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
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 NIV Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, just as we told you so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
Pam Bryant – Kountze, Tx.
O taste and see that the Lord is good, Blessed be the man
that trust in Him.
Psalm 34:8 NKJV
Carol Kirby-Amarillo, TX
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that outweighs them all
2 Corinthians 4:17
Kathy, Austin Is 54:13,14 All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children’s peace. In righteousness you will be established. Tyranny will be far from you;you will have nothing to fear Terror will be far removed;it will not come near you.
Jen B; Arlington, VA – Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord. Jer 17:7, NASB
Lynnette – Sherman, TX – For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
Kelly – Enid OK
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Cor 13:7 NIV
Ephesians 4:29 ESV Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Brenda K. Orlow, Jordan, MN “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NIV
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, (â€1 Thessalonians‬ â€1‬:â€4‬ ESV)
Jill Hill, Houston, TX – For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Mary Ellen in Laurel, MT
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”. 1 Cor.1:18 NIV
Lindy, Scott LA
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)
Carol Rice – Deer Park, TX
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. I John 4:4 KJV
Ginger from Shelby Twp., MI ~ Isaiah 42:16 (Msg) ~ But I’ll take the hand of those who don’t know the way, who can’t see where they’re going. I’ll be a personal guide to them, directing them through unknown country. I’ll be right there to show them what roads to take, make sure they don’t fall into the ditch. These are the things I’ll be doing for them – sticking with them, not leaving them for a minute.
Gabriela chicas ,Jacksonville Fl
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore,if anyone is in Christ,he is a new creation; the old has gone ,the new has come!
Amy-Xenia, OH
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NIV
So whatever you eat or drink or Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
Sarah S from Indian Trail, NC
“I have the right to do anything,” you say–but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”–but not everything is constructive.” 1 Corinthians 10:23 NIV
Conne, Angel Fire, NM
“Come let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.”
Psalm 95:1. NIV
KJ Giving thanks always for ALL things unto God & the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Eph. 5:20
Sheryl(58) Bella(7) Parker, KS
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:18 NIV
Tammy Embry. Athens, AL
Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. Ephesians 6:11 (NLT)
Kayla Card, Gainesville, FL
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:28-29 ESV
Debra H.
Dahlgren, IL
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV
Cherie, Poulsbo Washington
The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. Psalm 25:14
Carrie, Pueblo, CO
“Be still, and know that I am God”.
Psalm 46:10a NIV
Lisa S.
Kinston NC
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.”
Danielle Dryburgh – Philadelphia,PA
” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” 2Corinthians 5:21 NLT
Jenny Schultz, Valrico FL:
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
Revelation 3:20 (NIV)
Candice from Wallingford, PA
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning great is your faithfulness.”
Lamantations 3:22-23 NIV
Cheryl Couperus, Redlands, CA
Psalms 150:6 (NIV)
“Let everything that has breath, praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.”
Bonnie from Bellaire, TX
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. Rev 12:11 NIV84
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire thou shall not be burned; neither sahll the flame kindle upon thee”. Isaiah 43:2
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.
I Corinthians 10:31
Catherine Martin, Fort Wayne, IN
“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)
Letha Miller Cullman, AL. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. Psalm 119:34 ESV
Katie, Marble Falls, Texas
“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
1 Timothy 4:12
Cathy Clark, Umatilla, FL
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Christina Abilene, Tx Galatians 6:10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Laurie, Littleton CO
Ps 139:4
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.
Mary Ellen of Wichita, KS
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
Alicia – Edgewater , Fl- Isaiah 26:3. You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Melissa Fancher – Marble, AR
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. – NIV
Cindy, Diberville, MS
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 NIV
Lauren Fancher – Marble, AR
We live by faith not by sight. 2 Cor 5:7 – NIV
Matthew 23:24 NIV: You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Patti Dillman
Auburndale, FL
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
Marie Gregg from Post Falls, Idaho –
“A prudent man forsees evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are punished.” – Proverbs 27:12 (NKJV)
Karen ( oconomowoc WI)
But don’t just listen to Gods Word.You must do what it says.Otherwise,you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:22 (NLT)