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
Debbie, Atlanta, GA.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22 ESV
Emily, Hagerstown, MD – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others as more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also the interests of others.” Phil. 2:3-4 (ESV)
Henderson, TX
Beloved, follow no that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil has not seen God.
John 3: 11
KJV
Kristy, Wilmington, DE
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
NKJV
Sara, Rogers, MN
Do not let this book of law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Joshua 1:8
NIV
Stacey from Edmond, OK, “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
Mountain Home, AR
Rm8:28-29a NASB – And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son…
January 1, 2013
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:14 NASB
Riley, IN
āBut blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
Jeremiah 17:7 & 8a
Tricia, Cincinnati, I will wait for you O Lord, you will answer, O Lord my God. Psalm 38:15, NIV
Brittany, Houston
Psalm 56:3&4 NIV
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God-whose word I praise–in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
Virginia Nebraska (hahahaha)
Psalm 103:1
My soul, praise Yahweh
and all that is within me, praise His Holy name.
HCSB
Reseda, California
“NO temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But, when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” I Corinthians 10:13 NIV
Sheri, Federal Way, WA, The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 NASB
Therefore donāt worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 HCSB
Denver, CO
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 ESV
Claire, Houston, TX. “Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV
Ephesians 3:14-15
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,”
ESV
Linda from Westport Wa.
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6 ESV
“Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up”
Proverbs 12:25 NIV
good one!
Diane from Fresno, Ca says: “All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful”. Psalms 25:10 NIV
I looked and did not see my previous post so trying again.
1. 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. 2. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each otherās faults because of your love.
Ephesians 4:1,2 NLT
Sorry, Roanoke, IL
Kristin from Campbellsville,Ky says: “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Romans 12:12. ESV
Kelley from La Verne, Ca
Psalm 93:5
Your testimonies are very sure; holiness adorns your house O Lord, forever. NKJV
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
Darlene, Macedonia Ohio
1# (don’t see it posted so I am repeating it)
“Respect and obey the Lord!
This is the beginning of knowledge.
Only a fool rejects wisdom and good advice.”
Proverbs 1: 7 CEV
2# “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:30 NLT
Imogene, Austin,TX
Romans 15:7 NIV
“Accepr one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”
I commented 1/2; my post showed with a note”your comment is awaiting moderation” Did I do something wrong? I want to find out before 1/15
Becky Kiser
Houston, TX
Philipians 2:2-3 (ESV)
3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Danielle from New York, NY:
“The Lord will fight for you: you need only to be still.” – Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
Sorry for the typo
Romans 15:7 NIV
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”
Julie from Winston Salem, NC,
The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock!
May the God of my salvation be exalted!
Psalm 18:46 NLT
Coralyn, Greenville, SC
For I, The Lord your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, “Fear not, I will help you.”
Isaiah 41:13. NKJV
Kim from Mabank, Tx
Jeremiah 29:11, “‘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.'” (NIV 1984)
Diana from Keyser
The Message
Then I will rejoice in the Lord. I will praise Him from the bottom of my heart. Lord, who can comapre with You? Psalms 39: 9
Alecia, Meridian, MS
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
ESV
That’s verse Psalm 91:1 ESV
Valerie from Tyler, Texas
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 NIV84
Lucinda from Florence, Alabama. You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Mark 1:35 and rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.
Becky from Vineland
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Phillipians 4:13
Sonya M.; Stockbridge, Georgia. Philippians 4:6 & 7 NLT Don’t worry about anything, instead, pray about everything: tell God your needs and don’t forget tothank Him for His answers. If you do this you will experience Gods peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand.
Meg from Toronto, ON.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. Proverbs 18:10 ESV
Heather – Richland, WA.
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)
Dana from Spring Hill, TN
Peace I leave you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 NIV 84
Julie Gutierrez from Kimball, MI
God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27
New English Translation (NET)
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Taylor from Elma, NY
2 Timothy 2:22 (NLT)
“Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instaed pursue right living, enjoy companionship of those who follow the Lord.”
GOD LOVES YOU!:)
Robin from Alta Loma, CA. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV)
April, New Orleans, LA.
“I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” Isaiah 61:10 NIV