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
Allison, Broken Arrow, OK
“You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Oh Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.”
2 Chronicles 20:17 (NIV)
Erica Meshell, Richardson, TX – Ephesians 4:29
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs that it may benefit those who listen.”
Ephesians 4:29
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! Psalm ll2:1 Nell, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Candy from Russell, Ky.
“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 (NLT)
Debbie from Greenback, Tennessee O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress. Is. 33:2 NIV84
I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Ps. 34:1 ESV
Michele Brooks
Marley Brooks (age 8)
Weber City, VA
The fear of the Lord in the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7 (NIV)
2 Corinthians 4:16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. NLT
Beth Mynatt, Jacksonville FL
“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.”
James 1:5-6 (NLT)
Christina Sharpe, Tyler, TX
“But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.” Psalms 3:3
Keesha, Hopkinton MA
“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)
Brenda from Jordan, MN
“For we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man.”
2 Corinthians 8:21 ESV
Angie from Forest, Mississippi. “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, NLT
Lynn from Alpharetta, GA
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV)
Leanne Burns, Crossville, TN
Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3 (NASB)
Reneé Meaux – Missouri City, TX
For though we live in the world, we do not wage 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
New International Version (NIV)
Kristy Roblee – Carlsbad, CA
“Finally, be strong in The Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:10-12 (NIV)
I do not see my entry from the evening of Jan 1st (this is my first time participating, and I didn’t realize I should mark the exact time down to check against), and have spend most of my free moments today scrolling thru page after page to make sure my verse is registered, but I don’t see it anywhere, or else I was rejected for some reason. Trying again here:
Mandy, Tallahassee, FL- “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” -Jeremiah 1:5 NIV
Kristen from Los Angeles, CA
Behold, I’m doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Isaih 43:19 (ESV)
Sherry, Montgomery, Texas
“Thy word I have treasured in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” Psalm 119:11
NAS
Sharon, New Port Richey, FL You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
“BLESSED IS SHE WHO HAS BELIEVED THAT WHAT THE LORD HAS SAID TO HER WILL BE accomplished”. NIV LUKE 1:45
TRUSTING GOD FOR HEALING AND RECONCILATIOM FOR OUR FAMILY!
Jenny, Elida, OH “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds…” James 1:2(NIV)
” These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy miht remain in you, and that your joy might be full”
John 15:11 (NIV)
“Thank you for purify my heart by faith” ACTS 15:9 Praying Gods Word
So, thankful to God, knowing He has great things to come!!
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
Amy Hulsey, Clarkesville, GA
Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.
Romans 12:1, NIV
Rhonda Siler, Kalamazoo, Michigan
The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed;
those who help others are helped.
Proverbs 11:25 (the Message)
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Kelley from Dahlonega, GA
“Yes Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts” -Isaiah 26:8 (NIV)
Judy – Houston, TX
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
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Stephanie Knight, Waynesboro, MS
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.” 1Peter 5:6 NIV
Keri from Little Rock, AR
“Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Matthew 3:8-10 (ESV)
January 3, 2013 at 9:22 am
MaryD, Charlotte
You crown the year with your bounty;
your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
(Psalm 65:11 ESV)
I think I got missed! But feel free to delete this one or the original one!
Lauren from Bakersfield, CA
“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 NIV
Rene, Overland Park, KS “I prayed for this child, and God gave me what I asked for.”
(1 Samuel 1:27 The Message)
Leslie from Friendswood, TX
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. Hebrews 10:24 NLT
Teresa from Jackson, TN
“And this is my prayer; that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,”
Phil 1:9 (NIV)
Melody from Chelsea, AL
“Blessed is she who has believed that what The Lord has said to her will be accomplished.”
Luke 1:45 NIV
Casey, San Antonio, TX
You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 (NKJV)
Jan W. Winnipeg, Manitoba “Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.” James 5:1 (NIV)
Melissa from Goshen, Kentucky
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT
Tannis from Alberta, Canada
John 14:26
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 that I have said to you. (ESV)
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)
Tiffany Johnson, Thomasville, NC
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
Rachel; Chattanooga, TN
“No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 (NLT)
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 (NIV)
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant to me a willing spirit to sustain me.” Psalm 51 Vs 12 NIV
Tacy Layne from Morgantown, WV.
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:15-16 (NKJV)