50 Things I Believe

~~ Matthew 7:12 (NIV) ~~  So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

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by Carley Cooper

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I’ve been planning this list for a while.  What you believe in says a lot about who you are.  Have you ever stopped to seriously pay attention to what you believe in?  Do you know yourself as well as you think you do?  Here are a few of the things I believe in.

I believe:

1. Jesus (the Son of the only living God, the virgin birth, the death & resurrection)
2. I believe God
3. I’m stronger than I think I am
4. that one of the ways God talks to me is through the messages I read in so many places
5. in the gift of saying good-bye when it’s needed
6. that positive thinking can be a cure
7. anything is possible if you have faith in God
8. in big family Christmas’s
9. in the Golden Rule (Do onto others as you would have the do onto you)
10. I have nothing to fear as long as I keep my eye on Jesus
11. forgiveness can change your world
12. showing your emotions is a sign of strength not weakness
13. dogs are family too
14. all people and races are equal
15. God loves me
16. giving is more fun than getting
17. as long as you don’t quit you’re not a failure
18. getting lost in a good book is a wonderful way to escape
19. in honesty
20. that sometimes honesty is really hard, but important in the end
21. in good friends
22. in great sex
23. in the power of chocolate
24. pizza is the perfect food (Oh, and Dorito’s too!)
25. in the rain; it’s good for the earth and for dancing in
26. in hot, sunny summer days
27. in lying under the stars on a summer night
28. in dancing to Motley Crue and Nickleback in my living room
29. Gary Allan is one of the sexiest men alive
30. God will take care of me
31. red is my best color
32. well designed interiors are good for your soul
33. in Rock & Roll
34. it hurts more to hurt a friend than when they hurt you
35. there is a husband in my future
36. the need for shoes is way over rated (& long pants too)
37. television is sucking out our brains
38. I have forgiven those who hurt me
39. menopause should be outlawed
40. I see God in my pets
41. we have a responsibility to take care of the earth
42. that God gave us certain animals as food
43. that God meant for peanut butter to be extra smooth and creamy
44. no one in the history of the world has waited as long as I have to get their first car
45. it’s really not fun when a plastic container melts in the microwave
46. it’s also not cool when your paper shredder eats your computer-mouse cord
47. the thought of God curing me from Bipolar Disorder is scarier than not being cured
48. that I mess up on a regular basis, but God forgives me
49. I can’t survive without God’s grace and mercy
50. it’s time for me to hear what you believe.  Share your beliefs in the comment section below. 

Let’s Pray

 ~~ Dear God ~~  Your ways are perfect.  I am not perfect.  Thank You for giving me the freedom to form my own opinions and beliefs.  Thank You for this wonderful country of Canada that gives us so many privileges and freedoms that others around the world do not have.  Please help me to always share my beliefs about Your Son, Jesus, with all that I meet.  In Jesus name, AMEN.

Now It’s Your Turn

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