**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.
Colleen – Conroe, Texas
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
July 1st Verse – My computer died…..1 Peter 5:3-4 Translation Unknown but taken from Greg Laurie’s daily devotional email. “Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. And when the Great Shephard appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.”
Isaiah 40:31 NAS Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength. They will mount up on wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not become weary.
Cindy, Grapevine, TX
Job 23:12 (NIV)
“I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.”
Carol, Roswell GA “Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
Round Rock, TX
NLT Deuteronomy 30:20
You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying Him, and committing yourself firmly to Him. This is the key to your life.
Jennifer, Michigan
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all you ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Diane, Cary NC and Naperville IL
continuing with Psalm 23 . . KJV
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
Carmen, Eau Claire, WI
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4: 4-5 NIV
Melody, Cleburne, TX
“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. ” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NASB
Psalm 56:3 NIV
“When I am afraid, I will trust in you.”
Loyce, Deer Park. “He who answers before listening- that is his folly and his shame.” (ouch)
Prov 18:13 (NIV)
Kim Eshelman Lewisburg, PA
Ps 39:4 NLT
LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away.
Lissa B, Greenville, SC
This is what the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says,
“Only in returning to Me and resting in Me will you be saved. In quitness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it.”
Isaiah 30:15 NLT
Amy, St. Louis, MO
John 15:12
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. (NIV)
May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21, NIV
Troy, OH
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 NIV
Psalm 56:11 NIV
Sydney Tucson, AZ
“In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
Psalm 31:15 (NIV)
Melia from Loganville
My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
Psalm 31:15 (NIV)
Jodi Battle, San Diego, CA
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Josie, Tucson
Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
Psalm 40:5 (NIV)
Erica, Houston
Ephesians 1:4 NIV For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.
Linda, Holts Summit, MO
Sorry I’m late. Been on vacation but took my verses
with me.
Pslam 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge.
lana, laurel, ne
psalm 40: 5 niv Many, LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many to declare.
1 Timothy 6:11
NIV
But you, man of God, flee from all this and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
Tami
Columbus, Ohio
Donna, Spring, TX: “For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zeph. 3:17 (NLT)
Melodie, Orlando
Ephesians 6:14-17
Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon.
Allie, South Pasadena
In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:6
Rachelle, McAlister, NM
Jeremiah 32:27 NLT
“I am the Lord, the God of all mankind;is there anything too hard for me”?
Just as I was convincing myself it would be OK to cheat “just this once” and get a fully loaded, totally unhealthy, and nowhere near being on my diet plan Cobb Salad on the way home from work, I read this post!
I’ve been so good about sticking with it (63 pounds lost!), I’m now halfway to a healthy weight and I was THIS CLOSE to blowing it on the stronghold that the enemy wants me to turn to: food. It had become my god – my comforter, my friend, my entertainment.
Thank you for the reminder to ENDURE – to not fall back into the the “you deserve a treat” cycle of food addiction! I have been designed by God for so much more than a heap of calories could ever bring! I totally needed to hear that right. now.
See you in Charlotte! My girlfriends and I are praying for you and your team even now!
M
LuAnn,
Port Huron, MI
Psalm 16:2 NLT I said to the Lord, “You are my Master!
Every good thing I have comes from you.”
Beth’s verse last month.
“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.”
II Timothy 2:24-26 The NET Bible
Okie Sisters–in Oklahoma 🙂
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3
Becky
Choctaw, OK
“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14
Jesus is God in the flesh.
Kelly
Ruston, LA
Colossians 1:13
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves
NIV
Stephanie, Canton, “Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 (AMP)
Melissa Terry
Austin, TX
“For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died.” 2 Cor. 5:14 ESV
Proverbs 31:25 “she is clothed with strength and dignity; she laughs at the days to come.”
Ann from Sugar Land:
And do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Hebrews 13:16
Cheeryl, Kemah
1 John 5: 14 NIV
14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
Alexis R
Atlanta, GA
Galatians 3:26
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus
Sheila Armstrong, Union City, Indiana
Psalm 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yeilds its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither whatever he does prospers. NIV
Kim B from Center, TX:
“Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.” 2 Timothy 2:23-24 (NIV)
Arlette, Cheney, WA –
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. ~ Romans 8:6, NAS
Katie
Duluth MN
I love the Lord for he heard my voice he heard my cry for mercy Psalm 116:1 NIV
The Lord says, “Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NRSV)
Deborah,Marshall, I say to myself, “the lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for him.”. The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him. Lamentations 3:23-24 (NIV)
Bath, PA
“For we all, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”
2Corinthians 3:18, ESV
Teresa, Odessa, Tx.
“It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.” Psalm 18:32