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
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, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)
Jamie from Staunton, IL
And seeing the crowd, he went up the mountain, and when he sat down, the disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them say:
-Matthew 5:1-2 (ESV)
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (NIV)
Diane from Whitehall, MT
“Then Jesus told them, ‘Because you have seen me you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’ ” John 20:29 NIV
Monica, Nampa Id. Give thanks to The Lord for he is good. His faithful love endures forever. Ps 136:1 NLT
Sandra Borgen, Lidgerwood, ND, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV
Beth – Oak Grove, La.
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life.”
1 John 1:1 – KJV
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9 (NRSV)
Sara
HIghland Village, TX
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
NASB
Elise Smith, Waco, TX
33 However, let each man of you [without exception] love his wife as [being in a sense] his very own self; and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband [[f]that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and [g]that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly].
Eph 5:33 AMP
San Angelo, Tx
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 Peter 2:13 ESV
But you must not eat the blood:pour it out on the ground like water.
There is a way that seems right to man, but in the end it leads to death.
Proverbs 14:12 (NIV 1984)
Nina from Red Oak, TX
“How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.”
Daniel 10:17. NIV
Le’Ann from Jay, OK
Oh Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.” Isaiah 25:1 NIV
Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and walk humbly with your God.” NIV
February 1st,
Phil 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Debbie Hartshorn
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Daniel 6:10 NLrV
“Daniel went to his room three times a day to pray. He got down on his knees and gave thanks to his God.”
Miranda B
Gordo, Al
Ephesians 5:1-2 NASV
“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. NKJV
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Romans 8:31-32 NASB
For who is our God,besides the Lord,and who is a rock besides our God? 2 Samuel 22:32 NASB
Hot Springs, Ar
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Amie
Seymour, TN
…forgive me. I forgot to post on Feb 1st. My verse is
“Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.” I Peter 4:8
NIV
Kayla from Plainview,TX
“The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song.
PSALM 28:7. NIV
Donna, Atlanta Tx.
There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24
Gwen from Waxhaw NC
And keep back your servant from presumptuous sins.Let them not rule over me;then I shall be blameless, and I shall be acquitted of great transgression. Psalm 19:13 NASB
God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. (Matthew 5:9 NLT)
April from North Wilkesboro NC
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished
1 Chronicles 28:20 NIV
Alisa from Winchester, KY
Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of GOD
Matthew 5:9 NIV
Sue from Kalamazoo, MI
He never doubted that God would keep his promise; and he never stopped believing. He grew stronger in his faith and gave praise to God. Abraham felt sure that God was able to do what he had promised. Romans 4:20-21 NCV
Euless, TX.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3 NIV
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edge sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” Heb. 4:12 (NIV)
Wow! Praying God will help me recall this verse often.
Natalie from Midland, TX
Watch and Pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The Spirit is willing but the body is weak.
Matthew 26:14 NIV
Marti, Libertyville, IL
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” Eph 1:3 (NIV)
Debbie Summers, Royse City, TX James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations. Greetings NIV
Charleston, SC; 2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Sharon Colorado Springs The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest. Exodus 14:14 AMP
Deborahann – From Sun City West, AZ
Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee your presence; If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there.
Psalm 139: 7-8 NASV
Carol Huff
Katy, Texas
Jeremiah 29:11
NIV
“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.”
“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” Matthew 11:30 NIV
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Mark 14:38 NIV
Ashley, Calgary AB
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad. My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Proverbs 23:15-16 NIV
Jennifer
Sulphur, Louisiana
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 a hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV84
Jennifer
Sulphur, Louisiana
3 Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. 4a Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil
Psalm 141:3-4a
8 Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.
Romans 13:8 new living
Debbie, Clinton, TN
Genesis 50:21 HCSB
Therefore don’t be afraid. I will take care of you and your little ones. “And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.”
Connie M.
Eagan, MN
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV
Karen from Knox, Indiana
Psalm 63:1 NIV
You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. 1 Cor 7:17 ESV