**Siesta Celebration is January 20-21, 2012**
Hey, you Scripture memory freaks!
Your mama needs a hall pass in the worst way for a while regarding lengths of posts. We are now only about 6 weeks from the LifeWay deadline for all things James. To say that Melissa and I are under the gun is an understatement and, of course, so are all our friends on the publishing side. It’s stressful for everyone concerned this close to rolling the press. You will not waste a prayer on us, or on any member of our family, for that matter. Amanda and Curtis are finding out what kind of warfare you sign up for when you determine to get out there where the wind of the Spirit is blowing and dare to fulfill your calling. It’s hard to watch your children go through it. I tell them all the time (and they don’t need convincing) that enduring is so worth it but, man oh man, as many of you know, the fire is hot. And it’s often very personal, don’t you think? Satan goes for the psychological jugular.
I have had a great – almost life-stopping – time poring over James for well over the last year and I will miss the process so much. I love the intensity an in-depth journey demands and I genuinely fight a wave of depression when it’s over. (I’ll ask for your prayers about that at the time.) But, the fact is, push is about to come to shove. I no longer have the luxury of taking all the time I want. This baby is almost due. Thank you for any spare prayers! I am not in a bad way or in a contentious state. I’m just wide-eyed and aware that a very loud clock is ticking. So is my baby girl. I know some of you must be getting so tired of hearing about it! Stand with me a little longer, in hopes that Jesus may be glorified.
In my memory work, I’m still choosing verses out of 2 Timothy. I couldn’t split these four verses up without shortchanging the context so I’m posting the whole segment.
Beth, Houston. “And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient, correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:24-26 The NET Bible
This portion of Scripture and others like it seem altogether ignored or dismissed in a culture where believers stay embroiled in one heated dispute after another. Scripture tells us how to differ without ripping the fabric of our common faith to shreds. In the segment above, the Apostle Paul uses words like kindness and gentleness. When we tend to think that carnality is the only kind of sin that can keep the church from revival, we’re overlooking the steady stream of commands in the New Testament about how to treat one another. Disunity can shipwreck the whole lot of us right there on the shore of disgrace. We can even be right and fall into the chastisement of God because our hearts were wrong. May God forgive us, heal us, and help us.
OK, Sisters. Let’s hear your 13th verses. While you’re at it, remember that what we’re doing here is IMPORTANT! We’ve got to protect these minds of ours! That’s where our battles are won or lost. You will never waste a single moment rolling God’s Word around in your sweet head. Your health will be the better for it. Your marriage will be the better for it. Your job will be the better for it. Your relationships will be the better for it. Your obedience will be the better for it. Your calling will be the better for it. YOU will be the better for it.
Me, too.
I’m crazy about you. Keep your eyes to the skies.
Joy, Durham, N.C,
Psalms 51:6 (The Message)
What you’re after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.
Mindy, Rowley, IA
Jude 24-25 “To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy–to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.” NIV
2 Timothy 2:26 (NIV)
and that they come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
Nancy, West Virginia
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 NIV
Diane, Cary NC and Naperville, IL
Psalm 23 (King James Version)
1.)The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2.) He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Cheryl from Hattiesburg, MS
Phillipians 4:4 (ESV)
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say Rejoice.
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.”
I John 3:18 (NIV)
Psalm 37:5 (NIV)
Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
Sorry so late! On a blessed vacation! God is good!
Barbara, Avon Park, “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:6 NIV
A Cord of Three Strands, Karen Cheryl, Christy
Jay, OK
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
1 Tim. 6:19 NIV
Elizabeth, Grove City, PA:
Romans 12:2, NIV: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
W/O internet for almost a week after we moved!
Psalm 139: 16 (HCSB)
Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began.
Pam
Brightong, CO
Federal Way, WA
Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. I Timothy 4:15, NKJV
Christy, Talking Rock, Georgia.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, Hebrews 6:19 (NIV)
Amanda, Nashville TN
(sorry so late)
James 1:2-8 NKJV
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Knoxville, TN
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord our GOD goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. 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. Deut 31:5b NIV
Pam in Texas using the New International Version
We also rejoice in our sufferings, because suffering produces perseverance; perseverance character, and character, hope.
Romans 5: 3-4
Jerri Carl Princeton TX
Psalm 19:13 NIV
Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
C.J., Liberty, Mo
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”
Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
Margo, Burlington On “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”NIV Rom 8:18
Sue from Forney
Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 45:22 (NIV)
Margo, Laramie WY
Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young —
a place near your altar, Lord Almight, my King and my God.
Psalm 84:3 NIV
(memorizing this whole psalm)
Deb, Topeka, KS
1 John 5:3-4 NIV
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Sorry to be so late–I was out of town!
Debbie, Rochester, MN “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.” Zeph. 3:17
Norwood, MA My soul finds rest in God alone: my salvation comes from Him.
Psalm 62:1 NIV
Mary — Westfield, NJ Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” (NIV)
Sorry to be late…vacation!
Beverly, Ironton OH: Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. 1 Chronicles 16:23 (NKJ)
Grace, Circleville OH: Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. 1 Chronicles 16:23 (NKJ)
Kimberly, Circleville OH: For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus’ life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh. 2 Corinthians 4:11 (HCSB)
“Spread your faithful love over those who know you–Your righteousness over the upright in heart.”
Psalm 36:10
Deborah Waco, TX
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ”
Phililppians 4:6
Rachel–Athens, Georgia
Psalm 9:10 “And those who know your name put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”
Rissa, Boaz: “One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O LORD, are loving….” Psalm 62:11-12 (NIV)
Hello Siestas!
Beth, will we still be able to come to the siesta get together in January if we did not keep up with several verses by not posting them BUT did memorize 24 in total?
Just wondering!
Jyothi (new Houstonian =! )
Hi Jyothi! Welcome to Houston!
Go ahead and post the verses you have been memorizing, but might have been late putting them on the Blog. Beth is asking for 21 out of 24 to qualify for the Celebration. It sounds like you’ve done the work, and just need to add it to the posts. 🙂
Abbie – Franklin, TN
“For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.” Romans 8:2 (NLT)
Sally, Barrington, IL I Corinthians 13:9 NASB For we know in part and we prophesy in part;
Elizabeth Jena,La
For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land a land of brooks of water,of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills
Deuteronomy 8:7 NKJV
Dawn Lafayette, Louisiana
Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Beth
Cary, NC
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach….No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
Deuteronomy 30:11,14 (NIV)
Michelle, Moundridge
Joshua 1:9, NIV
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. For the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Cindy, Rochester, MN, And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent. John 17:3 (Amplified Bible)
Brenda (Sue Sue), Bainbridge, Ga.
16. Be joyful always; 17. pray continually; 18. give thanks in all circumstances, for this is
God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
NIV 1Thes. 5:16-18
Jessica, Toronto
‘for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.’
1 Timothy 4:8 (NASV)
Psalm 103:13,14
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
Cindy in Raleigh NC
Phil 3:10 (NIV)
…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…
Kristl, Hagerstown: “The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that.” Proverbs 29:25 The Message.
Anita, Chattanooga, TN
I Timothy 1:12 NIV
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.”
Heather, Woodstock, GA
“May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the work of our hands.”
Psalm 90:17 (NIV)
Dana, Ashland, KY Galatians 6:2 NIV “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
“Do not be afraid, stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today… The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13-14
Lindsay ~ Bangor, Maine
“His righteousness live in the fertile field.”
Isaiah 32:16b
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7 KJV
Col. 3:12
Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility,gentleness and patience.