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
Sonya Polino – Meriden, CT – Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. Proverbs‬ â€9‬:â€10‬
Sharon
Glennville, GA
But be sure to fear the Lord
and serve him faithfully with all your heart;
consider what great things He has done for you.
I Sam 12:24 NIV
Denise Robsky – Hancock, NY
” Because He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!” Psalm 116:2 NLT
Becky Mims Midland, Texas
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10 NIV
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. ”
Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV
Luke 1:30-31 ESV
And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus.
Annette Turner, Houston TX,
“Call to Me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know”.
Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV
Janice Lebanon, Mo
But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private, then your Father who sees everything will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 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 surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:6-7 NIV
Kassi Rushing – Ridgeland, MS
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
James 1:25 (NIV)
Lorie-Portland, Oregon
“because those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” Romans 8:14 NIV
Mary
Panama City, FL
Galatians 6:9 MSG
“So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.”
Hanna Wahlbrink
Lexington, Ky
But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.
Hebrews 3:6 (nlt)
Michelle – Omaha, NE – The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
Psalm 29:11 – NIV
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.
Debbie -Trenton Michigan
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:25 NIV
Michelle – Omaha, NE – The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:26 – NIV
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 KJV
Sarah, Kingwood, TX
2 Cor 8:9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that by His poverty He could make you rich.
Barbie, Lubbock, TX
“A fool gives full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.”
-Prov 29:11
Teresa Collier, Jackson TN
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith, as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
Springfield, Ohio
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 NIV
Sarah Kukshtel
Warner Robins, GA
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
Matthew 6:33
Diane, Durham NC
Job 42:5 NIV
My ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you.
Carrie
Blue Springs, MO
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
James 1:19 KJV
Tina from Eaton CO
Isaiah 54:13
…. And all your [spiritual] children shall be disciples [taught by the Lord and obedient to His will], and great shall be the peace and undisturbed composure of your children…. Amplified
Romans 10:8 NIV: “But what does it say? The Word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim.”
Beth ~ Calgary AB Canada
All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever. (â€Micah‬ â€4‬:â€5‬ NIV)
Billie
Franklin, TN
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
John 15:11 NIV
Jennifer, Wilmington, DE
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)
Tasha
1 Samuel 12:24 (NIV)
But be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
Destiny:
3 John 1:11 (NLT)
Don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what it good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.
Donna Banks, Franklin, 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)
Connie Salmen, Longmont, Co
I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:1 (NASB)
Shelly Higgins – Pikeville,Tennessee
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (â€Galatians‬ â€6‬:â€9‬ KJV)
You are blessed because you believed the LORD would do
what he said. Luke 1:45
The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are clear, giving insight for living.
Psalm 19:7-8 (NLT)
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 6:31
Fairborn, OH
Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God Who loved me and gave Himself for me.
John 3:8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going, so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
Ellen Brown, Olmstedville, NY
“The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.”
Proverbs 12:15 NIV
Jamye Williams–Camden AR
“Now may the LORD of peace himself give you peace always and by all means. 2 Thess 3:16
Robin-Bentonville, AR
“In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.” Psalm 94:19
Orlando
Psalm 17:6 NLT I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.
LoriWhite, Turner Valley, AB
“I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge – even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you – so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” ESV
Kristetta Miller, Pineville, LA. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 (NIV84)
Julie McGirk, Prescott, AZ
“if we are faithless, he remains faithful – for he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 ESV
Kay Richmond John 15:4 NIV
Remain in me as I also remain in you.
Permanezcan en mi, y yo permanecere en ustedes.(Spanish)
Margaret Dearing-Harrisonville MO
“You have given me greater joy that those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.” Psalm 4:7 NLT
Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Ann
Mandeville, LA