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
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
Estela, Burbank
“A gentle answer turns away wrath,but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
Judy in Foster City,California
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares The Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11-12
NIV
Michele from Roanoke, IL
Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Eph 4:1 NLT
Aya Achiu, Pearl City HI
“We love because he first loved us”
(I’m a newbee at this so I will go with the easy (but meaningful to me) scriptures first!)
1 John 4:19 (NIV)
Denise from Valley, AL
And I heard he voice of The Lord saying, “Whom shall I send and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here I am. Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 ESV
Laura Lowe, Poquoson, Va
“For I knw the plans I gave for you, delRes the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Teresa B. from Kokomo IN
I said to myself, “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will curb my tongue when the ungodly are around me.”
Psalm 39:1, NLT
So do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings. (Matthew 6:34 GNB)
Anna
Elkhart IN
And let us not grow weary while doing good,
for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
NKJ
Psalms 118:5-6
When hard pressed,I cried to the Lord;He brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 1 Corinthians 6:19
Lisa -Canberra Australia
“Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands
Isaiah 43:18-19.
Stacey,Magnolia Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost bein, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:1-2
Sherry Smith, Ennice, NC
“but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Summer Janssen, Crystal, MN
“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.” Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV)
Marie, White Pine, TN
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
Lamentations 3:22 NIV
Traci, Vadnais Heights, MN.
Hosea 6:3 (NLT)
“Oh that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him! Then he will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Karina, UK, I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Psalms 34:4 NIV
Jan from Nicholasville, KY O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 NIV
Casey Carter, Auburn, AL
“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:20 TNIV
Jill P from Madison, WI
“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”
Jonah 2:8 NIV
Mary in Crosby, Texas “(She) who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty whose power no foe can withstand. I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God: on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I confidently trust!”
Psalm 91: 1, 2 Amplified Bible
2 Corinthians 4:17 The Message (MSG)
16-18 So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.
Heidi, Littleton, CO
“Don’t be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, give your requests to God.” Phil 4:6 NIV
Sara, De Pere, WI (2nd post – original was Jan. 2 at 6:39 AM and still not moderated)
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to preach 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”
Isaiah 61:1 NIV84
Connie Patty, Frydlant n.O., Czech Republic
“But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.” Hebrews 10:39 (NIV)
Shirley Jones, Lawrenceville, GA Proverbs 19:21 AMP Many plans are in a man’s mind, ut is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand.
Bria, Washington D.C.
Isaiah 58:11, ESV
And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
Charleston, SC Because we know that this extraordinary day is just ahead, we pray for you all the time – pray that our God will make you fit for what he’s called you to be, pray that he’ll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with his own energy so that it all amounts to something. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 (MSG)
I have a question.
My comment falls between 4723 and 4724. There is no number beside my comment and about the entry it reads “comment awaiting moderation”. My question is this, am I included in the Siesta Memory Verse team?
Thank you for your help.
Mary W.
Beverly in Des Moines
In the morning You hear my voice, O Lord; in the morning I prepare a prayer for You and watch and wait (for You to speak to my heart). Ps 5:3 AMP
Cristi, Ocala. Hebrews 13:2 NIV
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Sayaka, Sydney Australia
“To him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” Eph 3:20 NIV
Jodi Graves, Fairhope AL – It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Gal 5:1 NIV
Wendy G
Anderson IN
Ephesians 3:14-17
NLT
When I think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from His glorious unlimited resources He will give you mighty inner strength through His Holy Spirit. I pray Christ will be more and more at home in your heart as you trust him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love.
Cristy Tuttle from Cleveland TN,
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 NIV
Stacy from Knoxville,TN
” For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,says the Lord,thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13(NKJV)
Mary
Reading, PA
“And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and my please 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…”
Colossians 1: 10-11 NIV
Andrea, Atlanta
“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.”
Philippians 4:6-7
NIV
I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse;and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. Genesis 12:3 NLT
Amanda, Bloomfield “With the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied; he will be satisfied with the product of his lips.” Proverbs 18:20, NASB
Melissa, Vicksburg, MS: “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thess 5:16-18 (NIV)
“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–in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in labor for nothing.”
Philippians 2:14-16
Delta from Lakeland, Florida
James 1:26-27
New Living Translation (NLT)
26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. 27 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
Love The Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and Love your neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27 NIV
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” Romans 12:10-13 NIV
Kelly, Lexington,SC-You were taught in regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by it’s deceitful desires;to be made new in the attitude of your minds. Esphesians 4:22-23 (NIV)
Aleen Mehn, New Port Richey, FL
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)
Cathy Pfeifer-Croken, St. Catherine’s, PEI
Colossians 3:15:
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” (NIV-UK)