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
Brenda Greathouse – Hays, KS
“But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:12 ASV
Dee Ann from Henderson, Texas
Job 19:25-26 ESV: For I know that my Redeemer lives and at the last He will stand upon the earth, and after my skin has thus been destroyed, yet in my flesh I (and my sweet mama) shall see God.
” and this is the secret: that Christ in your hearts is your only hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27 TLB)
Saskatchewan, Canada 11 Chronicles 20:20 “Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be confirmed, declared faithful!” One New Man version
Austin, TX
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Christy, Conifer, Colorado
“The Lord said to Moses,”
Leviticus 4:1 NIV
Jessica from chesapeake, VA
Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. Jeremiah 17:14 NIV
Jamie – Simsboro,LA
“But the LORD is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV
Westerville, Ohio
Psalm 116:7 “Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.”
Psalms 34:18 MSG
If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there; if you get kicked in the gut he’ll help you catch your breath.
Linzi Conners from Slidell
‘…where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more.’ Romans 5:20 USCCB
Oops, bible version is NAB…wrote the wrong thing in my post!
Keron, Eagle, Idaho
For nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 1:37 ESV
Alicia Freed, Urbandale Iowa
“This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NLT
Chrissy Hughes, Glenville, NC
The wise woman builds her house. Proverbs 14:1a NIV
Magie Wolfe Alamosa Colorado
“But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.” Micah 7:7 ESV
Andrea Thibodeaux, Carencro, LA “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (â€Joshua‬ â€1‬:â€9‬ NLT)
Cristy _Monroe, Ohio
But you, man of God, flee from all this, pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 1Timothy 6:11 NIV
Dionne Crawford, Chicago, IL
“For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says, ‘Do Not Fear, I will help you”
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Rachel, Cleveland, OH
He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:7-8 (NIV)
Paula Faulkner, Fort Madison, IA
“Only fear the Lord,
and serve Him faithfully with all your heart.
For consider what great things He has done for you.”
I Samuel 12:24 ESV
Danielle Rye,
Cedar Park, TX
“Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!”
Psalm 90:14 (NKJV)
Kathy Rye,
Cedar Park, TX
“Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!”
Psalm 90:14 (NKJV)
Jenni Norwalk Iowa:
1 John 4:19 NIV
We love because he first loved us.
Audra, Oklahoma Panhandle
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Galatians 5:15 NKJV)
15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
Donna Mayfield, Archdale, NC
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV
Pamela, Mechanicsville, VA.
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
1John 4:16 NIV
Billie, Greenville, KY “For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are my Son. Today I have begotten You’? Or again, ‘I will be to Him a Father and He shall be to me a Son'”? Hebrews 1:5 ESV
Andrea, Richmond,TX The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. Hebrews 1:3 NIV
Mary Fanara, Independence, MO
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 ESV
Allison Crook – Albuquerque, NM
“Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?”
Galatians 3:2 (NASB)
That should actually be Galatians 3:3 instead of 3:2.
Abby T., Ferndale, WA:
“But if I say, ‘I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,’ his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.”
–Jeremiah 20:9 (NIV)
Whitney Hazzard, Little Elm, Tx. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 NASB
Denise – Lubbock, TX
the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. (â€Psalm‬ â€147‬:â€11‬ NIV)
JA – St Charles, IL
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13 ESV
Laura D. San Antonio, TX “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
Lori Moritz – Cedar Park, TX
“As it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.’ ”
Romans 3:10-12 NIV
Jen L.
Ridgecrest, CA
“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)
LaVonne Beale, Peachtree City, GA
for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Deut. 14:2 HCSB
Kari, Sikeston, MO
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:14-16(ESV)
Cherie-Pocatello, ID “Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” (1 Sam 12:24 ESV)
Stephanie Tanner
Memphis, TN
Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderous things out of your law.
Psalm 119: 18
Jenna Franklin, TN
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 NIV
I Peter 4:19 “Therefore those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.” NASB
Judy Hildebrant, Salem, Oregon
I Peter 4:19 “Therefore those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.” NASB
Susan – Portland, OR
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (â€Philippians‬ â€4‬:â€13‬ NKJV)
Kelsey Baker, Milledgeville, GA
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
-Hebrews 13:5-6, NIV
Sara Syrock -Lodi, CA
Hebrews 4:12 NIV
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Linda, Littleton Co
Romans 12:3 (niv) For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
“Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as The Lord forgave you.”
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Col 3:12-14