Good Saturday Morning, Sweet Things!

***It’s Sunday evening and you just passed 500 comments on this post. YOU DID IT, GIRLS! Honestly, this is the most exhilarating thing I’ve ever seen. As you know, we’ve posted Scriptures many times, especially through our 2009 SSMT, but this is the first time we’ve had a theme like this. These verses will stand a woman to her feet and put a shout of praise on her tongue. Let’s remember this spot, Siestas, so we can return to it many times. As my grandmother used to say, “It’ll cure what ails ya.” Memorize the date of the post – 3/6/10 – and turn back to it any time you need Christ to fill your sweet soul with an extra measure of divine strength. Thank you so, so much for your participation here.

ORIGINAL POST:

I slept until 8:30 this morning! I can’t even remember the last time! I am so hyped up and happy I hardly know what to do! There ain’t no estimatin’ how different the world can look when we get a little sleep. Sometimes when we think we need a new man (I’m not thinking that right now, just using an example), a new job, a new set of kids, a new house, or a new friend, we may just need a nap. Maybe you can work one in today.

OK, Girls, I have a weekend assignment for you. I am so jazzed about our on-line journey through SLI and I am very happy with how it’s going. Please don’t misunderstand this to mean I’m not. I’m THRILLED with the honesty you guys are expressing and I hope you’ll keep it up. This is a safe place. But I agree with one of our sisters who said something like, “Let’s pour it out here but let’s get it dealt with and get out there and be strong.” All the moaning about how hard it is only makes it harder. Breaking Free will nearly kill you but then, if you stick with it, like many of us out here have, God will use it to turn around and heal you. We have to press through and not be so easily discouraged. Our attitudes will make or break us. Let me say just as quickly that so many of you have been tremendously encouraging in the journey even through the difficulty of what we’ve had to face. We just want to band together and reach out and pull some sisters up on their feet here.

Ladies, the devil knows that if we’re too scared to even face our insecurity, we’ll never get freed up from it. If we just put the book down because it’s too heavy, how are we supposed to get up? (No, you didn’t say you were putting it down and I’m so thankful for that. But I’m convinced it’s what the enemy’s trying to get some of us to do.) We can’t deal with what we won’t face. GIRLS, WE CAN DO THIS. Are you telling me it’s harder to face it and get over it than it is to deal with it day in and day out, letting it minimize us and make fools of us and mentor the next generation to be just like us? Not to me, it’s not. I’m a whole lot happier today than I was this time a year ago. Please, keep up the honesty and let’s work this thing out together but, if you are in Christ, stop giving yourself so little credit. YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. We can do ALL THINGS through Christ who strengthens us. Let’s honor what He’s done for us by doing what it takes to accept it to the marrow of our bones. The question will ultimately be this: Do we believe what God’s Word says enough to act on it?

So, that brings us to our weekend assignment: (And this is not only for the ones going through SLI. All of us could use this.) Look up Scriptures that have to do with strength and power and victory and write some out in a comment to this post. Be sure to put the reference and the translation because your sisters will want to know where they can find many of them. Try to limit your comment to the actual Scripture so that we can read one after another and claim them for ourselves through the power of Christ in our inner man.

THEN, ladies, get on here and read some of them OUT LOUD. Restate them in first person between You and your God.

I’ll get us started with one I’m saying almost every morning right now. Isaiah 52:1 NIV says…

“Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength.”

I say it out loud and picture myself right then putting on the power and might of Christ like a coat. Sometimes I might even stretch my arms like I’m pulling them through sleeves. Go ahead and think I’m such a weirdo. It’s a well established fact but I have loved it and it’s working and, anyway, I think that kind of stuff makes God grin. I’ve used it in my journey to be physically restored after my surgery and through the pain of a badly herniated disk but it is just as pertinent to our present journey toward soul-deep security.

Your Siesta Mama loves you. This is how I would talk to my own daughters when they were growing up. They could well tell you that I only put up with “This is sooooooo haaaarrrrrddddd” so long. “It won’t be near as hard when you get your tail up and do it.”

Go for it, Girls! Get your tail up and do it. Let’s clothe ourselves with these:

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  1. 451
    Dionna says:

    2 Corinthians 4:8 "We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit."

    I REALLY needed these verses today. Satan is attacking the very ground I had gained back from him. Thank you Lord for speaking to me today through these words.

  2. 452
    Tina says:

    The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalm 29:11 NIV

    I haven't posted before but am reading SLI. This is AWESOME, what a powerful message to read all in one place!

  3. 453
    Jennifer says:

    "If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. The Lord will guide you; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame…." Isaiah 58:9-11.

  4. 454
    4mercers says:

    Matthew 19:26 KJV
    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible, but WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

    Molly

  5. 455
    Margaret says:

    "Therefore, let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator." I Peter 4:19 NKJV

    Sometimes the suffering we go through is something just like facing our strongholds and allowing God to heal them and set us free. That is definitely suffering according to God's will!

    The thing I love most, however, is that no matter what kind of suffering that is "according to the will of God", I can commit to Him, and it will actually have a creative, not destructive effect in my life, Praise His glorious Name! He is called in this passage, not God most High (tho He is), not Mighty Warrior, (tho He is) not I Am that I Am, (tho He is) but Faithful Creator! He turns our every struggle into a creative thing in our lives, and in turn the lives of others as we testify to His greatness!

    Oh Living, Mighty, Gracious, Creative Savior, give us hands to war and fingers to fight through the power of Your Spirit! Amen!

  6. 456
    Christi says:

    Psalms 121:1-2

    I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

  7. 457
    texatheart says:

    He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.

    Isaiah 40:29 NASB

  8. 458
    Cathy says:

    "I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

    Psalm 27:13 NKJ

  9. 459
    Denise says:

    …we do not have the excuse of ignorance, everything–and I do mean everything connected with that old way of life has to go…Get rid of it! …take on an entirely new way of life–a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you.

    Ephisians 4:22-24 (MSG)

  10. 460
    bigsis says:

    – For Anonymous who does not see her beauty when she looks in the mirror –

    "He has made EVERYTHING (emphasis mine) beautiful in its time."
    Ecclesiastes 3:11a (NIV)

    "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment…Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, WHICH IS OF GREAT WORTH IN GOD'S SIGHT.(emphasis mine)For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful."
    1Peter 3:3-5 (paraphrased) NIV

    YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

    Kathy

  11. 461
    Yvonne says:

    Ephesians 1:19 The Message (MSG)
    19 oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him – endless energy, boundless strength!

  12. 462
    singinginthedesert says:

    Denise
    Albuquerque,NM
    50's
    Married
    Updated New American Standard Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
    New King James Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Siestas, let our Loving and Victorious Mighty God sing over your (our) souls.

  13. 463
    TammieFay says:

    Through God we will do valiantly and it is He who shall tread down our adversries.

    Psalm 108:13 NAS

  14. 464
    Lisa Grace says:

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty

    Psalm 91:1 NIV

  15. 465
    Kaila says:

    "He has made EVERYTHING beautiful in its time."
    Ecclesiastes 3:11

    Do not gloat over me, my enemy!
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.
    Though I sit in darkness,
    the LORD will be my light.
    Micah 7:8

  16. 466
    Anonymous says:

    "Ah Lord God! Behold, you created the heavens and the earth by Your power and by Your outstretched arm. Nothing is impossible for You." – Jer 32:17

    …and, Psa 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God" (which infers that I am NOT God and therefore responsible for the obedience, not the results!)

    Praise HIM!

  17. 467
    sheree says:

    James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

    James 5:11-Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord-that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

    James 5:15-And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

    Romans 8:26-Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered…28-And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

    Sheree
    West Columbia
    27
    married

  18. 468
    Jill says:

    "Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm."

    Psalm 20:6-8 NIV

  19. 469
    Kay Barnes Martin says:

    "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." Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV

  20. 470
    Anonymous says:

    In you, O Lord I put my trust;
    Let me never be ashamed;
    Deliver me in your righteousness.
    Psalm 31:1NKJV

    Read the whole Psalm its great.

    Rosie of Tacoma

  21. 471
    Sepik-Meri Katie says:

    hey REBECCA who posted as anonymous… dear siesta, you hang in there and push through. you DO have Jesus to hold you together as truth may be taking apart old thinkings and ways! whatever He breaks down, He WILL build you back up! and don't feel bad for a SECOND about saying what happened to you here… don't let that hang on you as if it was your choice. that was someone else's sin. don't be sorry for speaking it; we're here to support each other and pray! lifting you up to the Father of healing and Life, katie

  22. 472
    Evie says:

    The LORD will give strenght to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.
    Psalm 29 :11 NASB

    The LORD is my strengh and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.
    Psalm 28:7 NASB

    Beth, how His promises can transform my attitude half way through a verse from sulk to delight!! I am madly in love with Jesus…more and more each day.

  23. 473
    Anonymous says:

    First time ever…commenter πŸ™‚

    I RAISE MY EYES TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS~WHERE WILL MY HELP COME FROM? MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD, THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH!!! HE WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR FOOT TO SLIP,YOUR PROTECTOR WILL NOT SLUMBER. INDEED THE PROTECTOR OF ISRAEL DOES NOT SLUMBER OR SLEEP. THE LORD PROTECTS YOU, HE IS A SHELTER RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE.THE SUN WILL NOT STRIKE YOU BY DAY OR THE MOON BY NIGHT. THE LORD WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ALL HARM. HE WILL PROTECT YOUR LIFE!!! THE LORD WILL PROTECT YOUR COMING AND GOING BOTH NOW AND FOREVER. (ps 121) Sooooooo powerful to my soul as it is from memory after "doing" The Psalms of Ascent study!!! πŸ™‚ Praise HIM!!!!!!!

  24. 474
    Carrie says:

    "Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light."

    Micah 7:8 NIV

  25. 475
    Annalou says:

    On Strength:

    I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to is service.
    1 Timothy 1:12

    But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
    (Or whatever insecurity you need to be delivered from) 2 TImothy 4:17

    On Victory:

    But you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.
    Psalm 44:7

    With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
    Psalm 60:12

    (I know this one has been said, but I'm gonna say it again.) :o)

    Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The Lord's right hand has done mighty things!" Psalm 118:15

    And last but not least:

    But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory though our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57

    AMEN!

  26. 476
    bridget610 says:

    Isaiah 41:10
    Fear not, for I am with you. Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, YES I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
    NKVJ

    Bridget, Phoenix AZ

  27. 477
    colorado girl says:

    "Now it is GOD who makes both us and you STAND FIRM IN CHRIST. He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come."
    2 Corinthians 1:21-22

    And then after God causes us to stand firm in Christ, He will reward us for doing so! He does the work, we just hang onto Him by the power of His Spirit, and we get rewarded. How cool is that?!

    "Everyone who is victorious will eat of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it." Revelation 2:17 NLT

    Thank You, Jesus!!!

  28. 478
    MommyReavis says:

    But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
    Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

    1 Corinthians 15:57-58 NIV

  29. 479
    Kelly says:

    Psalm 23
    The Lord is my shephard. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He guides me in paths of righetousness for his name's sake. He restores my soul.
    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death – I will fear no evil. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.

  30. 480
    Gomer Girls says:

    2Timothy1:7-For God has not given us a spirit of fear (or insecurity!) but of power and of love and of a SOUND MIND.

    1 Cor 5:7- Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast -AS YOU REALLY ARE!
    (yeast = sin and dare I say, sin=insecurity??)

    Thank you Abba!

  31. 481
    Erin says:

    He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strenth…those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…they shall run and not be weary.
    Isaiah 40:29-31

  32. 482
    Michelle says:

    Is 33:21-22 — The Lord will be our Mighty One. He will be like a wide river of protection that no enemy can cross. For the Lord is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us.

    Is 49: 5 — And now the Lord speaks – He who formed me in my mother's womb to be His servant, who commissioned me to bring His people back to Him. The Lord has honored me, and my God has given me strength.

    Dan 10:19 — "Don't be afraid," he said, "for you are deeply loved by God. Be at peace, take heart and be strong!"

  33. 483
    Tellina says:

    No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Mat 6:24 KJV

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yeah, I will help thee; yeah, I will uphold thee wit the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10

    Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Psalm 139:10

  34. 484
    Beth.. One Blessed Nana says:

    "And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness"

    Romans 6:18 NKJV

    If that ain't victory, I don't know what is!!

    Beth

  35. 485
    Lisa Manns says:

    Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

    Psalm 27:14
    NIV

  36. 486
    Lisa Manns says:

    Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

    Psalm 27:14
    NIV

  37. 487
    Anonymous says:

    Exodus 15:2a,6 (NIV)
    The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. … Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic in power. Your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.

    Psalm 28:7a (NIV)
    The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped.

    I John 5:3-4 (NIV)
    This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

    Linda
    Johnstown, PA

  38. 488
    Cindy says:

    Thought of another one,

    It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

    Psalm 18:32 (NIV)

  39. 489
    Anonymous says:

    Go ahead and prepare for the conflict, but victory comes from God.

    Proverbs 21:31 (LB)

  40. 490
    Anonymous says:

    Missy
    Tulare, CA
    30's

    In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? Ps 56:4 NIV
    Great PEACE have they who love your law and NOTHING can make them stumble. Ps 119:165 NIV
    Fear of man will prove to be a snare but whoever trusts in the Lord will be kept safe. Prov 29:25 NIV

  41. 491
    Anonymous says:

    I suddenly realized today: that I have been allowing the LIES of the enemy to be my 'god' by focusing on & believing them. Why is it such a struggle to believe the TRUTH?

    'Choice is God given.' (SLI pg 39) "No choice" is a lie!

    So I REBUKE the enemy in the name of Jesus – over us ALL!!! He has NO power!!!
    _____

    Romans 13:14 NLT
    Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
    ______

    It helps me to see it this way: A. Clothe yourself = repeat His Holy Words over & over (thank you Beth) reminding me of HIS presence, choosing to believe the TRUTH & drown out the lies; B. Evil desires = choosing to believe the lies of the enemy. I choose the TRUTH!!!

    Psalm 3:8 (MSG)
    Real help comes from God. Your blessing clothes your people!

    Praise the Lord, He is worthy to be praised! Hallelujah!!!

  42. 492
    Barbra says:

    John 16:33

    "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."

  43. 493
    Kathy W says:

    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.
    Is 40:31 NIV
    I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Phil 4:13 NIV

    Also, by the way, our church women's ministry had a "Loving Well" retreat this weekend. It was awesome! I was crying from laughing so hard one minute, to crying from gratefulness to God the next. Thank you for sharing Knoxville with all of us!

    Loved by God,
    Kathy W

    PS. Also loved getting to tell this during the weekend: My daughter, Hailey, is a freshmand at Union University in Jackson, TN, and recently joined Englewood Baptist Church where TRAVIS is going to be their worship pastor! I can't wait to go visit her and get to see and worship with him!!

  44. 494
    GlowinGirl says:

    And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being STRENGTHENED with all POWER according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. (Whew! Paul was wordy!) Colossians 1:10 & 11

    Love this! He's strengthend us and empowered us and Qualified us to inherit his beautiful kingdom! That's dignity and worth right there.

  45. 495
    twinkle says:

    I love you, GOD–
    you make me strong.
    GOD is bedrock under my feet,
    the CASTLE in which I live,
    my rescuing knight.

    My God—the high crag
    where I run for dear life,
    hiding behind the boulders,
    safe in the granite hideout.
    I sing to GOD, the Praise-Lofty,
    and find myself safe and saved.

    Psalm 18:1-3 Message

    Deborah, Georgia
    50s
    Trusting God and married

  46. 496
    Barbra says:

    Here you go Anonymous… a great verse for looking in the mirror with. Learned it from our siesta mama a few years ago!

    Psalm 45:11

    The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.

  47. 497
    twinkle says:

    God said this once and for all;
    how many times
    Have I heard it repeated?
    "Strength comes
    Straight from God."

    Psalms 62:11

    Deborah

  48. 498
    Jen says:

    This verse I called my ANCHOR verse for a season of life — I suffered postpartum depression after my first child was born (and second for that matter) so severely that I was suicidal and hospitalized. While in the hospital … TOTALLY HUMILIATED and at a complete low I read these words and was filled with such awe in the Lord that my heart swelled with hope and I bawled.

    "For you shall go out in joy
    and be led forth in peace;
    the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
    Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
    Isaiah 55:12-13 ESV

  49. 499
    Kaitchie says:

    THE SOUND OF JOY AND SALVATION IS IN THE TENTS OF THE UPRIGHT: THE RIGHT HAND OF THE LORD DOES WORKS OF POWER.

    Psalm 118:15 BBE

  50. 500
    Snyder Family says:

    This is what the LORD says:
    "Stand at the crossroads and look;
    ask for the ancient paths,
    ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
    and you will find rest for your souls….

    Jeremiah 6:16 NIV

    Kendall
    Simpsonville, SC
    30's and Married πŸ™‚

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Good Saturday Morning, Sweet Things!

***It’s Sunday evening and you just passed 500 comments on this post. YOU DID IT, GIRLS! Honestly, this is the most exhilarating thing I’ve ever seen. As you know, we’ve posted Scriptures many times, especially through our 2009 SSMT, but this is the first time we’ve had a theme like this. These verses will stand a woman to her feet and put a shout of praise on her tongue. Let’s remember this spot, Siestas, so we can return to it many times. As my grandmother used to say, “It’ll cure what ails ya.” Memorize the date of the post – 3/6/10 – and turn back to it any time you need Christ to fill your sweet soul with an extra measure of divine strength. Thank you so, so much for your participation here.

ORIGINAL POST:

I slept until 8:30 this morning! I can’t even remember the last time! I am so hyped up and happy I hardly know what to do! There ain’t no estimatin’ how different the world can look when we get a little sleep. Sometimes when we think we need a new man (I’m not thinking that right now, just using an example), a new job, a new set of kids, a new house, or a new friend, we may just need a nap. Maybe you can work one in today.

OK, Girls, I have a weekend assignment for you. I am so jazzed about our on-line journey through SLI and I am very happy with how it’s going. Please don’t misunderstand this to mean I’m not. I’m THRILLED with the honesty you guys are expressing and I hope you’ll keep it up. This is a safe place. But I agree with one of our sisters who said something like, “Let’s pour it out here but let’s get it dealt with and get out there and be strong.” All the moaning about how hard it is only makes it harder. Breaking Free will nearly kill you but then, if you stick with it, like many of us out here have, God will use it to turn around and heal you. We have to press through and not be so easily discouraged. Our attitudes will make or break us. Let me say just as quickly that so many of you have been tremendously encouraging in the journey even through the difficulty of what we’ve had to face. We just want to band together and reach out and pull some sisters up on their feet here.

Ladies, the devil knows that if we’re too scared to even face our insecurity, we’ll never get freed up from it. If we just put the book down because it’s too heavy, how are we supposed to get up? (No, you didn’t say you were putting it down and I’m so thankful for that. But I’m convinced it’s what the enemy’s trying to get some of us to do.) We can’t deal with what we won’t face. GIRLS, WE CAN DO THIS. Are you telling me it’s harder to face it and get over it than it is to deal with it day in and day out, letting it minimize us and make fools of us and mentor the next generation to be just like us? Not to me, it’s not. I’m a whole lot happier today than I was this time a year ago. Please, keep up the honesty and let’s work this thing out together but, if you are in Christ, stop giving yourself so little credit. YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. We can do ALL THINGS through Christ who strengthens us. Let’s honor what He’s done for us by doing what it takes to accept it to the marrow of our bones. The question will ultimately be this: Do we believe what God’s Word says enough to act on it?

So, that brings us to our weekend assignment: (And this is not only for the ones going through SLI. All of us could use this.) Look up Scriptures that have to do with strength and power and victory and write some out in a comment to this post. Be sure to put the reference and the translation because your sisters will want to know where they can find many of them. Try to limit your comment to the actual Scripture so that we can read one after another and claim them for ourselves through the power of Christ in our inner man.

THEN, ladies, get on here and read some of them OUT LOUD. Restate them in first person between You and your God.

I’ll get us started with one I’m saying almost every morning right now. Isaiah 52:1 NIV says…

“Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength.”

I say it out loud and picture myself right then putting on the power and might of Christ like a coat. Sometimes I might even stretch my arms like I’m pulling them through sleeves. Go ahead and think I’m such a weirdo. It’s a well established fact but I have loved it and it’s working and, anyway, I think that kind of stuff makes God grin. I’ve used it in my journey to be physically restored after my surgery and through the pain of a badly herniated disk but it is just as pertinent to our present journey toward soul-deep security.

Your Siesta Mama loves you. This is how I would talk to my own daughters when they were growing up. They could well tell you that I only put up with “This is sooooooo haaaarrrrrddddd” so long. “It won’t be near as hard when you get your tail up and do it.”

Go for it, Girls! Get your tail up and do it. Let’s clothe ourselves with these:

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  1. 501
    4mercers says:

    Matthew 19:26 KJV
    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible, but WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

    Molly

  2. 502
    Margaret says:

    "Therefore, let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator." I Peter 4:19 NKJV

    Sometimes the suffering we go through is something just like facing our strongholds and allowing God to heal them and set us free. That is definitely suffering according to God's will!

    The thing I love most, however, is that no matter what kind of suffering that is "according to the will of God", I can commit to Him, and it will actually have a creative, not destructive effect in my life, Praise His glorious Name! He is called in this passage, not God most High (tho He is), not Mighty Warrior, (tho He is) not I Am that I Am, (tho He is) but Faithful Creator! He turns our every struggle into a creative thing in our lives, and in turn the lives of others as we testify to His greatness!

    Oh Living, Mighty, Gracious, Creative Savior, give us hands to war and fingers to fight through the power of Your Spirit! Amen!

  3. 503
    Christi says:

    Psalms 121:1-2

    I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

  4. 504
    texatheart says:

    He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.

    Isaiah 40:29 NASB

  5. 505
    Cathy says:

    "I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

    Psalm 27:13 NKJ

  6. 506
    Denise says:

    …we do not have the excuse of ignorance, everything–and I do mean everything connected with that old way of life has to go…Get rid of it! …take on an entirely new way of life–a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you.

    Ephisians 4:22-24 (MSG)

  7. 507
    bigsis says:

    – For Anonymous who does not see her beauty when she looks in the mirror –

    "He has made EVERYTHING (emphasis mine) beautiful in its time."
    Ecclesiastes 3:11a (NIV)

    "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment…Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, WHICH IS OF GREAT WORTH IN GOD'S SIGHT.(emphasis mine)For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful."
    1Peter 3:3-5 (paraphrased) NIV

    YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

    Kathy

  8. 508
    Yvonne says:

    Ephesians 1:19 The Message (MSG)
    19 oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him – endless energy, boundless strength!

  9. 509
    singinginthedesert says:

    Denise
    Albuquerque,NM
    50's
    Married
    Updated New American Standard Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
    New King James Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Siestas, let our Loving and Victorious Mighty God sing over your (our) souls.

  10. 510
    TammieFay says:

    Through God we will do valiantly and it is He who shall tread down our adversries.

    Psalm 108:13 NAS

  11. 511
    Lisa Grace says:

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty

    Psalm 91:1 NIV

  12. 512
    Kaila says:

    "He has made EVERYTHING beautiful in its time."
    Ecclesiastes 3:11

    Do not gloat over me, my enemy!
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.
    Though I sit in darkness,
    the LORD will be my light.
    Micah 7:8

  13. 513
    Anonymous says:

    "Ah Lord God! Behold, you created the heavens and the earth by Your power and by Your outstretched arm. Nothing is impossible for You." – Jer 32:17

    …and, Psa 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God" (which infers that I am NOT God and therefore responsible for the obedience, not the results!)

    Praise HIM!

  14. 514
    sheree says:

    James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

    James 5:11-Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord-that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

    James 5:15-And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

    Romans 8:26-Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered…28-And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

    Sheree
    West Columbia
    27
    married

  15. 515
    Jill says:

    "Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm."

    Psalm 20:6-8 NIV

  16. 516
    Kay Barnes Martin says:

    "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." Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV

  17. 517
    Anonymous says:

    In you, O Lord I put my trust;
    Let me never be ashamed;
    Deliver me in your righteousness.
    Psalm 31:1NKJV

    Read the whole Psalm its great.

    Rosie of Tacoma

  18. 518
    Sepik-Meri Katie says:

    hey REBECCA who posted as anonymous… dear siesta, you hang in there and push through. you DO have Jesus to hold you together as truth may be taking apart old thinkings and ways! whatever He breaks down, He WILL build you back up! and don't feel bad for a SECOND about saying what happened to you here… don't let that hang on you as if it was your choice. that was someone else's sin. don't be sorry for speaking it; we're here to support each other and pray! lifting you up to the Father of healing and Life, katie

  19. 519
    Evie says:

    The LORD will give strenght to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.
    Psalm 29 :11 NASB

    The LORD is my strengh and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.
    Psalm 28:7 NASB

    Beth, how His promises can transform my attitude half way through a verse from sulk to delight!! I am madly in love with Jesus…more and more each day.

  20. 520
    Anonymous says:

    First time ever…commenter πŸ™‚

    I RAISE MY EYES TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS~WHERE WILL MY HELP COME FROM? MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD, THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH!!! HE WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR FOOT TO SLIP,YOUR PROTECTOR WILL NOT SLUMBER. INDEED THE PROTECTOR OF ISRAEL DOES NOT SLUMBER OR SLEEP. THE LORD PROTECTS YOU, HE IS A SHELTER RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE.THE SUN WILL NOT STRIKE YOU BY DAY OR THE MOON BY NIGHT. THE LORD WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ALL HARM. HE WILL PROTECT YOUR LIFE!!! THE LORD WILL PROTECT YOUR COMING AND GOING BOTH NOW AND FOREVER. (ps 121) Sooooooo powerful to my soul as it is from memory after "doing" The Psalms of Ascent study!!! πŸ™‚ Praise HIM!!!!!!!

  21. 521
    Carrie says:

    "Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light."

    Micah 7:8 NIV

  22. 522
    Annalou says:

    On Strength:

    I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to is service.
    1 Timothy 1:12

    But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
    (Or whatever insecurity you need to be delivered from) 2 TImothy 4:17

    On Victory:

    But you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.
    Psalm 44:7

    With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
    Psalm 60:12

    (I know this one has been said, but I'm gonna say it again.) :o)

    Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The Lord's right hand has done mighty things!" Psalm 118:15

    And last but not least:

    But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory though our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57

    AMEN!

  23. 523
    bridget610 says:

    Isaiah 41:10
    Fear not, for I am with you. Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, YES I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
    NKVJ

    Bridget, Phoenix AZ

  24. 524
    colorado girl says:

    "Now it is GOD who makes both us and you STAND FIRM IN CHRIST. He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come."
    2 Corinthians 1:21-22

    And then after God causes us to stand firm in Christ, He will reward us for doing so! He does the work, we just hang onto Him by the power of His Spirit, and we get rewarded. How cool is that?!

    "Everyone who is victorious will eat of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it." Revelation 2:17 NLT

    Thank You, Jesus!!!

  25. 525
    MommyReavis says:

    But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
    Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

    1 Corinthians 15:57-58 NIV

  26. 526
    Kelly says:

    Psalm 23
    The Lord is my shephard. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He guides me in paths of righetousness for his name's sake. He restores my soul.
    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death – I will fear no evil. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.

  27. 527
    Gomer Girls says:

    2Timothy1:7-For God has not given us a spirit of fear (or insecurity!) but of power and of love and of a SOUND MIND.

    1 Cor 5:7- Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast -AS YOU REALLY ARE!
    (yeast = sin and dare I say, sin=insecurity??)

    Thank you Abba!

  28. 528
    Erin says:

    He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strenth…those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…they shall run and not be weary.
    Isaiah 40:29-31

  29. 529
    Michelle says:

    Is 33:21-22 — The Lord will be our Mighty One. He will be like a wide river of protection that no enemy can cross. For the Lord is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us.

    Is 49: 5 — And now the Lord speaks – He who formed me in my mother's womb to be His servant, who commissioned me to bring His people back to Him. The Lord has honored me, and my God has given me strength.

    Dan 10:19 — "Don't be afraid," he said, "for you are deeply loved by God. Be at peace, take heart and be strong!"

  30. 530
    Tellina says:

    No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Mat 6:24 KJV

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yeah, I will help thee; yeah, I will uphold thee wit the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10

    Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Psalm 139:10

  31. 531
    Beth.. One Blessed Nana says:

    "And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness"

    Romans 6:18 NKJV

    If that ain't victory, I don't know what is!!

    Beth

  32. 532
    Lisa Manns says:

    Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

    Psalm 27:14
    NIV

  33. 533
    Anonymous says:

    Exodus 15:2a,6 (NIV)
    The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. … Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic in power. Your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.

    Psalm 28:7a (NIV)
    The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped.

    I John 5:3-4 (NIV)
    This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

    Linda
    Johnstown, PA

  34. 534
    Cindy says:

    Thought of another one,

    It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

    Psalm 18:32 (NIV)

  35. 535
    Anonymous says:

    Go ahead and prepare for the conflict, but victory comes from God.

    Proverbs 21:31 (LB)

  36. 536
    Anonymous says:

    Missy
    Tulare, CA
    30's

    In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? Ps 56:4 NIV
    Great PEACE have they who love your law and NOTHING can make them stumble. Ps 119:165 NIV
    Fear of man will prove to be a snare but whoever trusts in the Lord will be kept safe. Prov 29:25 NIV

  37. 537
    Anonymous says:

    I suddenly realized today: that I have been allowing the LIES of the enemy to be my 'god' by focusing on & believing them. Why is it such a struggle to believe the TRUTH?

    'Choice is God given.' (SLI pg 39) "No choice" is a lie!

    So I REBUKE the enemy in the name of Jesus – over us ALL!!! He has NO power!!!
    _____

    Romans 13:14 NLT
    Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
    ______

    It helps me to see it this way: A. Clothe yourself = repeat His Holy Words over & over (thank you Beth) reminding me of HIS presence, choosing to believe the TRUTH & drown out the lies; B. Evil desires = choosing to believe the lies of the enemy. I choose the TRUTH!!!

    Psalm 3:8 (MSG)
    Real help comes from God. Your blessing clothes your people!

    Praise the Lord, He is worthy to be praised! Hallelujah!!!

  38. 538
    Barbra says:

    John 16:33

    "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."

  39. 539
    Kathy W says:

    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.
    Is 40:31 NIV
    I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Phil 4:13 NIV

    Also, by the way, our church women's ministry had a "Loving Well" retreat this weekend. It was awesome! I was crying from laughing so hard one minute, to crying from gratefulness to God the next. Thank you for sharing Knoxville with all of us!

    Loved by God,
    Kathy W

    PS. Also loved getting to tell this during the weekend: My daughter, Hailey, is a freshmand at Union University in Jackson, TN, and recently joined Englewood Baptist Church where TRAVIS is going to be their worship pastor! I can't wait to go visit her and get to see and worship with him!!

  40. 540
    GlowinGirl says:

    And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being STRENGTHENED with all POWER according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. (Whew! Paul was wordy!) Colossians 1:10 & 11

    Love this! He's strengthend us and empowered us and Qualified us to inherit his beautiful kingdom! That's dignity and worth right there.

  41. 541
    twinkle says:

    I love you, GOD–
    you make me strong.
    GOD is bedrock under my feet,
    the CASTLE in which I live,
    my rescuing knight.

    My God—the high crag
    where I run for dear life,
    hiding behind the boulders,
    safe in the granite hideout.
    I sing to GOD, the Praise-Lofty,
    and find myself safe and saved.

    Psalm 18:1-3 Message

    Deborah, Georgia
    50s
    Trusting God and married

  42. 542
    Barbra says:

    Here you go Anonymous… a great verse for looking in the mirror with. Learned it from our siesta mama a few years ago!

    Psalm 45:11

    The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.

  43. 543
    twinkle says:

    God said this once and for all;
    how many times
    Have I heard it repeated?
    "Strength comes
    Straight from God."

    Psalms 62:11

    Deborah

  44. 544
    Jen says:

    This verse I called my ANCHOR verse for a season of life — I suffered postpartum depression after my first child was born (and second for that matter) so severely that I was suicidal and hospitalized. While in the hospital … TOTALLY HUMILIATED and at a complete low I read these words and was filled with such awe in the Lord that my heart swelled with hope and I bawled.

    "For you shall go out in joy
    and be led forth in peace;
    the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
    Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
    Isaiah 55:12-13 ESV

  45. 545
    Kaitchie says:

    THE SOUND OF JOY AND SALVATION IS IN THE TENTS OF THE UPRIGHT: THE RIGHT HAND OF THE LORD DOES WORKS OF POWER.

    Psalm 118:15 BBE

  46. 546
    Snyder Family says:

    This is what the LORD says:
    "Stand at the crossroads and look;
    ask for the ancient paths,
    ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
    and you will find rest for your souls….

    Jeremiah 6:16 NIV

    Kendall
    Simpsonville, SC
    30's and Married πŸ™‚

  47. 547
    Kaitchie says:

    On the first or second week there was a blog with a poem called Jack Lalane. Now I can't find it. Can you help me, it really made me laugh. It brought joy to me.

    These scriptures are lifting me up to lean on Him, Who is all powerful, Thankyou Siestas,Kaitchie

  48. 548
    Anonymous says:

    Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
    The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

  49. 549
    Cody says:

    "The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; this is my God and I will praise Him… This day is holy to our Lord. [I will] not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is my strength… The Lord [has] said, 'Arise, anoint [her]; for this is [s]he!'… He brought me forth also into a spacious place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me… I am my Beloved's and His desire is for me… He gives strength to the weary, and to her who lacks might, He increases power. As I wait for the Lord I will gain new strength; I will mount up with wings like eagles, I will run and not get tired, I will walk and not become weary… [Christ said], 'I came that she may have life and have it abundantly!"… It was for freedom that Christ set me free; therefore I will keep standing firm and not be subject again to a yoke of slavery… God has not given me a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline… [Jesus said], 'She who overcomes, I will grant to her to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.'… [So may] the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!'"

    Exodus 15:2, Nehemiah 8:10, 1 Samuel 16:12, Psalm 18:19, Song of Solomon 7:10, Isaiah 40:29, 31, John 10:10, Galatians 5:1, 2 Timothy 1:7, Revelation 3:21, Revelation 22:17 (NASB. Verses are in that order. I changed some pronouns, but not the Word)

  50. 550
    Praises in the valley says:

    "Nothing is impossible with God." Luke 1:37 NIV

    "But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain" 1 Cor 15:27-28

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