Finally!!!!!!!!
Are you ready, Sisters? Do you hear me cheering?? I have never been more excited about doing this.
I am on the verge of doing about 10 backward flips on my hardwoods. I said on the verge. Not quite doing it. Well, I’m doing it in my heart. That counts for a lot around here.
SO LET’S DO THIS THING! Now, promise me this! Promise me you will read this entire post before you leave a single comment. I know you’re about to burst and I am, too, and, for that reason, I’ll keep it as short as possible. It’s so important that we get our ground rules firmly established so that we’ll have a fabulous experience. Remember, hundreds of our participants this time around are brand new so let’s make sure everybody’s on the same page.
A few things you absolutely MUST KNOW:
*Your comment to this post is your official registration onto the team. Everybody starts at Verse 1 no matter when they begin the process. (Word gets around and we often still have people joining in with us even in March and April. We don’t mind how late they begin as long as they can catch up, memorize their verses, and document each one of them on the proper post as an official participant.) This launch post will remain right here in this January 1st 2013 slot all year long and each new person will need to make her first entry here. This is how we track who signed up when we get to the end of the year and it’s party time.
*Your comment must be strictly limited to the following 5 pieces of information: name, city, verse, reference, translation. I’ll say it slower now for those brand new to the process:
Your name (or first name if you prefer), city. Your verse for that two-week period written all the way out, the reference for it (where it is found in the Bible: Book, chapter, verse) AND the *translation you’ve taken it from.
(*For instance, is the Bible you’ve pulled the passage from a KJV, an NAS, HCSB, NIV or NLT? Or is it The NET Bible, The Message or another similar version? The translation almost always appears on the outside spine of a Bible. If not, you will find it on the first few pages. If you’re looking on line, you’ll get an option to choose a translation. Do so as it speaks most clearly to you. We aren’t fussing over translations here in our memory work. You also do not need to stick with one version throughout.)
Just those 5 pieces of information! They will comprise every comment to this post. And the moment you start scrolling through all of them, you’ll see why. Page after page after page after page of Scripture and each one telling a reader exactly where to find it. It is the most powerful sight to behold. This invites people who are not participating in the memory work to reap tremendous benefits by just reading the comments and taking strength from verses they may not have known existed. This way it has the potential to bless our whole community or any weary visitor to our blog. I’ve been in crises before and gotten on the comment pages and scrolled from Scripture to Scripture and practically wept with relief and fresh courage or revelation. That’s why it’s best to keep the SSMT comments as succinct as possible. If you’ve got an exclamation in you that you just can’t hold back, you can occasionally make the briefest comment like, “I really need this one!” or “I’m sharing so-and-so’s verse” but, please, no more than that.
Comments other than the verse-entries on the 1st and 15th of each month can’t be approved. I’m so sorry and I hope you’ll understand. Thousands of us will be doing this together so the moderation process is monumental from the administrative side. The verses will be all Lindsee and I can handle in the comments for our two SSMT days per month. Keep in mind: NONE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS PERTAIN TO THE OTHER BLOG POSTS HERE AT LPM. We will be completely free to do our regular thing on all other posts! The really stringent rules are only for the 1st and 15th of each month in 2013 and in reference to Siesta Scripture Memory Team. I hope that makes sense!
*Your comment may take 24 hours to get moderated (or posted if you’re new to the blog process) and sometimes a bit longer if it falls over a weekend. We try our hardest to stay up with it but on those days when 500+ come in at once, it’s quite a task! But we love it! It just requires a little patience on all sides! Before you assume that your entry somehow vanished and you’re tempted to write it again, give it one full day and see if it shows up. Keep track of what time you posted it and double check the comments around that same time. The accidental repeats make it much harder to track participation through the course of the year so always double check. If you don’t find it a day later, by all means, post it again!
*Remember that you get to choose your own verse! That’s really important! The ease with which you can memorize a verse is greatly impacted by how much it means to you. The more you need it or want it, the more you’ll absorb it. If you come up dry at times, no problem! You can either share my verse or another in the comment line that really speaks to you.
*PRAY that God will bless you in this endeavor and will enable you to memorize His Word! Ask continually throughout the entire year! When I get stuck and frustrated that I can’t get my words in order, if I’ll stop what I’m doing and ask God to supernaturally infuse me and help me to concentrate, you would not believe how quickly a breakthrough will come.
Are you about to stuff a sock in my mouth?? I’m about 2 seconds from stuffing one in my own mouth. Melissa gave me two new pair of boot socks for Christmas so at least I have fresh choices.
All right, already! Here goes mine! In honor of our process ahead and how willing the Holy Spirit is to help us…
Beth from Houston Texas, But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV84
Here’s one more alternative if you’ve never memorized it for a new year! I just love it for January 1st:
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
May God’s grace abound to you, Sweet Thing. WELCOME! We have such a fabulous challenge ahead of us. GOD, GRANT US YOUR GOOD FAVOR!
So…what are you waiting for??? SIGN IN WITH VERSE ONE!
PS. I thought you guys might find it a bit amusing that I brought in the first 300 comments in the CAR on the way to the airport to catch my Atlanta flight for Passion 2013. Laughing. You keep your blog mama busy. I love you so!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Stephanie Hieber; Milledgeveille GA-
Matthew 6:33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” NASB
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is in the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7
Sheila, Splendora, TX. “O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.” Isaiah 33:2 ESV
Daphne from Pensacola
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:12-17 NIV
Amy Cady
Waipahu, Hawaii
“Don’t worry about ANYTHING; instead, pray about EVERYTHING. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your heart and mind as you live in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the L ord . “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT)
Debbie, Calgary Alberta, Canada
“[Debbie]… guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge.” 1 Timothy 6:20 (NIV84)
Eva in Wichita, KS
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.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Pam Sheldon; San Marino, California
Psalm 143:8 (NIV)
Let me hear of Your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting You. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to You.
Stacey Turcott, Sacramento, CA
Isaiah 33:6 NIV
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.
Trish St.Clairsville, OH
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
Faith, Waynesburg KY
“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
Bec from Sydney Australia
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Jennifer
Frederick, CO
Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Denise from Canton Georgia, You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. James 5:1 NIV
Chery from Lee’s Summit,MO (KC,MO)
“If possible,so far as it depends on you,live peacably with all.”
Romans 12:18-(ESV)
1 Timothy 3:11, NIV
Their wives must also be of good character. They must not be gossips, but they must control their tempers and be trustworthy in every way.
Keri, Cardiff, CA
Mal 3:10
English Standard Version
“Bring to the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of Heaven and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”
Samantha from Texarkana, AR
I sought the Lord , and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4 NIV)
For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. James 3:2 NKJV
Cody Toups
Lufkin, Texas
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 3:22-23 NIV
Susan – Calgary,Alberta, Canada
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 43:1b-2, ESV
Karalea in Ohio: Proverbs 31:30 Favor is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman that feareth The Lord, she shall be praised. (KJV)
Sheila Linam – Rosepine, La
Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
Luke 11:28 NLT
Laura from Prairieville, Louisiana, For drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. Proverbs 23:21 NIV
Elaine King from St. Louis, MO, But when the Father sends the Counselor as my representative–and by the Counselor I mean the Holy Spirit–he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I myself have told you. John 14:26 NLT
Rene’ from Edmond, OK
“Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.”
Col. 4:2 NLT
Tina Page from Jacksonville, Fl
“Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Luke 1:78-79 NIV
Tressa McCabe; Argyle Texas
Romans 15:13 (NAS)
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Beth, Salt Lake City, Ut
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV84)
“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.”
Katie Davila from Tomball, TX:
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:10-11, ESV.
Charity Elliott; Los Angeles, CA
“If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”
Isaiah 7:9 NIV
Gianna Medell; West Palm Beach, FL.
Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV)
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Shannon from Thompsons Station, TN: “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8 NIV)
Mary, Buffalo, NY
“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
Glenda A
Pasadena TX
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John 14:26
NIV84
Debra Lavine ~ Tucson, AZ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
1Peter 1:3-9 ESV
Sabrina Bieber from Hereford, PA
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you”,
declares the Lord, “plans to prosper, give you
hope and a future”. NIV
Shannon Payne from Deridder, LA. “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Proverbs 16:9 NIV
Nancy from Houston
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11
Nikki from Houston
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.
Psalm 143:8 NKJV
Rebecca from Mobile Alabama
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:7, 8 NIV)
Jamie Britt from Lumberton, NC
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I hope in Him!” (Lamantations 3:24, NKJV)
Sheena Brady from Fairbanks, AK:
Isaiah 41:13 (NKJV)
For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
Jami Holland; Fayetteville NC
Psalm 33:4 NIV
“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all He does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.”
Karen, Knoxville, TN. “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though inwardly we are wasting away, yet outwardly we are being renewed day by day”. 2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
Gloria Ibrahim: Shreveport, LA
“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” James 1:5 NLT
Marilyn from Villa Grove, IL Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins. 1 Peter 4:8 CEB
Paige Felt
Lincoln, NE
‘The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.’
Proverbs 14:1 NIV