Joshua 24:15

So... I got a tattoo. :)

Josh and I have been talking about it for a while but I was just always undecided. It's a big decision to permanently change your body and I wasn't taking that lightly. But, after A LOT of consideration. I finally did it. It's a cross in the middle/top of my back. It is just under my neck but you can't see it when I'm wearing a t'shirt. Its a beautiful cross with the bible verse Joshua 24:15. This verse means a lot to me and I chose to place in on my body with a significant purpose.

Having a relationship with God is what makes me who I am. It's the largest part of who I am and have always been. I grew up in church, going with my Maw maw, and watching her relationship and commitment to her faith helped me to become who I am. I became a believer at a very early age and my faith in God has never wavered. I have always known that there is a God and that Jesus Christ lived and died and rose again to save me from my own sin. I know that I know that I know. It just is.

Believing in God and being involved in church has always been a part of who I am. That's the easy part. The hard part is not conforming to the ways of the world. I know that no one is perfect but I can only focus on my own struggles, because mine are the only ones that I am accountable for. I have so many questions for God. I feel like we live in a time where people truly believe that going to church and not drinking or cussing makes them a "Christian". I don't even like the term. I am a believer. That's what God wants from me. Not my church attendance record. Don't get me wrong. I love church and I think that it's a vital part of a strong and healthy walk with God. I just know that it takes a whole lot more than that to be in a truly committed relationship with Jesus.

I live in a judgmental world. Church goers are the worst to judge others. I judge people all the time. Believe me, I am pointing no fingers here. I am talking to myself. I want my life to be a living sacrifice to God. I know that God has a great purpose for me and my husband and our future family. I know that Josh and I will raise our children to know and believe that God is the Alpha and Omega. That nothing else matters in life. Serving God is their purpose in life. I just pray that God will lead us to where he wants us. That he will use us and allow us to be vessels for Him.

Joshua 24:15 "But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."


God gave each and every one of us the freedom of choice. We are allowed to choose for ourselves who we will serve. Some choose idols of vein ambition. Some choose other people to live for. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.