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
Dianna, Caracas, Venezuela
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)
Allie Johnstown, Colorado
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe. Proverbs 29:25 ESV
Kathie Aiken,SC
In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ in accordance with His pleasure and will.
Ephesians 1:5 NIV
Emily, Fairfax, VA- “Teach me your way O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name.” Psalm 86:11 NIV
Katie Johnstown, Colorado
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe. Proverbs 29:25 ESV
Gayla McKinney
Lee’s Summit, MO
Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! (â€Psalm‬ â€126‬:â€5‬ ESV)
Phyllis – Salisbury, MD
He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.
Psalm 40:2
Love this verse.
Nan Vroman, Buffalo, NY
‘The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.’
Psalm 9:9-10, TNIV
Don’t be afraid for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Isaiah 41:10, New Living Translation
Sherri, Indian Trail, NC
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
Wewahitchka, FL
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew 24:35 KJ
Beth, Visalia, CA
But be sure to 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
Denise Wilkin
The Woodlands, Texas
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
2 Corinthians 5:7
Oblong, Il
Speak The Word
Psalm 33:4 (GW)
4 The word of the LORD is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy.
Michele. Whitehall, PA
Psalm 33:18 NIV
The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those who hope in his unfailing love.
Diane, Fresno, CA
Luke 10:2 ESV
And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest.”
Ruth Baca
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Kim from Minot, ND
John 1:3 NIV Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.
Jennifer, Tullahoma, TN
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. (â€1 Thessalonians‬ â€5‬:â€11‬ ESV)
Andree, Evansvile, IN
All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
Ephesians 2:3, NIV
Linda Mayes, Webb City, MO
Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin. (Psalm 19:13 NLT)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Angie Keener, Bella Vista, Arkansas
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
–Matthew 5:13 NIV
Deb Nance
Merced, CA
Behold, the LORD’S hand is not so short
That it cannot save;
Nor is His ear so dull
That it cannot hear.
Isaiah 59:1
Gabby Cianciotto, Dickinson, TX “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” 1 John 4:11 (NIV)
Addy Cianciotto, Dickinson, TX “The King is enthralled by your beauty.” Ps 45:11 (NIV)
Judy, Middleton WI
PSALM 46: 1-2, 10-11
1)God is our refuge and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble.
so we will not fear, even if the mountains crumble into the sea.
10) Be still and know that I am God!
I will be honored by every nation.
I will be honored throughout the world.”
Deirdre Denise McClain * “I saw no temple therein: for the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY & the LAMB are the temple. The city no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it, for the GLORY of GOD lightens it, & the LAMB is the LIGHT! Rev. 21:22-23 * KJV *Houston
Melanie Miller, Armuchee, GA
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with my eye. Psalm 32:8 (NKJV)
Becky, Scottsdale, AZ
Sorry to be tardy! 🙂
“Keep me from lying to myself;
give me the privilege of knowing Your instructions.”
Psalm 119:29 NLT
Deirdre Denise McClain * “The SPIRIT & the Bride say, Come! Let her/him that hears say, Come! Let her who is athirst, Come! Whoever will, let her take the free gift of the water of life freely.
Rev. 22:17 * KJV * Houston
Kerri, Woodsboro, MD
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2Corinthians 12:9 NIV
“He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:3-4 NIV84
Emma LaBossiere, Pittsburgh, PA:
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11, ESV
Jessica Klepca // NYC // Isaiah 26:3 // You will keep him in perfect peace whose imagination is stayed on You, because he commits himself to you.
Pam, Indiana
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
Lynda from Dallas, Texas
“After you have suffered for a little while, the G-d of all grace, Who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.” 1Peter 5:10 NASB
Marianne, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”
Romans 8:1 ESV
Kristi, Greenville SC
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2 NIV
Annette Baal Stouffville ON Canada
Jude 4
For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. NKJV
Debi, Alva, FL
Matt 23:12
Those who exalt themselves will be humbled and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
Bethany, Magnolia, TX
“For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.”
Colossians 1:19-20, ESV
Renee Hall, Jacksonville, FL
“The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the LORD Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the LORD Almighty.” – Haggai 2:9 NIV
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them: I will turn the darkness into light, before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. Is. 42:16 (NIV)
Liz from Hilliard, OH:
“I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Psalm 18:1-2 ESV
Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we trust in the name of The Lord our God!
Psalm 20:7 NIV
Karen Sanders, Burleson, TX, “for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4 NIV
Rebecca- Eagle Point, OR
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NIV. “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.”
Christy, Monroe, GA
“The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord gives rain on the land.”
1 Kings 17:14
Laura K, Spearfish, SD:
Be not wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. Proverbs 3:7-8 ESV