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
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD.” Jeremiah 17:7 NKJV
(Our to be born, in February, son’s Life Verse!)
Becky
Murfreesboro, TN
Jenny Lott; Douglas, GA
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 150:6 ESV
Megan S from Williamston, SC
I Peter 5:6-7 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. NLT
Lisa from Valdosta, GA
Look to The Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Psalm 105:4. NIV84
Muskogee, OK
NLT~ Romans 12:2
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,
but let God transform you into a new person by
changing the way you think. Then you will learn
to know God’s will for you, which is good and
pleasing and perfect.
Jane – Grove City, OH
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering.” (Romans 12:1 – The Message)
Jennifer Erie, CO
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Anne , Simpsonville, SC
“Therefore humble yourselves (demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation) under the mighty hand of God, that, in due time He may exalt you. Casting the whole of your care – all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all – on Him; for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 Amplified Bible 1965
Paige, Easley, SC,
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (HCSB)
Ramona
Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 NIV
Natalie Embry from Nashville, TN
Mathew 5:3-4 NIV
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
Charlotte from Frankston,Texas,Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Anne Marie; Woburn, MA; “He will cover you with his wings; you will be safe in is care; his faithfulness with protect and defend you.” Psalm 91:4 (Good News Translation)
Sharon – Glennville, GA
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.
1 John 3:1 NIV
Sandy, Elizabethtown, Pa
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 NASB
Brenda Bundrick; Houston, TX
John 15:1 (NKJV)
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.”
Tami, Happy Valley, OR
2 Samuel 22:33 NIV- It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
Regan from Conroe, TX. “You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12, ESV.
Rosemary from Newmarket, ON
Matthew 7:25 (ESV)
25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV
Marci from Huntsville, AL:
“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:17-19
Marci from Huntsville, AL:
“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV
Andrea Lehman, Lancaster. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13, NKJV
Collosians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as if working for the Lord, not for man. NIV
Jeri, Stillwater, Ok
Proverbs 18:10 (NIV)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Kelly Wiggins: Fowler, CA
2 John 6 (NIV)
“And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.”
Renee from Swansea, Ill “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 NIV84
Margo, Laramie, Wyoming
2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Barbara, Mulberry, FL
“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.”
Ephesians 1:13,14
Cathie – Jacksonville, Florida
She is clothed with strength and honor,
and she can laugh at the time to come.
Proverbs 31:25 (NET)
Debby Cooley; Akron, OH
Proverbs 2:6 NIV84 “For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Donna from Essex Junction, VT- “In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain. Provrbs 16:15 KJV
Aly – San Diego, CA
2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but power and of love and of a sound mind.
Celeste, Westminster, MD: Philippians 1:27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel. NIV
so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and pelase him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. Colossians 1:10-12 NIV
Allison Schrader from Rancho Cucamonga, CA:
I will sing to The Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 104:33 NASB
LOVE IT …..Thank you!
Sarah Mosley; Atlanta,GA
Song of Solomon 2:7 (NIV)
“Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.”
Carole from Webb City, MO: For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” Romand 8:15 NKJV
tane mcgehee uvalde, texas
psalm 105:4 niv
Look to the Lord and his strenth; seek his face always.
Anne ~ Otsego, MN
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27 NLT
Alden, NY “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Debbie Faunce- Kokomo Indiana
Philippians 4:8
New International Version (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.
Tammy from Monroe,Ga.
“All the LORD’S ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep His covenant and decrees.
Psalm 25:10 HCSB
*Lindsee enjoyed meeting you at Passion 2013:)
Lois from Prospect Heights, Illinois
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:1-3 NIV (1984)
Margaret from Tulsa, OK “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 NIV84
Maryann from Schenectady, NY
The end of all things is near. Therefore, be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:7-9 NIV
“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.” Rom 15:13
Kelly K, Aiken, SC. Lamentations 3:22-24 (KJV).
It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Sharoni, Houston, TX
“Take your everyday, ordinary life ~ your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around-life ~ and place it before GOD as an offering.”
Romans 12:1, The Message
Marge from Dyer, NV ‘The Lord himself goes before your and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged’ Deut.31:8 NIV
Sarah, St. Peters, MO
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3 (NIV)