT
Tina Blankenship, Auxvasse MO
Romans 6:14 HCSB For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace.
Jen, West Palm Beach, Fl
Galatians 6:9 NIV
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Sandy Hartley, Clatskanie, OR
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.