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.
Kara, Lancaster, PA
In him lie all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:3 NLT
Becky, Chattanooga, TN
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.”. Psalm 34:18. NET
May 15. Grace. Decatur, Alabama
This God – his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
2 Samuel 22:31 ESV
Spring, TX
Patient persistence pierces through indifference; gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses.
Proverbs 25:15
The Message
Pam – Dublin, VA
And He is before all things and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 (NASB)
Daphne – Winnipeg, Canada
The longer we walk with Jesus, and the more we seek His truth, the more we’ll recognize His voice and enjoy the freedom found in Him. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Galatians 5:1 NIV
behind in posting, but not memorizing 😉
Kristi from Charlotte, NC
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
1 Cor. 13:7 ESV
Hope, Northport, AL
“I have hidden Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.”
Psalm 119:11 (NIV)
The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. (Psalm 116:6, NKJV)
Patti, Kissimmee, FL
Reneé in Missouri City, TX:
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but tht all should reach repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 ESV
“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.”
Psalm 100:1-2 NASB
she watches over the activites of her household and is never idle.
Proverbs 31:27
Judy, Apple Valley, CA
“HE only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I SHALL NOT BE SHAKEN.” Psalm 62:6 (ESV)
Mary, Satellite Beach
“For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us.” ~ 2 Corinthians 1:20 NASB
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Cessie, Bakersfield, CA
“When I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Psalm 56:3 NIV
Andrea, Houston,
Psalm 15:2 – Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
Erin, Phoenix. ‘”You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.I will be found by you,” declares the Lord.’ Jeremiah 29:13-14a
Lisa from Dothan, Alabama
If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
Matthew 5:41 New International Version
Can’t remember if I posted on the 15th, and can’t find it if I did!
Memorizing 100th Psalm
KJV Psalm 100:3
Know ye that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Jamie in GA Psalm 100:4 KJV
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 ESV
Okay, I am so late, but while entering the scripture for #11 I realized I never posted #10. Bad me!!! But alas, here it is:
Lord, Be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength in time of distress.
Isaiah 33:2 NIV
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Diane C.
Vinton, La
Jeanene, League City,
“Teach us to number our days so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.” Ps.90:12 (Holman CSB)
Mindy – McDonough, GA
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.
Psalm 34:18 NET
Samantha, Tupelo
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.
Ephesians 1:4 NIV
Barb,Jacksonville,FL: You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate. Nehemiah 9:17
Lori
Bangor, Maine
But as for me, I will look to the Lord and confident in Him I will keep watch; I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 (Amplified)
Jer 29:13
“When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart.”
I am changing my #10 memory verse to:
Colossians 1:9-10 (NKJV)
“… that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understandng; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”
Martha, Lexington: ” A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families…” Psalm 68:5 – 6a NIV
Brigette Brock
Morehead, KY
Finally brothers, 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.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Teresa, Amarillo
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Ephesians 3:19, NLT
Gail, Ellensburg, WA
James 3:17
King James Version (KJV)
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Kate, Aurora CO
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul. Psalm 94:19 NASB
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Did this one but forgot to post on blog as our internet was down.
Gail Jones
Decatur, TX
Heidi from Belgium: Better late than never!! ‘Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing’. 1 Peter 3 v 9
Tammy ~ Mobile, AL
2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
Casey Springer
Murray, Kentucky
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Cindy
Spokane, WA
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18
Charlie
Mississippi
Galatians 5:1 (NIV)
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace
for those who make peace. JS 3:18. NRSV
Ephesians 5:10 Find out what is acceptable to the Lord NKJV
The LORD dose not look at the things human beings look at. People look at the outward appearance but the LORD looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 NIV
Deirdre Russell
Atlanta, GA
“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”
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
Sabrina
Lincoln NE
Psalm 51:2 (NASB)
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Was out of town the 15th!
Shelley, Dallas 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIV
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
Carrie, Eure, NC
Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them, and I will love them. And I will reveal myself to each one of them.
John 14:21 (NLT)
Lindsay, Albuquerque, NM
“But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.” James 1:25 ESV
Kelsie, 14, Albuquerque, NM
“I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings becoming like him in his death.” Proverbs 2:18 NIV
Alysa, 11, Albuquerque, NM
“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2 NIV