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
Gloria, Grove, OK
Psalm 50:15 KJV
And call on me in day of trouble: I will deliver thee and thou shall glorify me.
Angie, Farina, IL: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 ESV
Brentwood, TN
He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
Deuteronomy 32:4 (NIV)
Katie, Pitttsburgh PA, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, that he might be the firstborn of all creation” Romans 8:28-29 NIV
Sue, Tulsa OK John 14:6 NIV Jesus answered: I am The Way, The Truth and The Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Gabrielle Wray, Wake Forest
“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
Shirley Williams, Greenville, MS
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” Psalms 143:8
Ronnie Ostrander, Ohio
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. John 15:9 ESV
Crystal, pittsburgh pa
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.”
Southlake, TX
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails”
Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Theresa, Burr Oak, MI
Let go of your concerns! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.
Ps 43:10 (GW Translation)
Alyssa Tabor, Springfield, MO
“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.” 1 John 4:18 NIV 1984
Sheri Martens, Fairview, Oklahoma
“Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37: 4. NIV
Galatians 5:24 (NLT)
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
Laura Maddox, Rhineland, MO.
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” Galatians 6:7 NIV
Cathie, Bothell, Washington
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope you have. But do this with gentleness and respect . . .
! Peter 3:15
Kristin Liddell, Shakopee, MN:
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer.” -Romans 12:12 NIV
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)
PS 18:1-2
I will love Thee, O Lord, my strengt. The Lord is my rock,
and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength in whom, I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Cheryl
Mobile, AL
Lorra Brown, Anderson, MO
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Matthew 16:24 ESV
Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Karly Fris, Missouri
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.
Romans 12:1 NIV
Traci Peil ~ Naugatuck, CT
“Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:2-3 (NIV)
Amelia
White Bear Lake, MN
2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
Angel Varney
Knoxville, Tennessee
Matthew 5:16
NIV
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven.
Praying this over our family-all four of us-that we may shine brightly to the community around us.
Love you too, Sherry!
Lora Lovin Osburn, Morristown, TN. ‘For I,’ declares the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ Zechariah 2:5 NASB
Britt Burlile – Morrow, Ohio
Teach me your ways O Lord, that I may live according to Your truth. Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor You.
Psalm 86:11 NLT
Shinae, Owasso, OK
He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
Col 1:18 NASB
Rahab Wambui,Nairobi,Kenya. Matthew 5:16:”In the same way,let your light shine before men,that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” NIV.
Diane Price, Nowata, Oklahoma
2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
For we live by faith, not by sight.
Lindsey Osburn, Hamshire, TX
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (NKJV)
Katie Mitchell Jacksonville, FL
Galatians 6:9 “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. ” (GNT)
Emily Johnson
Maumelle, AR
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
—Colossians 3:15
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
🙂
Natalie McGary Aurora, IL
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
Ephesians 3:16 (NIV)
Cecilia Bramhall, Pflugerville,TX
Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Karen from Unionville, PA
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 (NLT)
“God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin. Then each of you will control your body and live in holiness and honor.”
Allison from Fort Worth:
But be sure the 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)
Stephanie, Winder, GA
Daniel 2:22 ESV
he reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
Stacey, Denham Springs, LA
Luke 22:20 ESV
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”
Michelle Hunter, Grand Haven MI
“When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3 NASB
Kim Abbott, Mabank, TX
“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.” Psalm 143:8, ESV
Valarie, Pocatello, Idaho
But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
Joshua 24:15, NASB
Shelly, Rochester, MN
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. â€Proverbs‬ â€3‬:â€24‬ NIV
Mary Beth Wilson, Fredericton, NB (Canada)
“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’ ”
Romans 8:15 (NASB)
Jess Isler, Atlanta, GA
“But you are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them.” Nehemiah 9:17b ESV
Marla, Sparta, TN
Eph 4:29 (ESV)
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths,
but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occassion,
that it may give grace to those who hear.
Wendy, Littleton, CO
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger.
NIV
Carla, Coweta, OK. “May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.” Numbers 6:24-26 NLT
Nancy Turner, Woodbridge VA, 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
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)