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
Kendall. Atlanta. He forgives [my] sin; He heals all [my] diseases; He redeems [my] life from the Pit; He crowns [me] with faithful love and compassion. Psalms 103:3,4 HCSB
Wendy-Longmont CO
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13
By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
2 peter 1:3 NLT
Linda Ann says
And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.
Romans 15:14 NAS
as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.
Luke 1:55 ESV
Psalm 118:1 Pensacola, FL
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His faithful love endures forever.
NLT
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (1 Peter 5:10 NIV)
Since we have these promises,dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. II Cor. 7:2 NIV
Pat W. green bank, wv.
I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;
Lori, from Kemptville, On, Canada
God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7. (NIV)
Nancy, St. Augustine, Florida
I’m single-minded in pursuit of you; don’t let me miss the road signs you’ve posted. I’ve banked your promises in the vault of my heart so I won’t sin myself bankrupt. Be blessed, God; train me in your ways of wise living. Psalm 119:10-12 (MSG)
Mary Nell in Colorado Springs, “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name shall teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV 84
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Debbie Summers-Royse City, TX-NIV-James 1:9 The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position.
James 1:12 NIV
Blessed is the man who perserveres under trial because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him
Ellie Richardson, Newton, Iowa
Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat it’s fruit.
Proverbs 18:21 HCSB
Susan~Oak Grove, Alabama
I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving and I will call upon the name of the Lord. Psalm 116:17 NKJ
Susan~Oak Grove, Alabama
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 2 Corinthians 4:7
Psalm 55:22, “Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” (NLT)
John 6:29 NIV
Jesus answered, “The word of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
Janet from Richmond, IN
This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; YOur love, O Lord, endures forever- do not abandon the works of your hands.
Psalm 138:8 NIV
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End.
Rev.22:13
NIV
Michelle from Buda, TX
“I love you, Lord! You are my strength.” Psalm 18:1 (ERV)
Jan from Pekin, IL ~
“…I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:20 NIV
Cheryl
Marietta,GA
Thine,o Lord ,is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chron. 29:11 KJV
Fraser, CO, “Let there be no filth invests nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.” Eph. 5:4, ESV
Kristin Forney TX
1 John 5:14 And we are sure of this, that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will.
Stacy, Carmel, IN …may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:18-19 ESV
2 Peter 2:19
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
Natasha-Pearland
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Melanie Johnson from Georgetown, Tx
Though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. Psalm 46:3-4 NIV
O Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the ruler of all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 The NET Bible
Bust as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord. I wait for God my savior, my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 (NIV)
Shantha, Lincoln, RI
Kathy – Carrollton TX
2 Chronicles 7:14. NIV
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and will heal their land.
“Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
“be very careful then how you live- not as unwise but as wise”
Ephesians 5:15 niv
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
Pamela New Bern NC
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.
Psalm 119:32
NIV
Amie Martin (Seymour, TN)
“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God”
Ephesians 2:8 (NLT)
“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God”
Ephesians 2:8 (NLT)
Debbie- Royse City- NIV_ James 1:10 And when the arrogant rich are brought down to size, cheer! Prosperity is as short lived as a wildflower, so don’t ever count on it.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
Christy – Jonesboro, AR
(NIV) 2 Cor 12:9 – But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Pensacola, Florida
The Lord is my strength and my song; He has given me victory.
NLT
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Luke 16:10
Carol from Pierre, SD
James 2:5-7 NKJV
Listen my beloved brethren; Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
Amy – Minneapolis,MN
“The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes.” Deuteronomy 1:30
Linda, Anderson, IN. NKJV Psalm 27:6
And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Julie, Newcastle, ME
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Isa. 26:3 KJV