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
Charlotte from Valparaiso, FL:
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2- 3 from the NIV.
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the King; My tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. Psalm 45:1
She is clothed in strength and dignity and she laughs with out fear of the future. Proverbs 31:25
Judy D.S. Lake Charles, La 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. Is. 40:31 Powerful for me, I have MS.
“Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.” Psalm 71:18
Psalm 37:4-6
New International Version (NIV)
4 “Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.”
Maggie from Birmingham
Kaitlin
College Station, TX
“But the Advocate, 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
LK, League City,Tx.
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thes 5:16-18 NIV
Wendie, Lagrange KY
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 NIV
Carrie Wiley, McKinney, TX. “For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” John 1:16ESV
Brenda, Collinston, La.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. John 13:34 ESV
Brea Rich from Ripley, MS
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV84
Jill- Rochester, MI
“For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.”
1 Peter 2:15 NASB
Katelyn P
Arlington, TX
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Proverbs 19:21
Michelle, Ashburn VA
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 NIV
Jules Kearney, NE
Romans 8:31 NIV
If God is with us, who can be against us?
Ashley Garcia foley, al
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ESV
Hannah- Houston
Romans 8: 26 ICB
“Also, the spirit helps us. We are very weak, but the spirit helps us with our weakness”
“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.” Matthew 11:29
Dulcena from Pikeville, KY
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (Philippians 4:8 ESV)
Seymour, TN
Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” NIV
Karen,Carthage TX
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Psalm 119:114 NIV
Evin from Fort Worth, Texas:
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Roman 15:13 NIV
Meredith, Kosciusko
“Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.” Psalm 86:11 NIV84
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” NIV
Tammy W, Bethlehem,GA, The Armor of God, Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 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. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people., NIV
Hanna Wahlbrink from Lexington, Ky
Psalm 34:4-5 NIV
I sought the LORD and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
Sue, Midland, TX, “And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all of his enemies and out of the hand of Saul:” 2 Samuel 22:1 KJV
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8 NIV
Cathlene from Amarillo, TX,
Psalm 69:17
And do no hide Thy face from thy servant, for I am in distress:answer me quickly (NAS)
Katie Davis from Tifton, Ga
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24 NIV
Suzette from Fredericksburg, Tx
Do not conform any longer to the pattern 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
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing.
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 NIV
Joy, Lubbock, Texas
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 NIV
Kathryn Middletown, DE
NASB:
John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation but take courage; I have overcome the world.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God; Philippians 4:6 NKJV
Kathryn Middletown DE
NASB
Colossians 3:15
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts to which indeed you were called in one body and be thankful!
Jenny Spires, Scottsdale, AZ
Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart I will praise his Holy Name. Psalm 103:1 NLT
Amber Lewis from Pontotoc, MS
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: you must all be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. James 1:19 NLT
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Karen from Aransas Pass, Tx.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
Lisa
Flowery Branch, Georgia
For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted. He is able to aid those who are tempted. Hebrews 2:18 NKJV
Donna from Memphis, TN “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 NIV
Valorie from Greenville, TX
Philippians 4:8
“Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.” NIV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:22 NKJV
By standing firm, you will gain life. Luke 21:19NIV
Vonita Hill
St. Louis, Missouri
Psalm 19:12-14 (NLT)
12 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart?
Cleanse me from these hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant from deliberate sins!
Don’t let them control me.
Then I will be free of guilt
and innocent of great sin.
14 May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Barb from Clarkston, MI. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10. NASB
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth: Psalm 121: 2, NIV