Hey Y’all!
Before I fool anyone, each of you should know that this is Lindsee posing as Beth for this particular SSMT post. She and her girls on a little girl’s getaway that is much deserved. So when she mentioned that she might not be able to work this post out, I told her not to even think of it and enjoy her time away!
Side note: She was telling me yesterday she’s not sure when her last actual vacation was because our siesta mama has spent the last two scheduled vacations either being Bibby for a week (her grandma name), or writing for a week! So! Needless to say, this girl’s getaway is earned and joyfully welcomed! We blessed them as they walked out the doors yesterday and promised them they didn’t need to worry about one detail here. She also assured me she’d hopefully have some fun pictures for you guys when she gets back!
SSMT is a big detail. So here I am. I realize that was a much more detailed description as to why I’m taking over SSMT this time than you probably cared to know, but now it’s in official wording and I’m leaving it.
Beth gave me the option to share my verse with you guys along with the one she’s memorizing this go around, so I decided to take her up on that. The more the merrier, right?
My verse is actually probably very familiar to y’all, but it hit me fresh a couple of weeks ago and knew it needed to be put into my memory for good. It’s one of those verses I know, and I could quote it, but not verbatim and I really wanted to be intentional with it this go around, especially since I really mixed up the version I’m memorizing it in this time which really makes it pop in my mind.
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 (Amplified)
This I know to be so true, I need Jesus. And I need Him to steady my heart, because He alone can do that. Want to hear some synonyms of steadfast? Steady, firm, stable, constant, staunch, and immovable. Each of these descriptions are things I want to be said and true of me. I think it’s so fitting that persevering and steadfast follow each other because it’s in my persevering that He makes my spirit steadfast, but I tend to get really distracted and unsteady pretty quick. Which I guess is why we’re told to persevere in the first place. Maybe it’s just me, but so many times I allow my circumstances to determine my steadfastness. When things are going good (translation: the way I want them too), persevering comes easy, as well as a firm and steady devotion to the Lord, but it’s when the going gets tough, that the tough get going. That’s when it’s time to wrestle that hard thing out with Him. For me, an example that comes to mind is singleness. Some days I love the freedom it brings, while other days I’m wrestling my way through this season. Very quickly I can go from steadfast to discouraged. Steadfast to lazy. Steadfast to frustrated. I want so badly to be faithful in each season of my life, and to truly live in an “undivided devotion” to the Lord that Paul talks about, but we can all admit it’s not always easy. If it were easy, the vast majority would be doing just that.
I don’t always want to do the work it takes to have a clean heart, and a persevering Spirit, but I know all too well that when I’m not yearning for it is the perfect time to ask for it. So I’m asking for a clean heart! That God would renew me from top to bottom.
You’re more than welcome to join me this go around.
Or for those of you curious what our Siesta Mama has chosen, you can join her. This time she is memorizing Colossians 1:16 in the ESV version:
“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.” Colossians 1:16 (ESV)
Amen. He sees everything. He knows everything. He created everything. If you stop and take that verse a part line by line and dwell on that, it’s really mind blowing.
ALL things were created BY Him. (Things we cannot even lay our human eyes on.)
THROUGH Him.
And FOR Him.
ALL things.
I have no doubt our Siesta Mama would have more to say about that, but I’m just going to leave you with wow. So, if that scripture stirs something up in you, tag on with her.
(And now I’m going to make this really slick transition to close out the post. Could this be any more awkward? I’m kind of gifted in that. You know, making things awkward.)
Well, ladies! Time to persevere to the end! We’re so close. If you got through summer, you can certainly make it through the fall. Oh, and because I’ve been getting some emails and phone calls, I’ll go ahead and let you know that we’re planning on having all things SSMT celebration and details up SOON. Like, hopefully as in the next SSMT post or two. We’re so pumped and we love y’all dearly.
Let’s hear your scriptures!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Amber, Norman, OK
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all tge more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Pam; OH Clap your hands all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph..
Psalm 47;1 NSFL NKJV
Keri
Little Rock, AR
“Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed by bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.”
Psalm 32:9 ESV
“Lord God, You are the great I am! This is your name forever!”
Exodus 3:14-15
Cottonwood, CA
“and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Eph. 3:19, ESV
Stephanie from Carmichael, CA
“For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”
Colossians 3:3 (NKJV)
OH!! NOOOO!! Somehow in this crazy world I am living right now this memory verse slipped up on me! Is it too late to post one???
Betty M
Hi Betty,
I’m sure it’s not too late. I just posted mine and was reading through some of them. This is the latest I’ve ever been. This month has just flown by…
God bless you!
Love,
Kristie
Suzanne Morton, Decatur ,Texas.
For by him all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things were created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:16 ESV
Deuteronomy 6:4 (NKJ)
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, theLord is one!
Anna Indiana
Betty, Austin, Texas Psalm 25:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, free me from my anguish. NIV
Put on all of God’s armor so that you may stand firm against all the strategies of the devil
Ephesians 6:11 NLT
Ruth, Shawnee, KS
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)–
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.
Candace
Colorado Springs
“Who am I O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?”
1Chronicles 17:16b NIV
Beverly, Prosper, TX
Proverbs 31:25 NASB
Strength & dignity are her clothing
And she smiles at the future.
Nikki L, Littleton, CO
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.” Matthew 16:33 ESV
Carrie – Cary, NC
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know
what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His
inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power
toward us who believe.” Ephesians1:18-19 NASB
Sandy from Long Beach, CA.
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
John 6:29 NIV
Kim, Frankenmuth, MI:
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”-the things God has prepared for those who love Him.
-1 Corninthians 2:9
Laura Beth, Jackson
Exodus 14:13, NLT
But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again.”
Jen, Katy, TX
“My father gave them to me, and he is greater than all others. No one can snatch them from his hands…” John 10:29
Kristie Nanes, Clearfield, UT
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that can not be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.”
Hebrews 12:28
Praising God….forever, amen.
Kristie Nanes, Clearfield, UT
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.”
Hebrews 12:28
Psalms 23:1 KJV The Lord is my shephard I shall not want. Betty M ND
Sorry but it has been hectic!!!
Miriam from Granby, CT
Galatians 6:9 (ESV)
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up.
Ainslie, Columbia SC
“But the wicked will perish: Though the Lord ’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.” ~Psalm 37:20 NIV
Psalm 16:11 ESV
‘You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.’
Pam, Chiangmai — for your love for me is very great.
You have rescued me from the depths of death. Ps 86:13 NLT
Michelle from Norman, OK “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires” James 1:19-20 NIV
Rita Brown
Midland, TX
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
Philippians 2:3-4 NIV
Gail Jones
Decatur TX
Psalm 51:17 NIV
My sacrifice O God is a broken spirit ; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
1Peter 3:18 (NIV)
For Christ suffered once for sins,the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the spirit.
~Heidi V~ Oak Harbor, WA
I will give them one heart and one Way that they may fear me forever. I will make with them an everlasting covenant that I will not turn away from doing good to them.
Jeremiah 32:39-40 ESV
Cynthia, Missouri
Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from goodwill. Phill 1:15 ESV
Elena, Elma NY
Psalm 84:5 NLT
“What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.”
Taylor
Psalm 31:24 (NCV)
All you who put your hope in the Lord be strong and brave!
GOD LOVES YOU! 🙂
Philippians 4:7 NIV
And, the peace of God that surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Jennifer Olmstead
Janesville, WI
Deborah, Katy, TX
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
“And let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Amanda, Katy, TX
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
“And let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Cyndi, Katy, TX
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
“And let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Kara, Houston, TX
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
“And let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Allison, Katy, TX
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
“And let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Tiffany, Katy, TX
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
“And let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Maria Cristina Bruschi
Orlando, Florida
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121: 1-2 NIV
Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Psalm 103:2 NIV
Penny, Cincinnati. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. Romans 8:26, NIV
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
Romans 8:31-39
Caroline
Waco,TX
1 Peter 4:16
But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name.
Jenna
“Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” (Matthew 18:19, 20 ESV)
Melissa
Waco,TX
Dianne – Hartselle, AL
I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (Mark 11:23-24 NASB)