**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 –Â 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.
Martha, Clearwater, FL
” As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem”
Isaiah 66:13 NIV
Helen in Broxton,GA
For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds, (2 Corinthians 10:4 AMP)
Salvation is found in NO One else, for there is NO other name under heaven given to me by which to be saved…..Acts 4:12 NIV
Gina; Houston; NLT Psalm 16:11
“You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of Your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.”
Anne – Johnson City, TN
Ps. 40:4-5 (NLT)
Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols. O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recount all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.
Janet, Holmes Beach, Florida
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Hebrews 4:13 NIV
Christa, Greeneville, TN.”even the darkness will not be dark to you; for the night will shine like the day, for the darkness is as light to you.” Ps139:12 NIV
Callee from Houston: 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
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. I John 4:11 KJV
Jaime, Chesapeake, VA
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16
Valerie, Scott City
“Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation.” Psalm 91:8-9, KJV
Carrie Beth, Frankfort Luke 1:46-48 NIV
And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
Shelly Bliss, San Dimas, Ca.
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
2 Cor. 1:4 NLT
Janet, Richland, MS
Do not conform 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.
Romans 12:2 NIV
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37 NIV
Joyce, Lebanon, Tennessee
I lay down and slept; I wakened again, because the Lord sustains me.
Psalms 3:5 Amplified
Kathy-Aurora, CO
Psalm 71:14 NASB
But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.
Lisa, Jackson, Missouri
Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action. 1 John 3:18 NIV
You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving. Mark Batterson, Life Group Curriculum
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 NIV
Jackie
Cypress, TX
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Brandy Fox, Siloam Springs AR
And my God will meet all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NIV
Lisa
Van Buren, AR
Galatians 3:3
Are you so foolish? After beginning with the spirit,
are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?
NIV
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3: 17 NIV (Jana, Kalispell, MT)
Jennifer, Eugene “So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” –Luke 5:16, NKJV
Eleanor
Memphis, TN
Psalm 91:5
You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day
(memorizing Psalm 91) NIV
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3: 17 NIV
Cheryl, Austin: James 1:19-20 “This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” (NASB)
Tisha, Pilot Mtn, NC
“For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.” Psalm 33:4 NIV
James 3:17 (New International Version)
17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Mary H.
Ardmore, Al
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Rebecca, Louisa, VA: If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. ~ I Peter 4:11
Romans 12:1 – 2, NIV
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. 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.
Tammy
Ingleside, Tx
Proverbs 4:23-24 NIV
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Amber from Sulphur, LA
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 73:26 NIV
Susan Griffith – Holland, MI – “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:23 NIV
Jordan – Knoxville, TN – Isaiah 63:9 “In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.” NIV
Melissa, Greer, SC
Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear:
Forget your people and your father’s house.
The King is enthralled by your beauty;
Honor Him, for He is your Lord.
Psalm 45:10-11 NIV
Jonda, Shakopee, MN
Psalm 19:14 NIV
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— Not by works, so that no one can boast.     (Ephesians 2:8 -9 NIV)
Janet from St. Louis
“So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.” Rom. 10:17(HCSB)
Keep our eyes on Jesus the Champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Becasue of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Heb. 12:2 NLT
Dianne, Waycross, GA
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Toni, Sugar Hill, GA
2 Timothy 3:14-15, NIV “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”.
Debbie Elon. ” The Lord is truthful, He can be trusted.”
Psalm 33:4 NIV
Debbie, Marion,IN “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”. Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Tracy, Tyler, TX
Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me; O Lord, be my help. Psalm 30:10 (NIV)
I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121-12 (HCSB)
Paige, Atlanta Isaiah 61:3 NIV
and provide for those who grieve in Zion-to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair; They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of His splendor. AMEN!!!
kathi Jacksonville, Fl “My Soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” Psalm 62:1-2
Darcy, Houston “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)