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
Tammy in Monroe, Ga.
“All the LORD’S ways show His faithful love and truth to those who keep his covenant and decrees.”
Psalm 25:10 HCSB
Joan B. Greenville, KY
“She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.” LAUGH!
Proverbs 31:25, NIV
Lisa. Tuscaloosa
I trust in your love. My heart is happy because you saved me. Psalm 13:5 (ICB)
Jessica from Savannah, GA
“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
Lori, Brentwood, TN
For God has not given us a spirit fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind
2 Tim 1:7 (KJV)
Kimberly from Johnson City, TN
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
Tina Marie, Gig Harbor, WA
1 Cor. 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not tempt you beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it.
NASB
Erin
Fessenden, ND
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for The Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of The Lord is finished.”
1Chronicles 28:20
NIV
Melissa, Wadsworth
NIV – Philippians 2:14-15,16a
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life.”
Gina Phillips, Houston, Tx
2 Cor. 4:8
“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don’t give up and quit.” NLT
Wendy – Longmont, CO
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Chrissie Kirkpatrick, Denver CO
For the grace if God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Titus 2: 11-14
Katherine Callan from Savannah, GA
“But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. ”
Deuteronomy 4:29 NIV
Lisa Masri, Fishers, IN Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs with no fear of the future.” Proverbs 31:25 NLT
Alicia, Detroit MI
Hebrews 10:23, NIV
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
Michelle ~ Watkinsville, GA
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
Re-posting as my post still reads waiting for moderation. Thanks
Saderia from Jasper,AL
Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT
6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Deut. 31:6 NLT
Wendy from Abilene, TX
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
1 Peter 3:3-4 (NIV)
Crissy, from Midland, Texas. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. Psalm 90:12, KJV
Elena, from Elma, New York
Psalm 65:11 (GW)
You crown the year with Your goodness, and richness overflows wherever You are.
From Charleston, SC
But you, LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high
Psalm 3:3 NIV
Cathy L, Moline,
Verse: Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? (NASB)
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10 NIV84)
Kimyetta from Atlanta, Georgia
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
Andrea from Sioux Falls, SD. “Give me a God listening heart so I can lead your people well, discerning the difference between good and evil. For who on their own is capable of leading your glorious people?” 1Kings 3:9 Message Version
Shadra from Jackson, Ohio, “For You, Lord are good and ready to forgive, and abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.” Psalms 86:5 NASB
Amy Dellinger, Schertz, Texas
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 NLT
“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 NKJV
“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.”
1 John 5:1 (ESV)
JamieB, Corbin Ky, This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters… And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 1 John 3:16, 23 NIV
Melissa Reber; Lancaster, PA
1 Peter 3:15 (NIV) // But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
Elizabeth, Gainesville, GA
“Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness.”
Hebrews 12:10 NIV
Jill Leonhart, Amarillo, TX
“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble & surround me with songs of deliverance.”
Psalm 32:7 (NIV)
Leah from Watkinsville, GA
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.
Romans 12:2, New Living Translation
Boise, Idaho
“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord.” Psalm 14:27 NKJV
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer NIV
Hopeful in the future and having faith through prayer during times of turmoil
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”
1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV)
Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. Romans 12:17 ESV
Laura Reese, Humble TX
“In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.”
Proverbs 21:20 (NIV)
Sara from Virginia – “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NIV
Charlotte Brown, Seymour, TX, I Corinthians 15:58 ESV “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the LORD, knowing in that the LORD, your labor is not in vain. I Corinthians 15:58, ESV
Natalie Dawes, Calgary, AB, Canada
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 NIV84
James 1:2-4 NIV
2-Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3-because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4-Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature & complete, not lacking anything.
(2nd time to post, the Jan 1st one didn’t show up)
Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. NIV
Carrie Mathis from Cypress, Texas
Philippians 4:6-7
NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, 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
Jessie from Atlanta, GA. The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. (Isaiah 58:11 NIV).
Jessica Mixon, Duluth, Ga
Ephesians 1:13 ESV
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.
Jennifer from Portland TX, “Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.” Proverbs 31:25 KJV
Val. Lavalette, WV
This is the message we have heard frm him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5.