The Lord's (part one)

האדון                                             Out, damn'd spot! out, I say!—One; two: why, then 'tis time to do't.—Hell is murky.—Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our pow'r to accompt?—Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? -Macbeth Act 5, scene 1, 26–40 What does your tattoo say? =it says "The Lord" in Hebrew What does it mean? =it means that my body belongs to the Lord Why did you get it? =so I can remind myself of what God has saved me from What has He saved you from? =my sexual addictions Why did you choice to have it on your right hand? =other than reading Isaiah 44: 5  one day in High school and deciding I wanted a tattoo lol I got it there for a few reasons. One of them being that I used to physically harm myself from the weight of my guilt. God lead me to scriptures such as Hebrews 10:18 where it says "And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary." Several attempts had been made on my part to stop my lusting and other impure actions, but no matter what what I tried I always slipped back.-And sometimes more than willingly!Which absolutely disgusted me and still does! But when God lead me to this verse, I knew He knew what I was trying to do in my frustrations with myself-pay for my own sin. I could not, absolutely could not face Jesus (who was 100 % blameless) taking my payment and death. God said, "Samantha, it is done. It has been done, you can not take it back. I came for you and I love you. I loved you even though I saw your sin. And I willing died for you. Accept my grace, accept this gift." The other scripture that really grasped me in overcoming this shame was 2 Corinthians 7:10 which says, "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death." I had seen now how what I had was "worldly sorrow" and not "godly sorrow" and my way was certainly leading me further from life-true life, Christ. I wasn't stopping my efforts in still sinning even with a bloody wrist, again my ways were a hopeless cycle. I needed someone bigger than me, I needed a Lover, a Father and Best Friend. Why did you choose to have it in Hebrew? =Because I wanted to honor the fact that God first called the Hebrews as His chosen people and the same promise that He extended to them has now extended to all people through Jesus Christ Ephesians 2:11-22 Just in case you've ever wondered. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfDhctu3adk 

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