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!
Patti, Colorado
“Don’t be deceived, my sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.”
James 1:16-18
Sharon, Hamburg, NY
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10(KJV)
Philippians 4:12-13 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 1 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. NIV
Carole, Imperial, CA: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 NIV
Adele-Alys from Matthews, NC: learning song by liturgist Jeff Klepper which is Hebrew transliteration of Psalm 121:1-2
Esa Einai el heharim, mei-ayin yavo ezri?
(I lift my eyes to the mountains, from where does my help come?)
Ezri mei-im Adonai, osei shamayim vaaretz.
(My help comes from God, maker of heaven and earth.)
2 Corinthians 9:8 (HCSB)
“God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.”
Kelly in Bham, AL
Susan, Nashville IN
“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
Vicki, Surprise, AZ
Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 NIV
Therefore since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.(Hebrews12:1 NLT) Twyla McAmis,Cleveland,Tennessee.
Cheryl, Coffeyville, KS
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.” 1 Cor. 16:13-14 NIV
Cindy from Yakima
Psalm 25:15 NET
“I will continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.”
Kathi
Lexington,OH
I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.
Isaiah 42:8 (NIV)
Amy, Colorado
“The Lord is near to all who call on him in truth.”
Psalm 125:18
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)
Debbie, Houston “If you make the Most High your dwelling-
even the Lord, who is my refuge-” Psalm 91:9
Karen—Sacramento, CA
“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!” —1 Samuel 12:16 NIV
Brianna. San Antonio, TX:
“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.” Pslam 62:8 NIV
I’m sharing, Beth
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
Debra
El Dorado, AR
Lawan, Lawton, OK-“I know that you can do all things;
no plan of yours can be thwarted. (Job 42:2 NIV84)
Becky, Alberta, Canada
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my Refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:1,2
Cindy, Dallas TX
Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28
Cara, Highlands Ranch: What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. 1 Cor 14:15 ESV
“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
Lacey, Leonard Tx. “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” Philippians 2:3
“I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.”
Psalm 25:15 NET
Linda, Ft. Collins, CO
Angie, Toronto
In quietness and trust is your strength.
Isaiah 30:15 b
Rogers, AR James 5:17,18 “Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.” NIV
Trina, Summerton: “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
Colleen, Cape Town, South Africa
Why do you say, O Jacob (Colleen), And complain, O Israel (Colleen), “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God?” Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and power to the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:27-31 NIV.
Janifer, Glen Burnie, MD
Psalm 25:15 NKJV
My eyes are ever toward the Lord, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Loved Living Proof Live this weekend! I will be processing for days to come! I wasn’t able to come to the Siesta gathering; praying I can make it to the SSMT celebration in January.
Megan from San Diego
James 4:8 NIV “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
Marci, Amsterdam
Romans 10:9-10
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. (NIV)
Trish L. West Linn, Oregon
“You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance”.
Psalm 32:7 NIV
Concetta, White Oak, Psalm 19:13-14 NLT, “Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Laurie, New Hope, VA
Haggai 1:9
“You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the LORD almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.”
Amanda
Guernsey, WY
“But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.”
James 1:22 NET
“He must gently teach those who oppose him. Maybe God will give a change of heart to those who are against you. That will lead them to know the truth.” 2 Timothy 2:25 NIRV
“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
Chris
Canton, NC
Adrienne
Jasper, TN
“The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.”
Psalm 145:18 – NIV
Tatia, Elkridge, MD –
A nugget to carry with me always from LPL – Baltimore!
“My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He will PLUCK my feet out of the net.” Psalm 25:15 (ESV)
I just love your “realness”, Beth 🙂 And your excitement over the verses in Ezekiel was so contagious!!!
Beth, Fountain Inn: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Laura, Littleton
“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)
Jessica, San Diego, CA
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts in things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you dies, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
Colossians 3:1-3
Jan, Tulsa
“The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.” John 1:9-10(NIV)
Continuing in Isaiah 40…
No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root in the ground,
than he blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
Isaiah 40:24 NIV
Melana Cummings
Sheridan Wyoming
“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.”
Romans 8:38-39, NIV
Margot, Round Rock, TX
“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 (NIV)
Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. Daniel 2:20 NIV
Commit to the Lord whatever you do and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3 Niv
Kristi, Lenoir City, TN
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,[a] who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 NIV 1984