Hey Siestas!
Can you fathom that we are on our 10th memory verse??? Good grief! 2011 is almost halfway over! Amanda and Curtis just got Jackson’s preschool graduation pictures and we all nearly flipped. It is the cutest thing ever, especially with that missing front tooth. His ceremony is in a few days but the little blue cap and gown just about put all of us over the edge. We will have a kindergartener next year and a mighty fine one at that. It just sails by. And how well many of you know.
I am getting lots of questions about whether or not we’re having Siesta Summer Bible Study. I want to say yes so badly. I have tried to turn this puzzle piece every conceivable direction to see how it would fit on the table. Between SSMT every 1st and 15th, the summer Living Proof Lives, the final Deeper Still, and, probably the biggest factor of all, the complete James manuscript due date at the end of summer, I just can’t make it work and still be a wife, mom, and active Bibby. I also don’t have my faithful blog master, Amanda, here to assist me with all that summer Bible study entails right now. I am, however, presently thinking of some ways that we can hold one another accountable to stay in the Scriptures this summer and also give you the opportunity to connect with other Siestas who want to do some of the same studies. Stay tuned for that. For now, I’ll joyfully recommend to you two that I’ve done this Spring:
Duty or Delight by Tammie Head (Many of you will remember getting to know this brand new author in April through our blog video. She is dear to me and will no doubt become dear to many of you.)
Brave by Angela Thomas (Angela is a gifted teacher and writer and I try not to let anything she offers sit on the bookstore shelf for long before I bag it and read it. I’m almost finished with this study and have been tremendously blessed by it.)
Both of those women love Jesus and communicate His Word beautifully. And you know how I feel about Priscilla Shirer and everything God uses her to bring to the table. You’ll never miss on her. Man, I wish we could do one of their studies the traditional way in Siestaville this summer but sometimes we realize that even another good thing is perhaps the wrong thing for now. If the Lord is willing, we’ll definitely do a study our usual way next summer on the off year from SSMT.
OK, young ladies, how about that 10th verse?? NO DROP OUTS!!! This verse is trying to leap off the page at me this time around and not so much for my own plight right now but for some people I really love:
Beth, Houston, Texas. “The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Praise You, Lord. You are so faithful. Close in on those who are brokenhearted and hold them in Your healing grasp. Deliver the discouraged in such dramatic ways that You alone get the credit. We exist here in this blog community to give You glory, Lord. Come and get it. Our eyes are to the skies.
Sorry I’m late getting my verse on here….been crazy busy with finals!
I love the verse you shared in your latest post, Beth! Maybe God planned for me to be late so I would use this verse…it is really speaking to me!
“For you, Lord have never forsaken those who seek you”.
Psalm 9:106 NIV
Lynn, Rochelle, GA
Jodi, St. Paul, MN
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7 NLT
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. Psalm 130:5 NIV
Diane H.
Dallas, Tx.
Anchorage
Colossians 3:13 NET
bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also forgive others.
“To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.” Ps. 25:1 NIV
Oh man Lord please help me remember to get on here and log in my verses and help me practice practice practice! Amen!
Becky, Wa
NIV ISA 48:17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Isreal: I am the Lord your God who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way, you should go.
Thank you Lord that it is not just up to us to figure out which way to GO!
Shelly, Portland, OR. A wife of noble character is her husbands crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. Prov 12:4 NIV
Kim
Orange City
“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.
Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV
Cheri, Urbana, IL
” ‘…My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’ ” ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
“My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth,” – Psalm 121:2 NIV
Traci R, Columbus, OH.
Do everything without complaining or arguing. Philippians 2:14 NIV
10. Vicki…Corpus Christi, Tx…
II Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you,
that always having all sufficiency in everything,
you may have abundance for every good deed (NAS)
Lisa in KC
Matt 6:21 KJV
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
AJ, Berkeley, CA: Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves. -Ps 126:6, NRSV
Sahsha’s Mummy
Spring, TX
Philippians 2:13 (NLT)
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.”
Amanda, Pine Bluff, Arkansas:
But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. –Acts 20:24, NLT
Rebecca, Stamford, TX – “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.” Psalm 9:10 NIV
Mary, Portland–“Then Your light will break forth like the dawn, and Your healing will quickly appear; then Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.” Isaiah 58:8 (NIV)
Lynnette in Houston
1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Kirsten, Heavener “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence…” 2 Peter 1:3
Teresa, Cincinnati, OH
“Those who know your name will trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9: 10 NIV
Dorinda, O’Fallon, MO: “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful for me but I will not be enslaved by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12-13
Annmarie, CA “Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.” Deuteronomy 7:9 NLT
Jesica, Seattle, WA. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 (NIV)
James 3:10 (NIV)
“Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers [and siestas], this should not be.”
Lyn, Casey, IL:
Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out;
you formed me in my mother’s womb.
Psalm 139:13, The Message
Lisa, Mauldin “When I am afraid, I will trust in you.” Psalm 56:3 (NIV)
Kathy, Cumberland, RI – “I can do all things through Christ who strenghens me.” Phil 4:13 KJV
Sorry so late – this week flew by! I’m going with Beth’s because I really need it right now.
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged” Psalm 34:18 the NET Bible
Sorry – Kim in Billings, MT
Jessica
Westminster, MD
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,” Ephesians 4:1, ESV
Lindsay, Grapevine, Tx: Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of toy mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Loyce, Deer Park. “For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
Psalm 100:5 (NIV)
Pam-Wadesboro NC
Colossians 3:17 NKJV
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Melanie, Sweetwater, TN
Jeremiah 6:16 NIV
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.
Betsy, Lincoln Park
“We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
2 Corinthians 4:10 (NIV)
Jill Winter
Danville, KY
Pr 31:27
She keeps an eye on everyone in her household,
and keeps them all busy and productive.
The Message
Proverbs 3:5-6 (New King James Version)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths.
Amy
Houston Tx
“Be alert,be present. I’m about to do something brand new. Its bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a way through the desert!”
Isaiah 43:19
The Message
Jenny – San Antonio, TX
Sorry I’m late again!
“So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 8:15
From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another John 1:16
Jackie D. Versailles, KY
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship.”
Romans 12:1 NIV
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Phillippians 1:7
Gina, Houston “My help comes from the Lord, who made all of heaven and earth.” Ps 121:2
Cindy, Tulsa OK
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Barb, Des Moines, IA
Psalm 139:1-2
You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
Sheree, Phoenix, AZ
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Liz, Washington D.C.,
Let the word of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14, ESV
Valley Head, AL
Psalm 107:29-30 NLT
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper
and stilled the waves.
30 What a blessing was that stillness
as he brought them safely into harbor!
Judith, Orillia, Canada
Romans 8:38 (NIV)
I am convinced that neither
death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither
the present nor the future, neither
ANY powers…….
(to be continued in verse #11)
Josie, Tucson, AZ
But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7,8 (NIV)