**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.
Paula, Houston, TX
“Wait for the Lord–Be strong and take heart and wait upon the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Laura, Burbank
Psalm 37:5 (NLT)
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him, and He will help you.
3. “So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.” Hosea 6:3 (NASB95)
Kathryn, Tempe: Psalm 139:9-10 NIV
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
Leslie, Missoula, MT, Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:17, ESV
Summer, Royse City, Texas
Philippians 1:3 “I thank my God every time I remember you.” (NIV)
Pat, Littlefield, Tx…”In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice, in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Psalm 5:3 NIV
Donna in Kirkland, Wa
“Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.”
1Peter4:8
After burying my gramma….99 1/2yrs old…I’ve been between mourning and gratitude for the life we shared. The past 6 years…one 3 day weekend/month… I’ve enjoyed our time together in her lifetime home/Eugene, OR. Her passion after her 5 kids/husband who went to be with the Lord in 1979 was her flower garden. We spent many hours in her garden together. I was blessed to be with grams as she took her last breath. June 22, 2011 (her 76th anniversary with her husband)…together again in Heaven!
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, or mourning or crying or pain.”
NIV Revelations 21:4
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his
people with peace.
Psalm 29:11 NIV
Kathy
Lynden, Wa
Melanie; Greenbrier, TN
Jeremiah 10:23-24 (NIV1984)
I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own;
it is not for man to direct his steps.
Correct me, LORD, but only with justice—
not in your anger,
lest you reduce me to nothing.
Kathy from Oakland, Oregon
“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.”
Psalm 119:114
Carole, Imperial, CA: “The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.” Proverbs 18:17 NIV
Jody, Mission Viejo, CA
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
2 Timothy 1:12 (NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11: 28-30, NIV
Brittany, Las Vegas, NV:
James 5:16 ESV
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
(June 1st: Like a city whose walls are broken down, is a man who lacks self control. Proverbs 25:28. I didn’t have Internet over the holiday)
Romans 8:38-39 NIV
I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Shellie
Moscow, ID
Wow! That’s going to be a hard one!
Amy Toney, Houston: “Walk as children of light…discern what is pleasing to the Lord.” Eph 5:9-10 ESV
Lynette- Aurora,CO
2 Corinthians 5:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.
Dee, Muncie
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Sallie Howell, Tupelo, MS ” Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.” Psalm 89:15 NIV
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. But God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will provide a way out so you can stand up under it.” 1 Cor. 10:13
Heather, Ontario, Canada
“Has not my hand made all these things,
and so they came into being?”
declares the LORD.
“These are the ones I look on with favor:
those who are humble and contrite in spirit,
and who tremble at my word (Isaiah 66:2). NIV
Susan Soares-Nova Odessa, Brazil “To open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those who dwell in darkness from the prison.” Isaiah 42:7
Amber, Lincolnton, NC
“Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord until He comes and showers His righteousness on you.” – Hosea 10:12, NLT
Nikol, Birmingham, AL: “But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.” Isaiah 52:5 (NLT)
Dannel
Holtwood PA
Romans 8:16, 17 NIV
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children, Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and coheirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory.
Earlene, Trego, ” Glory and honor to God forever and ever. He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies. He is God alone. Amen” 1 Timothy 1:17 NLT
Heather Louisville /Lagrange KY
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”
Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
Martha, Florida
“Let us come near to God with an honest and true heart. Let us come near with a faith that is sure and strong.” Hebrews 10:22 NIRV
Nancy, St. Petersburg Fl
Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Psalm 86:11 NIV
Sharoni, Houston, TX. “Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil, hold on for dear life to good. Be good freinds who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.” Romans 12:9-10, The Message
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.
(John 15:7 NIV)
Kathy, Akron, Ohio
“But this is what the LORD says: ‘Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save.'”
Isaiah 49:25 (NIV) We love you too, Beth:)
Jean, Carlisle PA
“So I say, live by the Holy Spirit’s power. Then you will not do what your sinful nature wants you to do. The sinful nature does not want what the Spirit delights in. And the Spirit does not want what the sinful nature delights in. The two are at war with each other. That’s what makes you do what you don’t want to do.
Gal 5:16-17 (NIrV)
Janice, Arcanum
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!”
Matthew 7:11 NASB
Michele, Edmond, Ok
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentlemess be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.” Phil.4:4-5 NKJV
Chris Floyd
Kokomo, IN
Jeremiah 30:17 (NIV)
“But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,” declares the Lord.
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Lyn
Littleton NH
For everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.
I Timothy 4:4-5 NASB
in Muscle Shoals, AL
Teach me your way O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name. I will praise you O LORD God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever! Psalm 86:11-12
NIV Romans 8: 38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Psalm 40:5 (NIV)
Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.
Traci
Knoxville, TN
Becky, Jacksonville.
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of beint content in every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or living in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:11-13
Kim, Atlanta
“He keeps the feet of His godly ones.” – 1 Samuel 2:9a (NASB)
Connie, Reidville, SC
“. . . I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the One I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.”
John 8:24, NIV
Johnnie
Wake Forest, NC
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD. Psalm 89:15 NIV
Marsha, Knoxville, TN “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to be called children of God.” John 1:12 NIV
Jan, Denton,”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 AMP
Karen, Caledonia
When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly.
Proverbs 31:26 The Message