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
Psalms 32:7 (NKJV)
You are my Hiding Place.
You shall preserve me from trouble.
You shall surround me with Songs of Deliverance. Selah.
My brother died with our warning this am. He is now in the Presence of our Wonderful Savior, Our Great Comforter. Praise Him!
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13) NIV
Ashley from Victorville,Ca
“I know what I am doing. I have planned it all out- plans to take care of you, not to abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I’ll listen. When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.”
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (Message)
My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him. Psalm 62:5 AMP
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Psalms 119:105 KJV
Allyson from Raleigh, NC
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
Sheila; Russellville, AR
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NKJV)
Becca, Houston, “Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.” Daniel 12:3 NIV In this verse, I am reminded of how simple yet profound this speaks to us. It’s a great reminder that we can be a blessing to others all year by how we let God’s love shine through us.
Freida, Chatham, LA “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.” Psalm 103:1 NIV
Carolina from Buford, GA
“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)
Kim from Corral de Tierra, CA “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 NLT
“And now I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 NIV
Kristin
Clearwater, FL
Molly, Cypress TX
“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.”
Molly, Cypress, TX
Isaiah 33:6, NIV
Kelly from Tacoma, WA
“It is not good to each much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.” Proverbs 25:27 ESV
Marissa Burt
Seattle WA
Psalm 91:1 NLT
Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Janurary 1 2013 4:30
Sing to the Lord,a new song.Sing to the Lord all the earth.Sing to the Lord,praise His name ,proclaim his salvtion day after day. Psalm 96:1,2
Michelle – Holts Summit, MO (soon to be Johannesburg, South Africa)
“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NIV
Bethany from Pittsburgh, PA:
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.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Lisa from Little Rock, Arkansas
“Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace.” Ephesians 4:2-3 NLT
Pam Mendoza
Cypress, CA
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
Greenville, South Carolina
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 (NIV 1984)
Donna, Lexington, KY; “You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance”. Ps. 65:11 NIV
Carol from Bellaire,Tx.-O God,You are my God; Early will I seek You; My souls thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 (NKJV)
Joni Gibson, San Antonio, Tx
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2Cor. 10.5 NIV
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)
Ramona, Pasadena, Romans 4:5 (NLT)
But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.
Rebecca Guntersville, Alabama
The Lord is kind and does what is right; our God is merciful. The Lord watches over the foolish; when I was helpless He rescued me. I said to myself , “Relax, because the Lord takes care of you.” Lord you saved me from death. You stopped my eyes from crying. You kept me from being defeated.
Psalm 116:5-8. NCV
Pam, Naperville, IL
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. James 1:1 NIV 84
Kena from Jasper, IN
“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:5-6 (NIV)
Jeanne,Plano Tx.
Trust in The Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3: 5-6 English Standard Version
Krystina Wise, Lees Summit
Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
Becky, St. Augustine, “From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I” Psalm 61:2 NIV
Angela Wichita, KS
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. NIV
Karen Edlund, Rochester, MN
“He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.”
Psalm 40:3 NLT
Mary in Culloden, WV
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come . 2 Corinthians 5: 17
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleaseing to God–this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12: 1-2. NIV
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. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:29-30 NIV
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
From Belton, Texas
Margee – Chattanooga, TN
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 63:7 NIV
Tamara from Katy; “Submit, therefore, to The Lord. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7. NIV!!!!
Randee, Estherville, IA
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
Psalm 32:8 NKJV
Autumn from Lubbock,Texas:
“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 wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
Denise, Burlington CT
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves , it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
-Ephesians 2:8-10
That was from the NIV
Karen Stark
Tallahassee, FL
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
1 Timothy 4:8 NIV84
Ashley from Lubbock, Texas.
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive on another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:12-14
Susan – Maynard, MA
Lamentations 3:-22-23
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” – ESV
Kristi, Austin, TX
“You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.”
Michelle-Bothell, WA: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 NIV