**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.
Marrissa, Orlando
Mark 9:23
Everything is possible for one who believes
Kyndra, Houston, TX
1 Peter 5:7 “Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.” (NLT)
Cynthia, Richmond, VA – 7)”I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. 8)I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.” Psalm 119:7-8 NIV
Kelley, Olive Branch, MS
“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)
Lisa, Granville, Ohio
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
Deuteronomy 4:9 NIV
Carolyn, Kennesaw,GA
Do no fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Mathhew 10:31 NKJV
Jennifer, Fairfax VA (upon returning home from our beach vacation…)
You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:19 (NIV)
Carol, Hartley, IA
Psalm 37:16-17
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous. NIV
Diane in Clay Center, KS
She is clothed with strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future!
Prov 31:25 NLT
Dixie, in Trophy Club says:
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12
New American Standard
Jill L. – Aurora, IL – Psalm 139:16 – your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. NIV
Michele, Weber City, Virginia
I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:1 (NIV)
1 Peter 4:10 NIV
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.
God gave me this verse in preparation for our mission trip to Tanzania TOMORROW! So excited and humbled at His provision that let’s us go. Looking forward to meeting God’s people in the town of Mwanza.
Rebecca, Vancleave, MS: “For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.” Hebrews 2:1 (NASB)
Anna Mitchell, Tyler Texas
Matthew 12:34 (NIV)
“…For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.”
ALSO POSTING FOR MY DAUGHTER – who is being baptized tomorrow!
Ella Grace Mitchell (age 8) Tyler Texas
Matthew 12:34 (NIV)
“…For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.”
Renee, Roanoke, VA: “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines,though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk3:17-18 (NIV)
Sharon modesto, California
Isaiah 43:1
But now, this is what the LORD says- He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name you are mine. NIV
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1
Holly, Boulder
I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Psalm 119:16
Romans 6:14: “For sin shal not master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.” (NASB)
1 Peter 1:7(NIV)
These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
I like Mark Lowery’s favorite verse, …”and it came to pass.”
He said what every you are going through it will pass cause it didn’t come to stay. 🙂
Kelei, Iowa Park
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
lean not on your own understanding
in all your ways acknowledge Him
and He will make your pathS straight!” NIV
Proverbs 3:5&6
Ramona, Pasadena: HE will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord!
Isaiah 26:3 Living Bible
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.
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Linda, Lincoln Nebraska, “Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few” Ecclesiastes 5:2 NIV
Stephanie; Ogden, Utah; “We wait in hope for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.” Psalm 33:20, NIV
Vevay, IN
HEBREWS 10:23 (NASB)
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Maria – New York, NY
Romans 12:1-2 NIV 1984
1 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[a] act of worship. 2 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.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (NIV)
Ephesians 4:3
Houston, TX
Samantha
Menomonie, WI.
(NAS)
Romans 12:1-2
…present your bodies a living and holy sacrafice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Mary Ellen from Billings, MT
“He will not always accuse nor harbor His anger forever;
He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities”. Ps. 103: 9 & 10
from the NIV
Teresa – Austin, TX
Matthew 11:28 The Message
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.
Answering before listening is both stupid and rude. Proverbs 18:13 The Message
Heather SD
Sorry I am late
Psalm 143:10 NIV
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Beth, Platte SD: “You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” 1 Cor. 6: 20 NIV
Judy of Marietta says: “I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remmeber my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Genesis 9: 13-15 NIV
“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts will run your life.” Prov. 4:23 NVC
Selina B. / Barbourville, KY.
1Thessalonians 5:14 KJV
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
Sarah Birmingham, Lambertville , MI
Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
Joy – Salina, KS
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails…” 1 Cor. 13:4-8 NIV
Anne, Minneapolis
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off- for all whom the Lord our God will call.” Acts 2:38-39, NIV
Tricia Faison, Wendell, NC
Ephesians 6:13
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes,you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Amber, Marysville WA
I John 2:4 The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. NIV
James 1:19 NIV
My dear brothers take note of this:
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
Susan, Bradento, FL
Rita – Alva, Florida
“The Lord’s servants must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone. They must be able to teach effectively and be patient with difficult people. 25 They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. God will change those people’s hearts and they will believe the truth. 26 Then they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.”
II Timothy 1:24 – 26 NLV
Peg, Naperville, IL:
“He will not always accuse, nor will He harbor His anger forever; He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.”
Psalm 103: 9-10 (NIV)
Jeremiah 32:17 NIV
“Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”
Tracy
Fort Mill, SC
Erika, San Antonio, TX:
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
(Psalm 73:25-26 ESV)
Lexington, KY
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 NIV