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
Janna, Frisco, TX
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. Phil 4:6-7 NIV
Joanna, Norman, OK
“Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word.” Psalm 119:114 KJV
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
MJ Ferguson, Carver, MA.
“Do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing, and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Janelle from Buford, GA. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you. -John 14:26
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. -Ps. 65:11
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.”
Philippians 4:6
“I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.”
Mark 11:24 (NLT)
I will say of the Lord,’He is my refuge and my fortress;my God, in Him I will trust.’ Ps.91:2 NKJV
Stephanie Roanoke, Va
Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long Psalm 25:4-5 NIV
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 NAS
Janet, AL
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34 (NIV)
With so many lay-offs in 2012 and so many out of work, people are worrying…..
“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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
II Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Thy wird is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 NAS
Sonya from Shreveport, LA
The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.
Lamentations 3:24 NIV
Laura from Cartersville, GA says
“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)
Steph from Clermont, FL, 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)
“And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountains; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He began to teach them, saying..” Matthew 5:1,2 (NASV)
Sharie Shupp ~ Ames, Iowa
“And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And opening His mouth He began to teach them, saying..” Matthew 5:1,2 (NASV)
Ann from Gaffney, SC
Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 NIV
Terri Canfield, Conifer Colorado, “For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.” James 2:26 NASB
Joy Nelson from Muskogee, OK
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)
“and we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 NKJV
Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. (2 Cor. 7:1 NLT)
Shannon from Parker, CO.
James 1:2-4. NIV
Consider it pure joy my brothers and sisters when you face trials of many kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Chrystal-Euless,TX
Memory verse 1
“Those who look to Him for help will be radient with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces” Psalm 34:5 NLT
Toledo, Ohio I will never break my covenant with you. NIV Version
Ann from Walker,LA
2 Corinthians 10:4 NAS
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh,
but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
Sara Rodrigues
Arlington Texas
Psalm 102:17 ESV he regards the prayer of the destitute
and does not despise their prayer.
Heidi from Amarillo, TX Good news makes you feel better. Your happiness will show in your eyes. Proverbs 15:30 NCV
Laura Hagedorn, Wausau, WI., When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 NIV
Linda, Allen, TX
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 NIV
Sue from Norwood, MA
“Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.”
Phil 4:5 NRSV
San Angelo, TX
I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
John 14:27 (NLT)
Celeste- San Antonio,TX
Psalms 31:2 ESV
Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me,a strong fortress to save me!
Lisa Mobley, San Antonio, TX
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
Taylor from College Station, TX
2 Peter 3:9 ESV
“The LORD is not slow to fulfill his promises as some count slowness, but is patient towards you, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
Col 4:6 (NIV)
Let your conversations be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Ashley, McPherson KS
Judy, Hoover, AL
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Getting a late start, but know I’m going to love this!!
Job 42:2 Amplified bible
I know that You can do all things, and that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained or thwarted.
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling & slander, along with any form of malice. Be kind & compassionate to one another forgiving each other just as Christ Jesus forgave you.
NIV Ephesians 6:29-32
Jamy Southlake, TX
For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord plans to prosper and not to harm..to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
Jennie from Bladenboro, NC
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)
Lexington, KY 5.Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV
Jere 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. NIV
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV
Rube Aguilar from Houston, TX
“Conforme a mi anhelo y esperanza de que en nada sere avergonzado, sino que con toda confianza, y como siempre, tambien ahora Cristo sera magnificado en mi cuerpo, ya sea por vida o por muerte.” (Reina Valera)
Sabrina – LPM / Houston, Texas
Debbie
Clinton, TN
Genesis 50:20 HCSB
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result-the survival of many people.
Sabrina – LPM / Houston, Texas
Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23 esv
NIV
Mark 16:15
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Shawna Kent, WA NIV
Psalm 19:14 “May the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”