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
Kelly from Longmont, Co “You crown the year with your bounty and your carts overflow with goodness” Psalm 65:11 NIV
Karen from Shelby, NC: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,” Psalm 46:1-2b NIV
Kaylenn, Temple,TX 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 there will not be room enough to store it. Malachi 3:10 NIV
Blake from McKinney, TX
“Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.”
James1:19 ESV
Meegan, Kansas City, MO
Acts 17:28 NIV “For in Him we live and move and have our being.”
Pati from Cheyenne Wyo. “Strength and dignity are her clothing and she laughs at the times to come.” Proverbs 31:25 ESV
Heather from Rochester, NY
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 ESV
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in
prayer. Romans 12:12
NIV translation
Madelin ~ Thousand Oaks, CA
Psalm 32:8 ESV
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Melanie, Greenbrier, TN
Surprise us with love at daybreak;
then we’ll skip and dance all the day long.
Psalm 90:14 msg
Ramona Gellick, Medina Ohio, “I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.” NIV84
Psalm 34:4 NIV84
From Edmond, OK
I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 (NIV84)
Rachel from Philadelphia,PA: “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 NIV84
Bree from Newport, KY. Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth. Sing to the Lord , praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. (Psalm 96:1-4 NIV)
Kristy from Corner, Al
Behold, I will do a new thing, Not it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19 NKJV
Denise 🙂
New Market, Alabama
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
Philippians 3:7 (NASB)
Adrienne
Jasper, TN
“So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come!”
2Cor5:17 NET
Karen from Lady Lake, FL “Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh.” Psalm 9:10 HCSB
Leanne from Eden Prairie, MN
But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress. O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. Psalms 59:16-17 NLT
Lisa from Greensburg, PA
“Keep me safe , O Lord, for the honor of Thy name and, as Thou art just, release me from my distress. In Thy love for me , reduce my enemies to silence and bring destruction on all who oppress me; for I am Thy servant.
Psalm 143: 11-12 NEB
Martha, Hollister, MO
You have searched me,Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise;you perceive my thoughts from afar.You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.Before a word is on my tongue you,Lord,know it completely. You hem me in behind and before,and you lay your hand upon me. Psalm 139:1-5 NIV
Lesley from Newbury Park, CA – “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
Psalm 19:14 (NIV)
Sheri Kaetzel from Portland, Oregon
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
James 4:10 NIV84
Connie from Sioux Falls SD,” For I died and my life is now hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3 NIV
April Lopez, BonneyLake, WA
The fear of human opinion disables;trusting in God protects you from that. Proverbs 29:25 MSG
Granddaughter Emmilianna Ferreria, BonneyLake,WA
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 NIV
Shawna, Denver, CO. “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10, NIV
“Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not desert me, O God, til I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.”
Psalm 71:17-18 NIV
Christie from Plano, Texas “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Col 3:12 (NIV)
Mary from Oceanside, CA
Those who know your name trust in you for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:10 NIV
Dede, Boynton Beach, FL
Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Kristin, Carlsbad, CA
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 NIV
Pam from Finksburg, MD
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding…Prov. 2:1-2 NIV84
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Beth, Fountain Inn SC
Preserve me O God for in You I take refuge.
Psalm 16:1 ESV
Carolyn, Garnet Valley, PA Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations. NIV
Kelei Liggett.Iowa Park
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. NIV
Kaycee from Somerville, AL, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 NIV
Stacy from Conway, WA, “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NLT
Barbara from Manahawkin, NJ
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 ESV
Natalie from Springfield, Missouri “I have chosen you and not rejected you. Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:9b-10 NASB
Pam from Parkville, MO
For 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
Melissa from Chicago, IL
Quite the contrary – we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit.
Romans 5:5, MSG
Audrey from Fayetteville, Arkansas
For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity – the man Christ Jesus.
I Timothy 2:5 New Living Translation
Joy. Whitehouse, TX
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.
(Doing James Bible Study!)
Cassia from Spring, TX
Set me free from my prison, that I may praise Your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. Psalm 142:7 NIV
Dayla, Springfield, MO
You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done.
–Psalm 92:4 NLT
Missie from Marble Falls, Texas
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. Joel 2:25 ESV
Cynthia Brentwood, TN “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.” NIV
Phyllis, Irvine, CA
“We always thank GOd, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints.”
Colossians 1:3-4 NIV
Kendra Martellaro from Aurora,CO
The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Exodus 33:13-15 NIV