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
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
“I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.”
Psalm 119:16 KJV
Sandie, Mechanicsville, VA
“Commit your work to the Lord and your thoughts will be established.”
Proverbs 16:3 NKJV
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.”
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 59:7 NIV
DeeDee from Tahoka, Tx For I know the thoughts and plans I have for you, says The Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace, and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
Jeremiah 29:11 AMP
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 NLT BIBLE
Carissa Metzger, Silver Lake IN. The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Amp
Danielle, Jacksonville, FL
Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck
Proverbs 3:3 NIV
Caroline from Aiea, In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and confident trust. (Psalm 4:8 AMP) – verse 1, starting late…
Karrie from Middleburg Florida
Philippians 4:13 NCV
I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.
Kathi- Detroit MI
Joshua 1:9
Be strong and courageous do not be frightened and discouraged for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Ashley, Lemont, IL ~ Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 ESV
“Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding; for her proceeds are better than profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all things you may desire cannot compare with her” ( Proverbs 3:13-15)
This scripture reflects what I would like to have…wisdom. God teach me to become filled with your wisdom! 🙂
Linda in Corpus Christi
Hosea 11:4
I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love.
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed them.
Natalie
Lago Vista, TX
John 13:34
NRSV
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I Loved you, so you must Love one another.”
Amy
Fort Collins, CO
Isaiah 40:11
NIV
“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.”
My brothers and sister, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way, for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure. James 1:2-3 GNB
Psalm 118:23 Amplified
This is from the Lord and is His doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Kathy B from Pelham , ALabama
Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Gal 6:9. (NIV)
“If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”
•John 14:14 NWT
Olivia from Demopolis, AL. “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:30 ESV
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Phil 2:3 (NIV)
Anita, Covington,Ky. God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of sound mind. -2Tim 1:7 NKJV
Emma from Adelaide, South Australia.
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life”.
Philippians 2:14-16 NIV
Isaiah 43:1
But now this is what The Lord says- He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; You are mine.”
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. Eph. 4:6-7 NIV
Statesville , NC -I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God that brings salvation to all who believe;first to the Jew then to the gentile. Roman 1:16 (niv)
Hannah Hancock, Winter Haven, FL
Psalm 119:1
“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!”
(NKJV)
Tracy from Aurora, CO
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
Sarah from Arkadelphia, Arkansas
All your sons will be taught by the Lord, And great will be your children’s peace.
Isaiah 54:13 NIV
Char, Nashville
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:21(NIV)
Kate from Tulsa, OK
Finally, brothers and sisters, 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
Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Melissa Sarvela, Vancouver WA
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 NIV
Moorpark, CA
Search me, God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalms 139: 23-24
De Ann, Sacramento, CA For everyone has and we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet, God with gracious kindness declares that we are righteous. He did this through Jesus Christ when he freed us from the penalty of our sins. Romans 3:23-24 NLT
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that us written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
Joshua 1:8
Julie from Topeka, KS “‘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.'” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Amy, Parrish, FL
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10, NIV
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap the harvest if we don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9, NIV
Kris Harper, McKinney Texas
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved.
1 Cor 1:18 (HCSB)
Westminster, SC “I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word” psalm 119:16 KJV
Lois, Charlotte NC
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. (Romans 15:13 NIV)
Lois, Charlotte NC (vs #2 Jan)
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, (Ephesians 3:20 NIV)
Francine Blanthorn, Crown City,OH.
It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all i want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. Isa. 55:11 NLT
“Whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease without fear of harm.”
Proverbs 1:33 (NIV)
Norfolk, VA
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse that there may be food in my house. Test me in this says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
Malachi 3:10. NIV
Charlotte from Tomball, Texas, And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28. NKJV
Sonya
Aurora, Colorado
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. Ps. 130:5
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