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
Elsie, Abbotsford “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 62:5-6 NIV
Lisa
York, PA
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him. Lamentations 3:25 (NIV)
Rachel from Mechanicsville, VA.,
Leviticus 26:6 (NIV)
“‘I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you feel afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.'”
Jen5253 Range from McKinney, TX
My brother committed suicide two weeks ago and I’m really struggling. So I chose two verses to memorize this month.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 NIV84
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him…. Nahum 1:7 NIV84
Prov 1:7 KJV The fear of The Lord is knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and knowledge. I am longing for His knowledge.
Tamera from Noblesville, IN
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out Abba, Father.
Romans 8:15 NKJV
Lauren Mitsuhashi from Everett, Washington ” All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in Righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3: 16 NASB
Oh Lord you have searched me and you know me.
psalm 139:1
New international version
Nancy,
North Little Rock, AR
“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV84
Melissa from San Antonio, TX
Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Jennifer, Oklahoma City, OK
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 34:1-3
NLT
Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is His ear too deaf to hear you call. ~Isaiah 59:1 NLT
Tameeka- Jacksonville, TX …….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. Hebrews 12:1 NIV
Lydia, Nampa, ID–
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Heb 10:23 (NIV84)
Lisa, Chambersburg PA. Micah 7:7. NIV
But as for me, I watch in hope for The Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Alana~Cedar Falls, IA
‘Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.’
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Nicole from Lewisville TX- “Remember, it is a sin to know what you ought to do then not do it” James 4:17 NLT
Brittany from Norfolk, NE, Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 4:11
Sarah; Wilmington, NC
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
-Psalm 55:22 KJV
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! I say: The LORD is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in Him.
Lamentations 3:22-24 NCSB
Lindsey Currier, Tucson, Arizona
Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. -Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV
Brooke Wood; Bulverde, TX
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Praise be to you, O Lord; teach me your decrees.”
-Psalm 119: 11&12 (NIV)
Amory from Concord, NC
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phillippians 4:6 (NIV)
Faithe from York, PA — “The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see.” Hebrews 11:1 MSG
Brittany from Norfolk, NE, Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 NIV
Deborah Burlington, North Carolina
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, (Hebrews 12:1 NIV)
Cathy G Rockwall, Tx
I will extol the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
Ps 34:1
NIV
Elizabeth, Wilmette, IL
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
Alissa from Spring, Tx
“We must hold on to God’s promise that we have said we believed. And we must never let go. He has promised and he will do it.” Hebrews 10:23 WE (Worldwide English)
Kim
Des Moines, IA
Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (NIV)
Cam from Memphis, TN
“If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”
Isaiah 7:9
Kristen in Rawlins, WY. “When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and decrees that I am giving you this day.” Deuteronomy 8:10-11. NIV
Julie/Deer Park/ Psalm 29:11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. NIV
Kacy, Ft. Wayne, IN, Enter his gates with Thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:4-5 NIV
Pat, Littlefield,Tx………”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
Mary Beth, Atlanta, Ga
How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
In whose heart are the highways to Zion!
Psalm 84:5 NASB
” You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. ”
Isaiah 26: 3-4( NIV)
Laura R from Lake City, FL.
Kristin from Winnsboro, Texas.
“Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. Reveal to me the way I should go because I love for you.” Psalm 143:8 HCSB
Teresa, Edmond,OK
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Kimberly; Spanish Fort, Al
Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV)
” I lift my eyes to the mountains- where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD,the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Elizabeth, Pittsburgh, PA:
John 15:4, ESV:
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.”
Maggie from Tampa, Florida
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 nor forsake you. Joshua 1:5 NIV
Becca Benson; St Paul, MN
Isaiah 43:18-19
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
NIV
Joshua 1:9, NIV, “Have I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Emily; Wichita, KS
Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart and be thankful .
Colossians 3:15 NET
Jamie in Katy, Texas:
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” I Peter 1:3 ESV
Cindy
Alton NH
James 3:17-18 KJV
The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Susan
Littleton, CO
Matthew 25:40 NIV
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Sue, Groveport OH John 16:33 NIV
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
Praise God!!
Rachel Harrelson, Arlington, TX
“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6 ESV)