I have this idea that I want to get a tattoo. My ink will have something to do with dying to self I become eternal.
To me this is the essence of my life. I have to die to self in order for God to be able to fill the void that is left.
That was the case when I overcame addiction. I couldn't just walk away from the booze, weed, pornography, horror movies, and violent video games.
The chemicals killed my brain cells.
The pornography killed my innocence.
The horror movies killed my empathy.
The violent video games killed my peace.
But then I gave God a chance to heal those things.
God used my substance abuse to direct me to get a degree in Substance Abuse Counseling.
God healed the damage done by pornography by helping me see just how awesome women are. Women are beautiful and not objects.
God healed the damage done horror movies by putting it in my heart to heal people.
The violence of the video games helped me see how beautiful peace can be.
Garbage in garbage out.
God in our hearts God in our speech.
So what do you cover yourself with?
If it's a tattoo really think about what message you're sending.
Already have a tattoo that may speak to how you used to feel? Perhaps you were angry. Perhaps you felt abandoned. Have you memorialized being depressed and suicidal?
It's not to late to live beyond what the ink on your body says or implies about who you are.
Maybe you don't have tattoos but something else no longer fits you.
Have you lived your life without smiling?
Like the famous saying says,
"Smile God loves you."
