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!Ā 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 moderatedĀ (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,Ā 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.Ā 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.Ā 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
Rachel
Hopkinsville, KY
For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.
1 Peter 3:10
New English Translation
Pasadena, Tx. The lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in Spirit. Psalm 34:18, NIV.
Dear Beth,
I couldn’t find where else to post this prayer request, and I apologize it is on the Memory Verse page. However, would you mind to please lift up a pray for our 23 year old son who is at the Passion this week. He so needs our Redeemer to sweep over his mind and body for healing. He has been through quite an ordeal over the past several years, and I’m thanking God on my knees that he is at Passion right this very minute. Beth, I mentioned to him that you would be there, and that I would ask you to pray for him.
Thank you SIESTA Momma! I have been praying for you dear one! May God shelter and boldly strengthen you this coming year!
Mary Concord, NC
We give thanks to you, oh God, we give thanks, for your name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds. Psalms 71:1 NIV
Michele; Carlisle, OH
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Lindsay, Greenwood, IN – 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
Amy
Wichita, KS
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
Luke 12:22-23 NIV
Katy from Snellville, Ga: “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.” Psalm 62:5 NIV 1984
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Phil 4:13 NIV
Kathy
Lynden, Wa
Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Vicki from St. Joseph, MO. “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24, NIV.
Robyn from Ballwin, MO
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 NIV
Alicia from League City, TX
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 ESV
Rhonda, Plain City, OH
āForget 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 wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
Daniel 4:3 MSG
His miracles are staggering, his wonders are surprising, his kingdom lasts and lasts, his sovereign rule goes on forever.
Carla
Lake park, ia
“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.”. 29:11. NIV
Amanda from Dodgeville, WI
Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
Psalm 25:5 NLT
James 3:13-18
If you are wise and understand Godās ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, donāt cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not Godās kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
Sam, Bendigo, Australia
“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. ”
Joshua 1:8 NLT
Sorry I forgot to write the translation!! Blessings LPM sisters!!!
James 3:13-18 {New Living Translation}
If you are wise and understand Godās ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, donāt cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not Godās kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
Ashley
Newport, TN
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares The Lord, “plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
I forgot my translation…NASB
Jan; Arlington TX
James 3:17 (NIV)
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Christin Carroll; Olive Branch, MS
Luke 8:16 HCSB
No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see its light.
Caitlyn Duncan, Arlington, TX
I know that my redeemer lives and that he stands upon the Earth in the end.
Job 19:25 NIV
Beverly, Prosper, TX
John 14:26
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. (NIV)
Psalm 37:5-6, NIV “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.”
Kendall; Tulsa, OK
Job 25:2 (NIV)
Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
Liz in Oxnard, CA
But the helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all I have said to you.
John 14:26 ESV
Vicki from Loveland, CO: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 NIV84
Jenny, Beavercreek, OH
“I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9:1-2 ESV
He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
Deuteronomy 32:4
Kati Wharton; Ocracoke Island, NC
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Romans 12:9 (NIV)
Tammy Stuart; Mesquite, Tx
“His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9 NIV
Katie Va Beach
For I know the plans I have for you,ā declares the Lord, āplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Ivy, Dallas, Tx
Isaiah 41:10 (HCSB)
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.
Lynn, Jacksonville, FL
āThe Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lordās favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zionā to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.ā Isaiah 61:1-3 NIV
Meagan Duncan, Arlington TX
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 NIV84
Jacqueline Musser; Ephrata, PA
Ezra 4:3 (NET)
But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the leaders of Israel said to them, āYou have no right to help us build the temple of our God. We will build it by ourselves for the Lord God of Israel, just as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us.ā
Jeannine from Northville,Michigan: Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue, if there is anything praiseworthy–meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8
Marcee from Gilbert, AZ. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV
Laura J., Katy, TX , Romans 12:2 ” 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.” NIV
Jennifer Haglund
Story City, IA
Proverbs 3: 5-6 (NIV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Wendy, Wilson,NC- āāFor I know the plans I have for you,ā declares the Lord, āplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.āā Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Kris, Cloquet, MN
2 Timothy 2:7 NIV
“Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.”
Cindy Franklin, Graceville, FL
And it shall come to pass, that before they call , I will answer ; and while they are yet speaking , I will hear . Isaiah 65:24 KJV
Beth, Louisville, Kentucky-“He has made everything beautiul in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
Mikki Schmidt, Niamey, Niger West Africa – This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.’ – Isaiah 30:15a – NIV
Amy, Chesterfield, MO
He has made everything beautiful in its time.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
Be kind and compassionate to one another forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
Sonia, Boston
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you, therefore He will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for Him. Isaiah 30:18 NIV