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!Ā 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 moderatedĀ (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,Ā 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.Ā 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.Ā 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
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the everlasting way. Psalm: 139:24 HCSB
Jennifer Perkins, Fort Wayne
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways will overflow with abundance. Psalm 66 NLT
Cheryl from Katy, TX. “Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5. 16-18 NASB
From La Habra, California. “He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Psalm 91:4 NLT(Life Recovery Bible).
Nici, Fort Worth, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
1Timothy4v7
For God gave us spirit not fear but of power love and self-control.
Amy Hutto from Birmingham, AL
1Timothy 4:7 “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
Comment!:)
“For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.” Philippians 2:13,(NIV)
Oh Lord, you have serached me and you know me, you know when I sit and when I rise, you know my thoughts from afar. Psalm 139:1-2 NIV
Diane, Mesa, Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth” Exodus 34:6 NAS
24 āTherefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fellāand great was its fall.ā
Matthew 7:24-27 NASB
Elisabeth from Gilbert, AZ
“Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.'” Exodus 34:6 NAS
Page La Rue
Broken Arrow, OK
Romans 8:28 NLT
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
-1 Corinthians 13:6 NLT
Laural, Loveland, Colorado: “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of The Lord and in His law doth he meditate upon it day and night.” Psalms 1:1-2 KJV
Karen, Aurora, MO, Neither height nor depth, nor anything else on all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39, NIV
Restore us O Lord God of hosts; cause Your face to shine (in pleasure, approval, and favor) on us and we shall be saved.
Psalm 80:19 Amplified
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper;I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5-6 (NIV)
Pensacola
Psalm 138:8 NIV
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your love, O Lord, endures forever- do not abandon the works of your hands.
Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
[10] So do not fear,* for I am with you;*
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.Ā
I will strengthen* you and help* you;Ā
I will uphold you* with my righteous right hand.*
Elizabeth in Raleigh, NC
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” I Peter 5:6-7 NKJV
Tami from Pryor, OK “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ” Philipians 4:6 NIV
Annette from Newcastle, Australia – ‘Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know’. Jeremiah 33:3 nkjv
As you come to Him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:4-5
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not onto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and he shall direct thy paths.” Prov. 3:5,6 KJV
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Prov. 4:23 NIV
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Hebrews 10:35 NIV
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
Kristen from Burbank, California
Psalms 90:14 NIV
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Kristen from Burbank, California
Joshua 1:5 NIV
No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you or forsake you.
Kristen from Burbank, California
Philippians 1:6 NIV
Being confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 23:1-3 NKJV (memorizing verses 4-6 next time): The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. (Tulsa, OK)
John 15:16-GNT- You did not choose me but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit. Fruit that will endure. So that whatever you ask in my fathers name he will give to you.
Amy from Buda, TX: “But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.” Jeremiah 17:7 NLT
Carmen Greenville, MI
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
Tammy from Richmond, VA….But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Galatians 5:22 CEB
Scarlett from Round Rock, TX. “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart”. Psalms 37:4, NIV.
You have crowned the year with Your bounty, and Your paths drip with fatness. Psalm 65:11 NASB
Houston, TX … (NASB) 1 John 4:18 – There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Rebekah. Christiana, PA.
And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not primping before a mirror or chasing the latest fashions but doing something beautiful for God and becoming beautiful doing it. – 1 Tim 2:10 (Message)
Mary Anne from Gilbert, La “You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.” (John 15:16 HCSB)
Colleen, Fresno, CA. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Phillipians 3:14. ESV
āFor God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. āFor God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:16, 17 NKJV)
I left out my city. Sorry!
Springville, AL
Tina Cole, Orange Grove,
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Cheryl, Springfield, OH:Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each otherās faults because of your love. Ephesians 4:2 NLT
Urailak from Newberg, Oregon
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 NIV
Carol, Westmont, NJ
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Romans 8:28 NLT
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:7 NIV
Rebecca from Moline IL
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.
I Corinthians 2:9 NIV
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and His law he mediates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by rivers of water that bring forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper. Psalm 1:1-3