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
Avayd Ann from KS City, KS “And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness–secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, the one who call you by name”. Isaiah 45:3
“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols…” ~ Ezekiel 36:25 (NIV)
This will be a 3-parter.
Hollie R.
Granbury, TX
from Yukon, Oklahoma
Psalm 90:17 (NIV-1984)
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.
Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting. Psalm 106:1 NAS
Robin, Tracy, CA
Lamentations 3:21-23 NIV
“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.”
Sarah from Phoenix, AZ
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8 NIV
You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
Psalm 16:11 NASB
Tavia from Decatur, AL. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 NIV84
Helena, Highlands Ranch, CO
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV84
Susan, St. George, Utah – “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” Matthew 6:33 HCSB
Chris, Midlothian, VA – I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13, New International Version (NIV)
Holley Little – Benton, AR – Eph. 1:11- “In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will.”
NIV.
Cindy; Elgin Texas
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. .2Corinthians 5:17 ESV
Mary from Palm Beach Gardens,
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a. ESV
Brenda from Denver, CO. He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young. Isaiah 40:11 NLT
Janet Cazares, Orange, TX
“The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest.” Exodus 14:14 (Amplified)
Susan Sanders; Albany, GA
Proverbs 31:10 NKJV
“Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.”
Kristin, Jacksonville, AL – “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” (Psalms 19:14 ESV)
Kristi from Frisco, Romans 8:28, NIV And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.
Laila
Chicago
Philippians 3:12-14
12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
ESV
Holly, Dallas
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus”, Ephesians 1:1, NIV
Andrea Purcell
New Palestine, IN
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God
Ephesians 2:8 (ESV)
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6 NIV
Jackie from San Angelo, Texas
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
Jamie from Rescue, CA
“The faithful love of the L ord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” (Lamentations 3:22, 23 NLT)
Kathy from Pendergrass, Georgia. 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
Stephanie Moffatt from Hamburg Arkansas. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalms 25:5 NIV.
Teri in Florida
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Elizabeth from Clinton, MD
O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. // Psalm 130:7 NIV
Nikki from Greenwood, Arkansas
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV)
Kathy from Leesburg, GA:
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Jennifer Cooper; Greenville, TX
Proverbs 4:13 (ESV)
Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her for she is your life.
Arie in Portland, OR
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen”.
Carol, Columbus, GA “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.” Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV84
Wilma – from Pt. Pleasant, WV (on behalf of my Fearless Bible Study group who is doing this with me!)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (NRSV)
Debbie, Cypress, Texas
You crown the year with your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
sharon from Nederland, TX, 1Th 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, santify you through & through. May your whole spirit, soul & body be left blamless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. NIV
Jan Moser, Albuquerque, NM, psalm118:19 NIV. Open my eyes that I may see, wonderful things in your law.
Pam from Crown Point, IN
“But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
NLT
Christine from Andrews, Texas Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. Phil 4:13 NIV
Wanda Wood from Richmond, VA
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening
Psalm 92:1-2
New Living Translation
Mary Margaret
Memphis, TN
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. Rescue me from my enemies, Lord ; I run to you to hide me. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. (Psalms 143:8-10 NLT)
Donna from Earle, AR – It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking I will hear. Isaiah 65:24 NKJV
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
forgot to add my city.. San Antonio Tx
Brenda from Byhalia, MS
The Eternal will finish what He started in me. Your faithful love, O Eternal One, lasts forever; do not give up on what Your hands have made. Psalm 138:8 The Voice
Mary from Shreveport, LA
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 lift up my soul. Psalms143:8 NIV
Cheri, Cleveland, TN
Num 6:24-26 The Message
God bless you and keep you
God smile on you and gift you
God wlll look you full in the face and make you prosper
Priscilla, Frisco, TX – 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 NIV
Kristin; Farmers Branch, TX
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Phillipians 4:6, NIV