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
Marlise from Jacksonville FL
Psalms 8:3-4 (NET Bible)
“When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind that you should pay attention to them?
Debi from Moline, IL
“The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints went up before God from the angel’s hand.”
Rev 8:4 NIV
Tulsa, OK
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 KJV
Judy Sommerville. Fairmont, MN.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
Psalm 56:3 (NIV)
Joanne from Reading, MA.
“Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.” Psalm 105:4 NIV
Katie from Lewes, DE
“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
Mandee from Gilbert, AZ
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 NIV84
Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. NIV
Cathy from Kokomo,IN
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
Eph.4:32 (NASB)
Kristen from Round Rock, Texas
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
Psalm 55:22 (NIV)
Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you;
He will never let the fighteous be shaken.
Dawn
Highlands Ranch, CO
13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
Philippians 2:13 NLT
Jessica, Carlsbad, CA, “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.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NLT)
Renee Lindsey, Warrior, AL
For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of His faithful ones.
Proverbs 2:6-8 (NIV84)
Spokane, WA
“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but of wood and of earth; and some to honor and some to dishonor.” 2 Timothy 2:20 KJV
Torrie Owens
Melissa, TX
“I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.” Psalms 34:4
Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is like letting out of water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out. Esv.
Julie, from Fort Worth, “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
Angela, Wisconsin –
” Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5,NIV
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
The old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.
2Corinthians 5:17
NAB
From Clackamas,OR
Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The Lord your God who is going before you,will fight for you as He did in Egypt, before your very eyes. Deut. 1:29-39 NIV
Allison Perrine, Spokane, WA.
8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 1 Peter 1:8 NASB
Love The Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV
Lauren S., Jonesboro, AR
Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, be strong in The Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
ESV Bible
April, South Carolina
Erin Taylor; Highlands Ranch, CO
Psalm 65:11 (NIV)
“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.”
Stacie – Mansfield, TX
Romans 12:2 NIV
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Laura, Southaven, MS:
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. Romans 5:5 NIV
Beth from Johnson City, Tennessee: “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” Psalm 139:7 NIV
Kristi, Puyallup, WA, Psalm 90:12 (NIV):
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Nidya. Piedras negras, México
Arrepentíos por que el reino de los cielos se ha acercado. Mateo 4:17.RVA
Christine, Leawood, Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Psalm 103:1 Amplified
Jill Smithson; Springdale, AR
One thing I ask from the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.
Psalm 27:3 (NIV)
April Smith ~ Tahlequah, Ok
May the Lord bless you and protect you.
May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.
Numbers 6:24-26 NLT
Madeline, Frisco, TX. “You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow abundance” Psalm 65:11
Diane Barr: Baton Rouge,LA
I command you to love each other. John 15:17 NLT
Lindsey from Cullman.
“Be earnest and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer [life], being [both] alert and intent in [your praying] with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2 -Amplified
Sue from San Antonio Tx. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 NIV
Megan, Highlands Ranch, CO
James 1:19-21 (NIV)
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Beth from Woodstock, GA. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plan to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV
Allison Dalke: Edmond, Oklahoma
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:14-15 NIV
Saralyn, Holly Springs, NC
Luke 10:41-42
“Martha,Martha,” the Lord answered, ” you are worried and upset about many things,but few things are needed-or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will no be taken away from her.” NIV
Jennie,Prescott AZ,”The Lord turned to him and said,”Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” Judges 6:14 NIV
Debi from Las Vegas,NV
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed,for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NAS
Sahar from Catharpin, Virginia
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.” John 2:5 NIV84
Meagan from Houston, TX ” will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will place My Spirit within you and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My ordinances.” (Ezekiel 36:26-27 HCSB)
Cheryl, Vancouver, BC, Canada
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11 NIV84)
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to.
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Heidi~Lindale, TX
Proverbs 31:26 NIV
“She speaks with wisdom and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”