**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.
Crevolyn, Gainesville, GA “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 my God with all my heart. I will glorify your name forever.”
Psalm 86:11-12 NIV
Thank you. This one hit real hard today. endurance is the hard part and I am in constant battle day in and day out to keep my head above water. Thank you for the reminder to keep going with what God has put me to today. To keep pressing toward the goal and never giving up. not a option.
Love, Faith, Hope
Melissa
Rissa, Boaz: “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thists for you, my body longs for you….” Psalm 63:1 (NIV)
Connie G Freeland, MI-Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
Manhattan, KS
1 Peter 4:10-11 (NIV)
10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so 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.
So sorry this is late and I did not post for the last one, as we were gone, so will do 2 this time:
Psalm 34:14,15 Amp
Depart from evil and do good; seek, inquire for and crave peace and pursue (go after) it!
The eyes of the Lord are toward the [uncompromisingly] righteous and His ears are open to their cry.
Lino Lakes, MN
Jess, Auburn, AL
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1, NIV
Samantha Tupelo, MS
I pray also 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 the saints…
Ephesians 1:18
Proverbs 31:11-12
the heart of her husband safely trusts her so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Kim, Searcy, Arkansas “You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 NIV.
Kim, Searcy, Arkansas. “Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.” Psalm 51:8. NIV.
Bev, Glasgow, KY
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV
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 NIV1984
Bridgett, Pell City,AL – “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NKJV
Evie, Cedar Creek TX
1 Corinthians. 15:33 NASB
Do not be deceived; “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
Judy,East Chain, MN. “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
Judy – Cottageville, WV 1 Thes. 5:16 “Rejoice evermore.”
Marilyn Gadsden Al I lie down and sleep I awake again because the LORD sustains me.
Ps 3:5 NIV
Laura, Del Rio, TX
Isiah 33:6
“And He shall be the stability of your times,
A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;
The fear of the Lord is his treasure.”
NASB
Roxy Columbia, Md.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Ps. 139:14 (NIV)
Mackenzie
Tulare, CA
“If we confess ours sins he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9
Nancy, West Virginia
Philippians 4:13 NIV “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.”
Jocelyn Greenville, SC
“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, if he delights in his way.” Psalm 37:23
Sue, Kingsport. “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 NIV
LYdia; Norman, OK
“I’ll have mercy on No-Mercy. I’ll say to Nobody ‘You’re my dear Somebody,’ and he will say ‘You’re my God.'”
Hosea 2:23 (the Message)
kay – round rock, texas – Ephesians 5 :15
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, NIV
Michelle, Chicago
(I know this is late but I was on vacation and still want to write my verse!)
Ps 86:15 NIV
But you, o Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God. Slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
For whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
1 Peter 3:10
Antoinette, Menomonee Falls, WI
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a
lifetime. Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 NIV.
Kelly Bullock
Clarksville, TN
Col 1:9 NIV
For this reason-
Since the day we heard about you,
we have not stopped praying for you.
We continually ask God to fill you
with the knowledge of His will
through all the wisdom and understanding
that the Spirit gives.
Nakeisha
Houston, TX
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature; sexual immortality, impurity, lust, evil desires, & greed, which is idolotry.
-Colossians 3:5 (NIV)
Kim B. – Orlando, FL
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8 (NIV)
Checking in late, but have been memorizing since the 15th!!! Doing the “Stepping up” study, so memorizing Ps. 121…
“I raise my eyes towards the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the Lord the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 HCSB
Heather
Mosinee, WI
Joyce
Dalton,GA
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, and I shall keep it to the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Psalm 119:33-34 NKJV
Can’t remember if i posted or not – my SIL broke his back after falling 16 feet and had surgery during this time! Praise God he is doing well! Huge thanks to my Siesta’s who lifted him up during that awful time!
Beth Herring – Oak Grove, La
“For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things; to whom be glory forever”
(Romans 11:26) KJV
Sarah, St. Peters, MO
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:9 (NIV)
from Janine, Oklahoma City
“For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;”
Ephesians 3:18 NASB
Celeste, Laguna Niguel
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
Psalm 143:8 NIV
Janice, Tulsa. “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24 NIV
Annabelle in Montgomery, TX
Psalm 25:4-5 NIV
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Lisa in Montgomery, TX
Psalm 25:1-2 NIV
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God.
Beth, Johnstown, OH
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Phil 4:13 NIV
Katherine, Shiremanstown, PA
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. ~Colossians 4:2 (NASB)
Amy W., Columbia, SC – “I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from His love…” Romans 8:38 (NLT)
Janine, Round Rock Tx
I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
~ Psalm 120:1, NLT
Julie, Tallassee, AL
…humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves. James 1:21b-22 NET
Joni, Littleton, CO
Isaiah 48:10 NIV
“Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed,I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.”
(Yikes! I did it again…recorded it in my little binder but didn’t post it…sorry!)
“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:21-23 TNIV
Abbie – Franklin, TN
“Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn your back on evil. Then you will gain renewed health and vitality.” Proverbs 3:7-8 (NLT)
Marlys, Hillsboro
“Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Karen, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
Deuteronomy 10:20 (NIV)