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
Gloria, Cleveland, OH
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Isaiah 50:4
KJV
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NKJV
Sharon Irmo SC
Sherry from Easley, SC
2 Cor 5:17 (NLT)
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
Michelle, Clanton, AL
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.
Phillippians 2:14-15
Lauren Mendoza, Cypress CA
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation on the knowledge of Him”. Ephesians 1:17
Sandy, Lexington, KY
“As for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.”
2 Sanuuel 2:31 (NIV)
As a prisoner for the Lord, then I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient with one another in love. Eph 4:1&2 NIV
Jennifer, Minden, La.
Glory in his holy name: let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his presence continually!
1 Chronicles 16: 10-11
Marla Finley, Rowlett, TX
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:4, 5 NIV
*Reposting*
Colleen from Frisco,TX
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 NIV
Antoinette Morrisey, Kansas City, KS
MATTHEW 4:4
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
NKJV
Whitney from Medora, IN
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. ~ Psalms 84:11 KJV
Lanae, Chinle, AZ
Romans 8:2 The Message
Those who enter into Christ’s being here for us, no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation.
Georgia from Lafayette, LA
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 ESV
Proverbs 16:3 NIV (1984)
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Kim Davis, Lakeland FL
“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. I say to myself, “THe LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.”
Lamentations 3:22-24 (NIV)
Chanda, Roanoke, IN
“Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Denise from Livonia Michigan
“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.”
Proverbs 4:20
KJV
Lauren, Charlotte NC
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Hebrews 4:12 NIV
I know I’m late, but I wanted to go ahead and do it anyway!
Brooke Akins, New Orleans, LA
This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: ‘I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’
Ezekiel 37:5-6
Missy Jeanes, Lititz PA
My brothers and sisters, you will face all kinds of trouble. When you do, think of it as pure joy. Your faith will be put to the test. You know that when that happens it will produce in you the strength to continue. The strength to keep going must be allowed to finish its work. Then you will be all you should be. You will have everything you need.
James 1:2-4 New International Reader’s Version
“But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.” Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
stacie peterson, sioux falls, sd
“But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.”
Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
Charlotte from Memphis
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
Matt. 22:37-40 ESV
Melissa, Lubbock TX
Romans 12:2 HCSB
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Misti Wolfe from Carthage, TX:
“She opens her mouth with wisdom,and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
Proverbs 31:26 (ESV)
Sheila from Beckley, WV “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:19 NIV84
Ann H. Carrollton, Texas
“They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”
Psalm 112:7 (NIV)
Tiffany from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 ESV
Lori Boughner, Pensacola, FL
“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.”
Job 42:5 (KJV)
…This one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind me & reaching forward to what is ahead; I pursue my goal of the Prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Jesus Christ!!
Philippians 3:13-14 Amen!!!!
kate : harrisonburg, va
“do not love the world or the things in the world. if anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him. for all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and the pride in possessions – is not from the father, but is from the world. and the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of god abides forever.” 1 john 2:15-17, esv
You crown the year with Your goodness: Your ways overflow with plenty – Psalm 65:11 HCSB
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)
Lynne J. from Gainesville, VA
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah 6:8 KJV
Ashley, Atlanta, GA
“Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and wihtout critizing, and it will be given to him.”
James 1:5 HCSB
Casey
Murray, KY
Dear Friends, let us love one another, because love is from God and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.
1 John 4:7 NET
tonya from maple hill, ks
“lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.” proverbs 3:5 (amp)
“The man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence indeed is the LORD, is blessed.”
Jeremiah 17:7 HCSB
Amy, Fulton, MO
Monica, Toronto, Canada
Proverbs 22:6 NIV
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Marlene from Harleysville, PA – Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Psalm 105:4 NIV
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
Toma, Antelope, CA
“For though we live in the world, we do not fight the war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 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 Christ”
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
Emma, Gainesville, FL.
Isaiah 25:1, NIV
“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.”
Caroline, Cheyenne, WY
“Then he said to me, ‘this is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.” ESV.
Katy, Birmingham, Alabama.
Matthew 11:28-29 (NIV)
Come to me, all you are are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Patti, Houston, “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8, NIV
Caroline, Cheyenne, WY
“Then he said to me, ‘this is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.” Zechariah 4:6, ESV.
Carrie D*Boonville,IN
“Look, I am about to do something new.
Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it?
Yes, I will make a road in the desert
and paths in the wilderness.” Isaiah 43:19 NET
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NIV