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
Becky Orin, Sugar Land, Texas (For Feb. 15, 2015) Proverbs 12:18 NIV, “The words of the reckless pierce like a sword but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Stephanie – Pawleys Island, SC
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct.
Galatians 6:4-5 (NLT)
For Grannie Jackie Jenkins, Youngstown, Ohio (For Feb. 15, 2015) Proverbs 12:18 NIV, “The words of the reckless pierce like a sword but the tongue of the wise brings healing”.
Metamora, IL
Isaiah 55: 8,9 NIV
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,
declares the Lord.
As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Dana
Ashland, KY
And if God cares so wonderfully for the wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
Matthew 6:30 NLT
Lisa Holland – Florence, SC
Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Psalm 103:1 NIV
Paula, Russell, KY
“For the Word of the Lord holds true and we can trust everything He does.” Psalm 33:4 NLT
“…For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” Habakkuk 1:5
Laura Stevens- El Paso, TX
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.”
1Peter 3:8 8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. NIV
Dana Roberts, McKinney TX
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Roman12:21 NIV
Cindy Miller, Granite City, IL
Rev 17:14 “They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers”
Missy – Fuquay Varina, NC
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.”(Psalm 111:10,NIV)
“Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” Matthew 6: 32-33
Valarie G. – Bristow, VA
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NASB)
Monica Applegate Amarillo, Texas
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause. Which doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number.
Job 5:8-9 KJV
Amy Oesterreich, Crown Point, IN
“We have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worth of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God”.
Colossians 1:9-10 ESV
Angela, Winston-Salem, NC
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.
Psalm 32:8 NIV
Valerie Mathura in Newnan, Georgia
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow;
though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
Isaiah 1:18 (ESV)
Hebrews 4:16 – Let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (NKJV)
Angela M. – Tulsa Area, Oklahoma
“Remember Your word to Your servant, for You have given me hope. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your presence preserves my life. Psalm 119:49-50, NIV
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 NIV
Denisha K, Franklin, KY:
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5 (NIV)
Lora Leftwich, Indian Land, SC
Psalm 104:33-34
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my thoughts and meditation be sweet and pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. (RSV)and(NKJV)
Laurie Goble – Strathroy ON CA
“Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts … As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.” (1 Thes 2:4b,6 NLT)
Be not afraid, for with thee I (am), look not around, for I (am) thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness. Isiaih 41:10 (Young’s)
Olive Gaines ~ Kingston, TN
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ~ Romans 8: 38-39 (NASB)
Debbie Burdzy, Calgary Alberta (Canada)
“This is what the Lord says to you:’Do not be afraid or discouraged (*or panic)
because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.’ ”
2 Chronicles 20:15b (NIV)*
(*”panic” is from the NET Bible (in place of “discouraged” …but I thought it a REALLY good word to include…at least for me. Not saying I have a tendency to panic or anything like that….. 🙂 )
Morgan Murphy, Muscle Shoals, AL, “Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people…” Colossians 3:23, NET
Penny Mansfield, OH
And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the earth. Rev 5:10 NLT
Caryn Wolfe, Sugar Land TX
Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
Kansas, Matthew 7: 1-5 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, “let me take the speck out of your eye,” when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You, hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye and then you will see more clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
Jewel from Florien, LA
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him. Psalm 28:7 KJV
Ivey Beierle- Avon, IN
“The world and it’s desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
1 John 2:17 NIV
Haley
Russellville, AR
“and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might” (â€Ephesians‬ â€1‬:â€19‬ ESV)
Sylvia S. – Collinsville, IL
Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
Galatians 6:9 NIV
Heather Webb, Lake Wales, FL
“She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.” Proverbs 31:20
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9: 7
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7
Sarah, Knoxville TN, Hebrews 13:5New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I will never fail you.I will never abandon you.”
Jackie | Plano, TX
Romans 8:38-39 NKJV – For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Carolyn Dotts Spruce Pine, NC
Lamentations 3:26 KJ21
It is good that a man should both hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Christina Luther Roseburg, Oregon
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name;
you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1b NIV
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.
Phil 1:6 (NASB)
Kyli Hoskins-Sarasota, FL
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only son into the world that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:8-9 NIV
Delight yourself in the Lord
and he will give you the desires of your heart
Psalm 37: 4
NIV
Deb Cordell, Tampa, FL
“I will praise you O Lord with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High!” Psalm 9:1-2 NIV
Always be joyful because you belong to the Lord. I will say it again. Be joyful! (Philippians 4:4 NIRV)
Ginger B from Ringgold, GA
For when two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.
Matthew 18:30 NLT
Jami Johnson Ponchatoula La
2 Timothy 3:16-17. NIV All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work