2013 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 1!

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!

 

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  1. 2701

    Lee Patterson (Columbia, SC)
    2 Timothy 3:16
    All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (ESV)

  2. 2702
    Debbie says:

    Debbie from Fort Thomas, KY
    You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV

  3. 2703
    Patti says:

    Burnsville, MN Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable; if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. Philippians 4:8 NIV84

  4. 2704
    Beth Brabham says:

    Beth B.
    Robinson, TX
    “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.”

    I Corinthians 16:13-14. NIV

  5. 2705
    Dianna, St. Louis, MO says:

    “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV84

  6. 2706
    Judy says:

    Judy from Torrance, CA
    “Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.” Proverbs 22:2 (NIV)

  7. 2707
    Rachelle says:

    Rachelle, Greer, SC
    Cast all your anxiety onto him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

  8. 2708
    Kara says:

    Kara from Chico, CA. “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

  9. 2709
    glenda smith says:

    Glenda, Newcastle, Australia,
    Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3.16

  10. 2710
    Margot Martinez says:

    Margot Martinez from Round Rock, TX

    For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand
    and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
    Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)

  11. 2711
    Annabel says:

    Annabel, Whitewater, KS
    “May my honest and good life keep me safe. I have put my hope in you.”
    Psalm 25:21, NIrV

  12. 2712
    Sharen Dulin says:

    Sharen Platte City, Mo, Proverbs 25:28 niv

    Like a city whose walls are broken through, is a woman (person) who lacks self control.

  13. 2713
    Tammy says:

    Tammy
    Lantana, TX
    Psalm 18:30
    As for God, his way is perfect. The Lord’s word is flawless; he shileds all who will take refuge in him.
    NIV

  14. 2714
    Heather Bug says:

    Heather, Little Rock, Arkansas
    “I will make you well again; I will heal your wounds, though your enemies say, ‘Zion is an outcast; no one cares about her.’I, the Lord, have spoken.”
    Jeremiah 30:17
    Good News Bible

  15. 2715
    Faith Stanley says:

    Faith, Katy TX
    Open my eyes that i may see wonderful things in your law. I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
    Psalms 119:18-20 NIV

  16. 2716
    Ali says:

    Ali in Texas:

    Psalm 63:5
    “My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,” (ESV)

  17. 2717
    Heather Kelley says:

    Heather from Houston, Tx:

    “How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! Psalm 139:17 NLT”

  18. 2718
    Janice, Ravenna says:

    “I sought the Lord and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4 NIV

  19. 2719
    Yvonne says:

    Yvonne. Fresno, CA.
    As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. James 4:16-17 NIV84

  20. 2720
    Brianna says:

    Brianna from Huntsville, AL

    But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33 ESV

  21. 2721
    Tori Brabham says:

    Tori B.
    Robinson, TX
    “Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.”

    John 10:9 NLT

  22. 2722
    Alison Austin says:

    Alison from Southport, NC. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7. NKJV.

  23. 2723
    Bevra says:

    Bevra, Midland, Texas, “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22,23 NIV

  24. 2724
    Tona says:

    Tona Trondsen, Houston, Texas
    But the aHelper, the Holy Spirit, bwhom the Father will send in my name, che will teach you all things and dbring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 ESV

  25. 2725
    MommaFoster says:

    Nancilea, The Woodlands, TX

    “Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8 ESV

  26. 2726
    Kathy Kinser says:

    Kathy from Anahuac, TX
    In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
    Mt 5:16. NIV

  27. 2727
    Joyce D says:

    Joy from JBER, AK

    “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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV)

  28. 2728
    Lynn says:

    Lynn, Red Deer, Alberta

    Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

    1 John 4:7 ESV

  29. 2729
    Linda says:

    Linda from Lincoln, NE. “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it on my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus”. Phillipians 3:13-14 ESV

  30. 2730
    Jenn Coleman says:

    Proverbs 11:13
    A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
    Jenn C. From Jacksonville, Fl

  31. 2731
    Susan says:

    Susan from Tallahassee, Florida. You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being. Revelation 4:11 NIV

  32. 2732
    Debbie, Jacksonville FL says:

    I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:2 NLT

  33. 2733
    Michelle says:

    Michelle from Clinton, TN
    Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Psalms 4:4 NLT

  34. 2734
    Darcie says:

    Darcie, Summerville, SC

    Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established. Proverbs 16:3 NKJV

  35. 2735
    Miranda says:

    Miranda-Greenville, SC
    I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
    Romans 15:13 NLT

  36. 2736
    Wendy says:

    Wendy from Powhatan, Virginia

    For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 (NIV)

  37. 2737
    Connie Windham says:

    Connielynn from Trout, LA

    This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
    1 John 1:5 NASB

  38. 2738
    Judith says:

    Judith, Manhattan, KS, “Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” 1 Peter 3:9 NIV

  39. 2739
    Ila Simmons says:

    Ila from Weatherford, TX
    This is what the Lord says—who makes a way in the sea and a path through surging waters,“Do not remember the past events, pay no attention to things of old.Look, I am about to do something new;even now it is coming. Do you not see it?
    Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.”
    Is 43:16, 18-19 (HCSB)

  40. 2740
    Mary W says:

    Mary from Zeeland, Michigan
    “The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 (NLT)

  41. 2741
    Megan says:

    From Richmond, Va.

    You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV

  42. 2742
    Chelsia says:

    Chelsia, Waverly MN
    “All my longings lie before you, oh Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.” (NIV)

  43. 2743
    Karen says:

    Prov 16:9 NLT
    “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”

    Loris, SC

  44. 2744
    Suzanne says:

    Suzanne, Tenaha, Tx
    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

  45. 2745
    Tami says:

    Tami, Mansfield, TX
    Trust in The Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV

  46. 2746
    Janice says:

    Janice from Leesville, LA
    But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the father will send in my name,He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things I said to you
    John 14:26 King James

  47. 2747
    Brenda Sorrells says:

    Midland, Tx
    Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!
    Lamentations 3:22-23 HCSB

  48. 2748
    Carrie P says:

    carrie from Zeeland
    My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. (Psalms 62:1 NIV84)

  49. 2749
    Nicole says:

    Nicole, Fairbanks Alaska – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perserveres. Love never fails.” – 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8; NIV

  50. 2750
    Michayila says:

    Ref is eph 3:20-21

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