Hey, beloved Scripture Memory Team!
I so hope you are blessed in the presence of Christ Jesus today. I am all the way in Baltimore, Maryland serving a wonderful group of women at our Living Proof Live. Our dear Lindsee is pinch-hitting for me this time around and she also has some great information for you regarding our upcoming celebration. Her portion will pick up immediately following my 19th verse. I’m choosing my verse this round from the theme Scripture God gave us for our Friday night session here at Living Proof Live in Baltimore. I want to remember it forever. You don’t have to hear the session to see why it is enormously relevant and a powerful Scripture indeed to have hidden in your heart. You’re welcome to share it with me if you don’t have a selection ready.
Beth, Houston. “I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 The NET Bible
I love you guys so dearly! OK, Lindsee, take it from here!
Girls, registration for the SSMT is flourishing and we already have over 1000 ladies registered. Praise God! Don’t stress if you’re not already registered, we have plenty of room. Registration will officially close two weeks before the event, so know that you have plenty of time. We are so excited and can’t wait to celebrate with you! When we say you are highly treasured around here, we mean it.
With that said, we have had a lot of unique questions come in that are not covered in the FAQ page so we wanted to put them here and then we’ll put them on that page as well. We hope this is helpful to you as you plan your trip to Houston in January. We don’t want anyone to feel left out or lost.
Are my children welcome to attend the celebration?
While we all know how much our Siesta Mama loves little ones (grin), and understands that some of them might be memorizing scripture with us, her teaching is specifically geared toward women 18 and older. Please use caution in bringing little ones. As a reward, we encourage you to do a special party for your children if they have been memorizing with you. Make it a special time to celebrate their hard work.
Is there anything LPM can do to help Siestas in the same region connect prior to the January meeting?
We are blessed to hear you are coming to SSMT in 2012! As much as we would love to publish a regional list of those attending, we are unable to do this due to the confidentiality of each individual’s information. This is for your protection, ladies. Thanks so much for understanding. If you would like to put your Facebook page (not your email or phone number) in the comments section, we will post it, as we know you have more control over the privacy of that. We should all be very careful about what we post on the World Wide Web for all to see!
Can we do t-shirts, pink feather boas, etc to help connect with other Siestas in the airports and restaurants?
First of all, y’all are AMAZINGLY creative and fun! We love that and are so blessed by your anticipation for this special weekend. In light of these fun ideas, we have a special photo op planned on Friday evening. This will be your special keepsake from LPM for the weekend. If you want to make your own fun memory (ie. t-shirts, bracelets, boas, etc) by all means have a blast with it! We’ll look forward to seeing you in 2012!
I want to attend the SSMT Celebration, but I’m nervous about coming solo. What should I do?
Please come! We promise you will be blessed! Many women came solo in 2010 and left with new friendships and blessings in abundance. During the celebration, we will have you pair off with another Siesta sitting around you and say your verses. It will be a very rich time of celebration indeed. Don’t let coming alone keep you from coming. You will not be the only “one” coming!
Since today is the first of October, we are only three months away from the celebration. Can you believe that? We are so looking forward to January and know you are too!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ann, Houston
Be strong and courageous, Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Deut 31:6 NIV
(I couldn’t remember if i’d already entered mine)
Stacey, Magnolia Psalm 25:15
I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.
I don’t believe in chanting but I will be saying this one so much today it may seem like it. Thanks
Betty, Somerset, MA
Luke 1:74 (NLT)
We (I) have been rescued from our (my) enemies so that we (I) may serve Him without fear.
She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
Prov. 31:20 (NIV)
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Prov. 15:1 (NIV)
Kim Eshelman Lewisburg, PA
Psalm 62:2 NIV
HE alone is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Fortress, I will never be shaken.
Rhonda from Anderson
NIV 1 Peter 5:10
And the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
Holly Belt, Spring Hill, Tn
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us. Ephesians 3:20
Joshua 1:9 NIV (in honor of my son who left for the Navy)
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Forgot to leave my name and location (even though it’s in the header.
Rachel
Tucson AZ
kerry, Sheridan, Wy
Is. 55:4
“See, I have made him a witness to the peoples
a leader and commander of the peoples”
Carolyn, St. Peters, MO.
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:9 NIV
Devi
Geneva, Switzerland
Trust in the Lord at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before him. God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8 ESV
Amy, Sweeny,TX
For I know the plans I have for you declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
Regan, Conroe. “Whoever restrains his words has knowledge and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” Proverbs 17:27 ESV.
Nancy, Morehead
Awesome is God in His holy place, who gives power and strength to His people! Blessed be God! Ps 68:36 (NAB)
Elizabeth, Gainesville, GA
“But everything exposed to the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes all things visible.” Eph. 5:13 NIV
Melissa Stauffer, Centreville, Michigan
So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus.
2 Peter 1:5-8 The Message (I wanted 9 too but then through 11 was good then just ended up through all of Chapter 1…so to 8 it is :))
Wheaton, IL
Matt 13:12 NLT
To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they waill have an abundance of knowledge.
Kate, Arvada This is my command: Love each other. John 15:17 NIV
No eye has seen,no ear has heard,no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. 1Corinthians 2:9 NIV
To all who mourn in Israel, he will give
beauty for ashes
joy instead of mourning
praise instead of despair
For the Lord has planted them
like strong and graceful oaks
for his own glory.
Isiah 61:3-4
NLT
“Yet she did not waver through unbelief regarding the promis of God, but was stregthened in her faith & gave glory to God being fully persuaded that God had the power to do what He had promised.” Romans 4:20-21
Mischia, North Carolina
“I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 The NET Bible
Lori, Owasso, OK
Psalm 25:10
New Living Translation (NLT)
10 The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness
all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.
Spring, TX
Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
John 14: 1-3
[NIV]
Linda
Burnsville MN
Psalm 40:1 NIV
“I waited for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.”
…I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. Jeremiah 31:3 ESV
“..the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things.” Titus 2:3 KJV (Sept. 15)
” that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,” Titus 2:4 KJV (Oct.1)
“to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.” Titus 2:5 KJV (Oct. 15)
Hebrews 10:24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
NLT
sheila, OK
Beth, London, Ontario.
We make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:9 MSG
Heather, Sedalia, Alberta
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24, NIV
Lindsay, Wenatchee
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matt. 11:28, NIV
“…But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13-14 NIV
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Heb. 11:6 NIV
Leigh Gray, Illinois
Kara, Lancaster PA
God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 NLT
Fight the good fight of faith, Take the eternal life which is promised to you, about which you made a good confession in front of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:18
NIV
Moyock, NC
Tami in DS, LA
Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
1 Peter 2:17 HCSB
Tricia, Eldridge, “Do everything without complaining or arguing,” Philippians 2:14 NIV
Anna, Little Elm, TX
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9 (NIV)
Lydia, Vicksburg, MS
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28 NIV
Kathy Cupit
Hazlehurst, MS
James 1:2 (NASB)
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials
Tara, Monett Missouri
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11, NIV
jami
Shelby, NC
No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; He’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; He’ll always be there to help you come through it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 The Message
Terry in Louisa, VA
Luke 2:1-3 KJV
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Be very careful, then, how you live ~ not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16
[NIV]
Be strong and courageous, Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Deut 31:6 NIV
Deut 31:6 NIV
Gail
Decatur TX
“proclaim the message;
persist in it whether convenient or not;
rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching.”
2 Timothy 4:2 HCSB
Kristi
Charlotte, NC
Jana, Port Byron, IL
John 1:6 “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.”
“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.” Psalm 55:22 (NIV)
A merry heart does good, like medicine; but a broken heart dries bones. Proverbs 17:22