**Siesta Celebration is January 20-21, 2012**
Oh, my word, y’all! I didn’t realize it was the 15th until I woke up this morning! I’m speed writing!
I am continuing to memorize out of 2 Timothy. Here are mine this time around. They’re not complete without each other so I’m doing two.
Beth, Houston. “You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 The NET Bible
I started memorizing these a couple of days ago and they are already speaking to me right now for a specific reason: Sometimes beginning is a challenge and sometimes ending is a challenge but CONTINUING – day in, day out, in what you know to be right or what you know to be your present charge from God – now, THAT’S where the endurance comes. That’s where the enemy takes us down over and over.
Let’s be faithful, Siestas! CONTINUE IN THE THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNED!
I’m crazy about you.
emi, white house- “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.” Psalm 84:10-12 NIV
Carisa, Hillsboro, KS:
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Phil 4:6 NLT
Lacey, Keller TX:
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory. Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
I Chronicles 4:10 NIV
Vickie – Poplar Bluff, MO:
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
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.'”
II Corinthias 12:9a NKJV
Michelle – Oklahoma
O god, you are more awesome than your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.
Psalm 68:35 NJV
Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right. Proverbs 20:22
Kelly~Hermiston, OR
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7,8
Forgot to list my version….NKJV!
Kendra, Middle East
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 NIV
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. Psalm 34:4-5 NIV
Cindy from Clarksville TN But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
NKJ
Janet Amarillo TX
Philippians 2:13 (NIV?)
For God is working in me, giving me the desire to obey Him and the power to do what pleases Him.
Kim, Advance,NC “I keep the LORD in mind always. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
~ Psalm 16:8 HCSB
Alta,Sharpville,In
Bless the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
1Peter 1:3 NASB
See you in Columbus in August:-)
Beth Marion NC
I Peter 1:13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.NIV
Natalie, Jacksonville – Psalm 139:8 NIV
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
April Lopez, BonneyLake,Wa
Isaiah 54:10 NIV
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Kat, Wilmington, NC
Psalm 27:4 (NIV) One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
April, Hume
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:14-15 NIV
Betsy, Lincoln Park:
“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Let me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate on your wonders.” Psalm 119:18,27 NIV
Philippians 4:7 (NLT)
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Heather J.
Macclenny, FL
Victoria B, Fort Worth, “Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!” Psalm 119:5 ESV
Jennifer; Houston, TX: You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely, O Lord. Psalm 139:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
Ephesians 1:3-6 NKJV
Bremen, Ga.
2 Peter 1:3-4 (NASB)
“Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these things He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”
But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV)
Carla Ritz, Lock Haven PA. “for we walk by faith, not by sight” 2 Corinthians 5:7 NASB
Katharine Lee Jonesboro, AR
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe…” Ephesians 1:18-19
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 (NLT)
Rebecca, Pineville, LA
Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Deut. 4:39
Beth C, Huntsville, AL
The oppressed look to him and are glad;
they will never be disappointed. Ps 34:5 (GNT)
Love it! Isn’t it awesome that He will never, ever disappoint us!
So glad to be on this journey with you!
Genevieve, Orange, Texas –
Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day,so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.
When I saw it, I fell facedown,and I heard the voice of one speaking.
Ezekiel 1:28 (NIV)
Michelle, Waco, Texas
Psalm 18:30 NIV
“As for God, His way is perfect; The Lord’s word is flawless; He shields all who take refuge in Him.
Great word, Beth!
Paulette
Nogalus Prairie
“Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.”
The NET Bible
Leigh, Montgomery: What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. Matthew 6:31 MSG
Anna, Montgomery: God! God! I am running to you for dear life; the chase is wild. Psalm 7:1 MSG
Cindy from Yakima, WA
Romans 12:9 NIV
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Marla, Lame Deer
Philippians 4:4-5 Rejoice in the Lord always I will say it again: Rejoice Let your gentleness be evident to all the Lord is near. NIV
Denise, Orange City. Ephesians 4:29 ESV Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occassion that it may give grace to those who hear.
Elvira , Grande Prairie , Alberta
Duet. 1:11 NIV
“May the Lord, the God of your fathers,
increase you a thousand times and
bless you as he has promised!”
Susan- Nashville, TN
James 1:17 ESV
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
Nitsa, Eugene, OR
“Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5 The NET Bible
Marcy
Amarillo Tx
My dear brothers,take note of this:everyone should be
quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life
that God desires. James 1:19-20 (NIV)
Michelle, Bossier City
Psalm 25:5
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long. (NIV)
Madeleine Padilla, Corrales New Mexico
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely be his grace through the redemption that came by Chirst Jesus. Romans 3:23-24 NIV
Libby, Goodwine, IL
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
John 13:35 NIV
1Peter 5:10 NIV
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
L Diane, Indianapolis
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
Adele-Alys from Matthews (Charlotte), NC
Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. John 6:21 NKJV
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Colossians 3:18 NKJV
Andrea, Saskatchewan Canada
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. – Hebrews 7:25, NIV
Karen, Russellville, AR
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NIV 2011)