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
What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn’t it the whole army of evil desires at war within you. James 4:1 NLT
Christi, Anchorage
Eph 6:1: Finally be strong in the Lord and the strength of his might. NASB
What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn’t it the whole army of evil desires at war within you. Frankton, indiana
4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.
john 15:4 NLT
DaLonne from Cheyenne,WY
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 (KJV)
Let us fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18
Let us fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Jordan from Fort Wayne, IN
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom James 2:12, NIV 84
Linda, Longview: Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised.
Proverbs 31:30 NLT
Jody from Greenwood, AR “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ” Romans 15:13
James 1:1 NIV84
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
Lamentations 3:22-23
English Standard Version (ESV)
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[a]
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
We love because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19 (niv)
Shawn of Winston Salem NC
Cast all your anxiety upon Him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
ESW – Ps 26:3-4
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock!
Michele-Lubbock, TX
Psalm 91:5-6 “You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at
midday.”
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12 NIV
I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. Psalm 119:93 NIV
Wendie from Lagrange, KY
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.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
“He causes us to remember His wonderful works. How gracious and wonderful is our Lord.”
Psalm 111:4, NLT , Sally from Moore, OK
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Phil. 4:5, NIV
Ronnie, Ostrander, Ohio. Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:12-15 (ESV)
James 1:5 NIV
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.
Angi from Bremen, GA
My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to Your decrees. Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold & silver. You made me You created me. Now give me the sense to follow Your commands. Psl 119:71-73 NLT
Peace I leave with 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 TNIV
Peace I leave with 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 TNIV
Merriman –Atlanta,Georgia
Ephesians 6:12 NIV
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,but against the rulers,against authorities,against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Laura Caldwell
Green Cove Springs, FL
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12-13, ESV.
Kim Eaton Arden, NC
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1 NIV
Ann W. from Walker,LA says;
and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and
there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; for the first things
have passed away.(Revelation 21:4 NAS)
Gina from Gadsden
Phillipians 4:8 NKJV
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things.
Jan from Pekin, IL
Ps 62:1-2 NLT “I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.”
April from North Wilkesboro, NC
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their stregnth. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
For nothing is impossible with God
Luke1:37 (NIV)
Big Rapids, MI
Prov. 19:17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his good deed. NASB
Lydia, Pleasant Hill, MO
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty and he who rules his spirit than he who captures a city. Proverbs 16:31 NASB
“With your very own hands you formed me; now breathe your wisdom over me so I can understand you.” Psalm 119:73 MSG
De Ann, Sacramento, CA But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” Exodus 14:13 NLT
Felicia from Port St. Lucie, Florida
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
I Corinthians 10:12 NKJV
Kristen, Canton, MI. “You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NIV
Chelsea Bumstead Kountze,TX “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.” Psalm 63:3 NIV
Proverbs 4:23 “above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”
Suzanne,Loveland,CO So whether you eat or drink,or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1Cor 10:31 NIV
Sharon from Savannah, GA: Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. (2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT)
And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong. (2 Timothy 2:24 AMP)
Dayton, OH
But Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6
KJV
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.
Psalm 139:3-4
NIV
James 1:1-11 ESV “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greetings.
Count it all joy when you meet trials for various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have it’s full effect that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives generously to all without reproach and it will be given him.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord. He is a double minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich man in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass, its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.”
Courtney – Georgetown, TX
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come. II Cor 5:17 NIV
He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. 1 John 2:6 NKJV
“For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.”
Psalm 5:12 KJV