2013 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 1!

Finally!!!!!!!!

Are you ready, Sisters? Do you hear me cheering?? I have never been more excited about doing this.

I am on the verge of doing about 10 backward flips on my hardwoods. I said on the verge. Not quite doing it. Well, I’m doing it in my heart. That counts for a lot around here.

SO LET’S DO THIS THING! Now, promise me this! Promise me you will read this entire post before you leave a single comment. I know you’re about to burst and I am, too, and, for that reason, I’ll keep it as short as possible. It’s so important that we get our ground rules firmly established so that we’ll have a fabulous experience. Remember, hundreds of our participants this time around are brand new so let’s make sure everybody’s on the same page.

A few things you absolutely MUST KNOW:

*Your comment to this post is your official registration onto the team. Everybody starts at Verse 1 no matter when they begin the process. (Word gets around and we often still have people joining in with us even in March and April. We don’t mind how late they begin as long as they can catch up, memorize their verses, and document each one of them on the proper post as an official participant.) This launch post will remain right here in this January 1st 2013 slot all year long and each new person will need to make her first entry here. This is how we track who signed up when we get to the end of the year and it’s party time.

*Your comment must be strictly limited to the following 5 pieces of information: name, city, verse, reference, translation. I’ll say it slower now for those brand new to the process:

Your name (or first name if you prefer), city. Your verse for that two-week period written all the way out, the reference for it (where it is found in the Bible: Book, chapter, verse) AND the *translation you’ve taken it from.

(*For instance, is the Bible you’ve pulled the passage from a KJV, an NAS, HCSB, NIV or NLT? Or is it The NET Bible, The Message or another similar version? The translation almost always appears on the outside spine of a Bible. If not, you will find it on the first few pages. If you’re looking on line, you’ll get an option to choose a translation. Do so as it speaks most clearly to you. We aren’t fussing over translations here in our memory work. You also do not need to stick with one version throughout.)

Just those 5 pieces of information!Ā  They will comprise every comment to this post. And the moment you start scrolling through all of them, you’ll see why. Page after page after page after page of Scripture and each one telling a reader exactly where to find it. It is the most powerful sight to behold. This invites people who are not participating in the memory work to reap tremendous benefits by just reading the comments and taking strength from verses they may not have known existed. This way it has the potential to bless our whole community or any weary visitor to our blog. I’ve been in crises before and gotten on the comment pages and scrolled from Scripture to Scripture and practically wept with relief and fresh courage or revelation. That’s why it’s best to keep the SSMT comments as succinct as possible. If you’ve got an exclamation in you that you just can’t hold back, you can occasionally make the briefest comment like, “I really need this one!” or “I’m sharing so-and-so’s verse” but, please, no more than that.

Comments other than the verse-entries on the 1st and 15th of each month can’t be approved. I’m so sorry and I hope you’ll understand. Thousands of us will be doing this together so the moderation process is monumental from the administrative side. The verses will be all Lindsee and I can handle in the comments for our two SSMT days per month. Keep in mind: NONE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS PERTAIN TO THE OTHER BLOG POSTS HERE AT LPM. We will be completely free to do our regular thing on all other posts! The really stringent rules are only for the 1st and 15th of each month in 2013 and in reference to Siesta Scripture Memory Team. I hope that makes sense!

*Your comment may take 24 hours to get moderatedĀ (or posted if you’re new to the blog process) and sometimes a bit longer if it falls over a weekend. We try our hardest to stay up with it but on those days when 500+ come in at once, it’s quite a task! But we love it! It just requires a little patience on all sides! Before you assume that your entry somehow vanished and you’re tempted to write it again,Ā  give it one full day and see if it shows up. Keep track of what time you posted it and double check the comments around that same time.Ā  The accidental repeats make it much harder to track participation through the course of the year so always double check. If you don’t find it a day later, by all means, post it again!

*Remember that you get to choose your own verse! That’s really important! The ease with which you can memorize a verse is greatly impacted by how much it means to you. The more you need it or want it, the more you’ll absorb it. If you come up dry at times, no problem! You can either share my verse or another in the comment line that really speaks to you.

*PRAY that God will bless you in this endeavor and will enable you to memorize His Word! Ask continually throughout the entire year! When I get stuck and frustrated that I can’t get my words in order, if I’ll stop what I’m doing and ask God to supernaturally infuse me and help me to concentrate, you would not believe how quickly a breakthrough will come.

Are you about to stuff a sock in my mouth?? I’m about 2 seconds from stuffing one in my own mouth. Melissa gave me two new pair of boot socks for Christmas so at least I have fresh choices.

All right, already! Here goes mine! In honor of our process ahead and how willing the Holy Spirit is to help us…

Beth from Houston Texas, But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV84

Here’s one more alternative if you’ve never memorized it for a new year! I just love it for January 1st:

You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance.Ā  Psalm 65:11 NIV

May God’s grace abound to you, Sweet Thing. WELCOME! We have such a fabulous challenge ahead of us. GOD, GRANT US YOUR GOOD FAVOR!

So…what are you waiting for??? SIGN IN WITH VERSE ONE!

 

PS. I thought you guys might find it a bit amusing that I brought in the first 300 comments in the CAR on the way to the airport to catch my Atlanta flight for Passion 2013. Laughing. You keep your blog mama busy. I love you so!

 

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  1. 11501
    Dianna McFarland says:

    Dianna McFarland, Tracy, CA
    1 Corinthians 15:58
    “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because youknow that your labor is not in vain.”

  2. 11502
    Elaine Gibson says:

    Elaine – Houston, TX
    “So do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
    I will strengthen you and help you;
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
    Isaiah 41:10 NIV

  3. 11503
    Amber Glenn says:

    Amber from Perrysburg, OH

    Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.ā€

    Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV

  4. 11504
    Sally says:

    Sally from Kalamazoo. Trust in The Lord with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding. NLT

  5. 11505
    Christina says:

    Christina from Texas, “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.” Psalm 143:10 NIV

  6. 11506
    Adele Spil says:

    Adele from Matthews, NC : “Because you have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.” Psalm 63:7 NKJV

  7. 11507
    Elaine Funderburk says:

    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

    Psalms 30:5

  8. 11508
    Diane says:

    God demonstrates his love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV

  9. 11509
    Diana Morris says:

    “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me, your mercy, oh Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the work of your hands.
    Psalm 138:8 NKFV

  10. 11510
    Tami says:

    Tami from Pasadena, CA:

    “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”

    Proverbs 4:23, ESV

  11. 11511
    Brandy Scantling says:

    Brandy – Houston, Texas

    The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
    Psalm 126:3 NIV

  12. 11512

    Pamela O’Connor from Christoval, TX

    And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

    Philippians 4:8 NLT

  13. 11513
    Michelle says:

    Michelle, Buda, TX

    “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.ā€ Deuteronomy 31:8

  14. 11514
    Kymber Newton says:

    Kymber from Leonard, TX
    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.
    Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)

  15. 11515
    Sarah Buckmaster says:

    Sarah Buckmaster from Scottsdale, AZ

    You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.

    Psalm 65:11 NLT

  16. 11516
    cherie in Wichita says:

    Joshua 1:9 ESV
    Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

  17. 11517

    Pensacola, Florida

    God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

    2Corinthians 5:21 NIV

  18. 11518
    Jean Hellstrom says:

    Jean, Naples, “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” John1:17, NIV

  19. 11519
    Vikki Green says:

    You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance.Ā  Psalm 65:11

  20. 11520
    Alice Renollet says:

    Alice, Platte City, MO

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:1 NIV

  21. 11521
    valerie (in TX) says:

    valerie
    Lubbock, TX
    “[I pray} that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the [true] knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.” Eph. 1:17-19 (NASB)

  22. 11522
    Sharon says:

    Sharon from San Antonio, TX

    “The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad.” Psalm 126:3 NKJV

  23. 11523
    Mary Jane Schwab says:

    Wilmington, DE.
    “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Rom. 12:2 NIV

  24. 11524
    Marceil says:

    Marceil – Cedar Rapids, IA Pa. 119:37NAS “Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity and revive me in Your ways.

  25. 11525
    kelly says:

    Kelly, Brentwood CA

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; seek His will, and He will show you what path to take.

    Proverbs 3:5-6 combination of NKJV/NLT

  26. 11526
    Mary says:

    Mary — Bolivar, MO — I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4 ESV

  27. 11527
    Lori DePriest says:

    Lori DePriest
    Katy, Texas
    Jeremiah 29:11
    NIV

    “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

  28. 11528
    Sue says:

    8 He has shown you, O mortal, 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

    New International Version (NIV)

  29. 11529
    Jo Ann says:

    Jo Ann, Nashoba, OK

    Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; Is there anything too hard for me?

    Jeramiah 32:27 KJV

  30. 11530
    KarlaG says:

    My help and glory are in God ā€”granite-strength and safe-harbor-Godā€” So trust him absolutely, people; lay your lives on the line for him. God is a safe place to be. (Psalm 62:7, 8 MSG)

  31. 11531
    Noelle says:

    Noelle from Newnan, GA

    “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:5-9 NIV

  32. 11532
    Joan H. Macon says:

    “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.” Eph.1:3,4 ESV

  33. 11533
    Anna says:

    Anna, Dayton, OH Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV 1984)

  34. 11534
    Jacki Wangness says:

    Jacki Wangness, Spotsylvania VA, You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11

  35. 11535
    Kathy B says:

    Kathy B from Pelham, Alabama

    And the Lord said,My Presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.

    Exodus 33:14 Amplified

  36. 11536
    Michael Ann Iverson says:

    Michael Ann from Irvine, CA

    I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

    John 16:33 NIV

  37. 11537
    Desiree D. says:

    Desiree-New Orleans….I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one a another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3 ESV

  38. 11538
    Jacqueline Tran says:

    Hebrews 13:5 NIV
    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”

  39. 11539
    Amy Dixon says:

    Amy Dublin, GA “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not My ways.” This is the LORD’S declaration. “For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 HCSB

  40. 11540
    Cat says:

    Cat
    San Antonio, Texas
    Psalm 65:11 NIV
    You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance.

  41. 11541
    Brandy says:

    Brandy, Lynchburg, VA: Joshua 1:9 (ESV) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

  42. 11542
    Laura Griffiths says:

    Laura Griffiths. Auburn. Jer. 31:35. Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar- the LORD of hosts is his name: ESV

  43. 11543
    Mandy says:

    Mandy, Austin, TX
    “Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I ill strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NASB

  44. 11544
    Laurie says:

    Laurie from Newport News, VA
    You crown the year with bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NLT

  45. 11545
    Lee Ann Wahpeton, North Dakota says:

    Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.”

  46. 11546
    Patti says:

    Patti G-Ft. Worth, TX
    I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.

    John 17:9 (NIV84)

  47. 11547
    Rebecca says:

    Rebecca from Moline, Illinois
    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 transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

    -Philippians 4:6-7 NIV

  48. 11548

    hi! am i too late to register?

  49. 11549
    Blair Hawley says:

    Chattanooga, TN

    Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but n humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3

    ESV

  50. 11550
    Andrea says:

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

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