I've always wanted a tattoo - a visual reminder of something God taught me and an outward sign of my faith. You can save the schpeels on why tattoos are bad; I get it from Brent enough. He has never really gotten on the bandwagon. Too permanent. He tells me to write on myself (things that I would like to get as tattoos) and to express myself in that way, that non-permanent way.
But it doesn't feel the same.
Today I wrote two words on each wrist, Kadhosh and Hagios. Both words mean "to be holy" and I like that reminder. Kadhosh is from the old testament; Hagios, the new. The reminder to me is that holiness really means to be separate or set apart. I should be set apart from people in my words, actions, and thoughts.
A woman asked while I was donating blood what they meant, and I told her. She kind of laughed and said, "Well I fail at that every day." So I said, "So do I. It doesn't mean I am holy through anything I do, but God's love makes me holy."
I was able to talk about God with a perfect stranger because of a tattoo. It made me realize God is Sovereign. He is Sovereign in the Bible. He is Sovereign today.
He is even Sovereign in tattoos.
Nothing can separate us from God. He can use everything. He can use our past, our present, and our future.
So what made me think he couldn't find a way to use our tattoos?
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