A Journal of a Broken Personality

I'm learning about Tattoo's

I'm learning, I'm learning about Tattoo's

Growing up I've heard so many people say to me "don't get a tattoo" that tattoos are associated with criminals, worldly people; the "bad boy and girl image". It was not meant for Christian I was told at church that the body is the temple of God. I remember a pastor teach if you don't vandalize the physical building of the church then why should on your body which is far more holier because it carries the Holy spirit.

I told myself that I would never get a tattoo and even though I was taught that by the pastor I wasn't brainwashed by him I was convicted and knew it was right. I  love that in each one of us our spirit can testify to what is good and bad. As I got older the thought would come and go about getting a tattoo but the moment I was serious about getting one was during my rebellious days this was when I decided to live my life the way I wanted and no one would have any say.

No doubt tattoos are beautiful especially when they are done by magnificent artist; people get tattoos for so many reasons. Some get tattoos in honor of friends or family, symbolic meanings, favorite characters, powerful quotes etc. I got my tattoo done when I was 21, I decided to gift myself a key it was to symbolize my freedom because I didn't celebrate my 21st birthday. Why you may ask because at 16 I snuck out to the clubs with some friends and it just so happened that my elder brother's friends saw me and reported me to my brother soon word had reached my folks. After my spanking and many tears my mother said she would not celebrate my 21st birthday because I stole my key( Meaning my freedom)

I also said the key was to symbolize my love for my future husband that I held the keys to his heart, My goodness Miri how corny could you get. So I decided abruptly that I would get a tattoo once I got my first tattoo I felt that it was incomplete and plain so I decided to get a trail of stars with colors just to make it look more prettier, and it did but I still felt it wasn't enough. I began thinking of other designs to make it more attractive. I started researching other peoples tattoos and trying to see what would suit best.

The tattoo of the key and thorns with the trail of stars are on my back, from the left shoulder blade traveling up towards the upper right shoulder. I praise God for at least giving me some sort of  wisdom of putting it on my back because if there was a need to dress appropriately for a job or to look conservative at a specific function I could hide it.

I remember the first time getting it and having a sense of pride, I felt so independent and yes I thought it looked cool better yet it felt cool. I remember trying to hide it from my mother when I would go to her place as mush as I tried to hide it she saw it and boy was she was not impressed. It's so strange when you are in the world, worldly things appeal to you but when you are with Christ the things of the world and its culture are unattractive and it begins to disgust you.

1 John 1:15-17 Do not love the world or the things of the world, If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him. For all that is in the world- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life is not of the father but is of the world. And the world is passing away and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

You see a tattoo is a form of pride, anything that feeds out pride is of the world and never of God. when I got a tattoo I bought clothes to show it off, I wanted people to look at it, it fed my vanity and ego. A tattoo is nothing more than gratification of the body. When people get a tattoo they didn't get it just to cover it up, no it's there for show. The devil is so smart to portray a tattoo as a form of art, to blind us and say you are the boss of your own body that you can do whatever you please with it to which no one can say anything about it. He is so cunning because he knows that tattoo's go against the very word of God himself in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought with a price: therefore, glorify God in your spirit which is God's

And it's not just tattoo's itself, the devil defiles the human body in so many ways piercing with drugs, alcohol, fornication, cigarettes and even gluttony. Now many can debate and say "ok what if I get a cross or a scripture tattoo" the question is, would you twist the word of God to fit the worldly culture? For example, can I accompany my friends to the nightclub and not drink? Can I wear mini dresses or a deep cut necklines showing my cleavages to church? Can I lie if it means protecting me or a loved one?

1 Peter 1:15-16 but as he who has called you is holy, you also be holy in your conduct because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy"

We serve a holy God and he demands that we be holy, holiness can only be done through the power of the Lord Jesus Christ, dying to the flesh and living in obedience to the Holy spirit. Tattoos were not made by him, we can claim "oh but our culture demands it that it is our identity" but the truth is all those culture and traditions are all pagan practice it was never invented or found in the word. So we can't go making markings on our bodies and saying that it glorifies God. To truly glorify the Lord in our bodies is to fear God and keep his commandants.

For those who have already gotten a tattoo and didn't realize the truth of it don't worry there is forgiveness from our heavenly father, please just don't get another one and take advantage of God's grace, now that you have gotten knowledge about it please spread the word. I do admit when I attend church I make sure that it's not visible but the moment I expose it is in that moment I want the attention to be on me, being a woman I still do struggle with this especially when some clothing's are super cute but the Holy spirit is kind enough to remind me gently to cover up. As Christians we must be careful not to be a stumbling block to others to causing them to sin or send a wrong message.

Romans 14:12 "so then each of us shall give an account of himself to God" everything that we do we must take it in to considerate that one day we will be questioned, not only for the things we did for ourselves but for others. 

Sorry guys but tattoos are not ok.

I'm learning, I'm learning about Tattoo's