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.
Bethany, Modesto Ca
Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
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.
Amy, Lakeland, Florida. Romans 4:21 NIV being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
I’m late I’m late!!
Better late than a dropout. I cannot quit now!
Piper
Hickory, NC
He alone protects me and saves me; He is my defender and I shall never be defeated. Psalm 62:6
Cheri
Louisville, KY
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:26 KJV
Better late than quit!!
Philippians 2:11 NAS
…and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Rhonda
Gilmer
Ephesians 2:8-9 (New King James Version)
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Grace, Chicago IL
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
My first time being late! We were on vacation in the Missouri hills with no internet access!!
“Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence
Psaml 91:3 NIV
Kelly Jo
Albany Ky
#10
I Corinthians 13:1 – NLT
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Sherry
Oklahoma
Elizabeth, Haleigh, and Isabel…..midland
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 NIV
Rebekah Groves, TX
“When Your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight.” Jeremiah 15:16 NIV
Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next.
1 Timothy 4:8 NLT
Katherine,Edmonton,AB, Canada
Ann Marie, Grand Rapids
Ps. 19:14, NIV
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be pleasing in your sight oh Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
“She looks for wool and flax, And works with her hands in delight” Proverbs 31:13 (NASB)
Jeannie
Nashville, Tn.
“for You, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek You.” Ps. 9: 10b NIV
Amber J. Denton, TX
Psalm 75:5
It is God alone who judges; He decides who will rise and who will fall.
Lisa, St Louis
Ephesians 6:10-11
“Finally be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put one the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes.”
Psalm 25:3 – 4 (NIV)
No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse. Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;
MaryS
Houston
Carrie, Princeton, MN:
“How kind the Lord is! How good He is! So merciful; this God of ours!”
Psalm 116:5 NLT
Amber J. Denton TX
**Correction to my post!**
Psalm 75:7 NLT
It is God alone who judges; He decides who will rise and who will fall.
Holly, Beaumont, CA “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:22-24 NIV
MiChal in College Station, TX (I’ve been hiking in northern England so I’m tardy posting this.)
“Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.”
John 15:3, ESV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:3
NIV
Miranda, Atlanta
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Eph. 4:29, NIV
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
I Cor. 13:3
NIV
Laurie T.
Richmond, ME
Kim, Searcy, AR. “The length of our days is seventy- or eighty (or 40), if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and WE FLY AWAY.” Psalm 90:10 NIV.
Janelle, Dallas
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come & see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. Philippians 1:27-30 (ESV)
Carol – LaGrange, Ga – Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4-5 NIV
Becky, Alberta, Canada
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord.
Jer. 29:11-14a NIV
rene, Overland Park, KS
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 American King James version
Forsyth, MO For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. Ephesians 1:4 ESV
Danielle, Missouri
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged. Psalm 34:18 NET
O God,listen to my cry!
Hear my prayer!
Psalm 61:1 NLT
Diane, Gig Harbor, WA
Philipians 3:13b-14 (NIV)
But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and striving toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called my heavenward in Christ.
Nancy, Perry, GA
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working through love. (NRSV)
Mary from Atlanta
The King in enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
Psalm 45:11
Is. 40:31 KJV But they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
1 Corinthians
Chapter 13:1 (NAB)
If I speak in human and angelic tongues 2 but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.
Sallie, Gatesville
Phillipians 4:8 “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Kari, Fulton, SD
Psalm 71:23-24 NIV
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You –
I, whom you have redeemed. My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
Valerie, Nashville, The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged. Psalm 34:18
Sara, Houston, Texas.
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.
Psalm 34:18 NET
Brittney, Lexington, KY
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Brandy, San Antonio “. . . for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
Psalm 9:106 NIV
Luke 12:25
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour ti his life?
Heidi, Round Rock, TX
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
Diera, Austin
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 NIV
Beth’s scripture verse struck me so hard this week. My friend has been brokenhearted by the recent suicide of her ex-husband, father to her 16-year-old daughter. She deeply inspired me with her faith when she spoke at the memorial service, quoting 2 Cor. 4:8 (“we are pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair”). I will share Psalm 34:18 with my friend and pray it over her and her daughter in the months to come. Thank you, Beth, for choosing this verse this week! (I’m not an official Siesta – I discovered this site in mid-January – too late to join!)
You’re a Siesta if you follow the LPM Blog, Mary Kay! That’s it!
You are welcome to join us in memorizing, just know Beth challenged us to have 21 out of 24 verses posted and memorized…it’s up to you if you want to catch up!
Thank you!!! I appreciate the kind outreach! I have been following along on my own, so maybe I will do a posting blitz – smile!
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4. NKJV
May 24,2011
A generous man will prosper, he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Proverbs 11 :25