Heart shaped pizza

This is part of a journal assignment I was assigned to do in my COR 300 class at SAU, and I thought I'd share it with you all. What beliefs do you hold most dearly, and of these, which are you willing to die for? Maybe take time to make your own list and think about what really matters in your life or what should really matter.

Top 10 beliefs I hold most dearly:

1. My belief in God. That he sent his son to this earth to die for every person’s sins, including my own. 

2. My belief in love. God loves me and I love Him, more than anyone else in this world. I also love others. I am commanded to do so. And on top of that, I know others who love me. 

3. My belief in relationships. God gave me people in my life to intermingle with and develop relationships with. More than anything, my relationship with God is the most important. 

4. My belief in family. More than just an average human relationship is the blood bond of another. My parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents… These people that God has blessed me with, who I believe I will be blessed enough to always keep strong relationships with. 

5. My belief in marriage. I have yet to marry, but I know marriage can and does last. I have many awesome examples of such relationships in my life. God has someone out there for me, whether I have found him yet or not. 

6. My belief in forgiveness. Christ has forgiven me, therefore I should forgive others, no matter what it is they may have done to “wrong” me.

7. My belief in heaven. Jesus has joined his father in heaven to prepare a place for me… a place for anyone who has accepted Jesus as their personal savior. This is where I will spend eternity with God and with those I love and that love God.

8. My belief in creation. God created all there ever has been on this earth. Whether He created the human being who then went on to create Microsoft, or whether He directly placed trees on this earth, all was created by God. Nothing is here by chance or even CLOSE to chance! No explosion or bang created who I am and what this beautiful world around me looks like.

9. My belief in myself. I think can, I thank I can… No, I know I can! I believe in myself. God is in me, and through him I can do all things through His strength in me. If it is God’s will for me, I believe and know I will be able to accomplish the tasks He puts before me. 

10. My belief in sustenance. What I am mainly referring to through this belief, is that I believe I am alive today one, because it is God’s will that I am, but two, that I have been provided with enough food and water to live off of. This “sustenance” has kept me alive this long, and will continue to do just that as long as I am provided for. 

Well there's my list of ten beliefs that I hold most dearly. Seen above, the bestest sustenance around, Marios Pizza in Greenville, IL. I am now craving it times a million and three. If anyone would like to ship me some, I wouldn't complain... I don't think, that is. Although here I am thinking about number 10 on my list. Maybe I need to get my priorities straight here:)

Also, seen even abover, is my grandparents, Art and Judy Osborne's hands with their wedding rings on them, placed upon the Bible. They have been married for over 50 years as have my dad's parents, Ish and Joanna Smith. SO blessed for examples such as these! Speaking of heart shaped pizzas, I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day! Whether your day was spent thinking more specifically about a significant other or maybe even thinking about how much God loves you and therefore we should love Him and others. I was blessed to be able to celebrate the day thinking of both God and others, and even more specially a certain other. Evan showed up on Monday and surprised me after class with roses and dinner! What a guy:) Anyways, hope this list could maybe get you all thinking. <3