Psalm 147:3

This is a picture of my friend Daniel's new tattoo. I know it is not the greatest picture but we will go with it anyway. I don't know what your opinions on tattoos are and I won't try to convince you one way or the other. I have a tattoo and TJ has 2 of them. The one thing I will say, if you are going to get one, make sure that it is something that has meaning and that is well thought out. You don't want something that you are going to regret later! Anyway, back to Daniel's... I LOVE the imagery on this tattoo. It depicts me so well. No, I am not going to go and copy this on my arm!!! But what you can't see too well on the banner is a bible verse. It is Psalms 147:3.

He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds

This is such a simple verse but carries quite a punch! I love the heart that is torn in half and sewn back up. There are too many times when the torn heart has represented my heart. That I have been brokenhearted and felt so alone. But God has bound my wounds and has healed me. To me, this tattoo represents the stages that I have been through. the broken heart representing literally my broken heart. The three crosses representing what God sacrificed for me and that He also lost his Son. The thread represents all of the ways that God has bound our wounds. Faith, amazing friends, and family. Then the repaired heart. My heart will always have a scar. It will never look the exact same as it used to. And that is ok. But God has bound the wound and now my heart looks and acts like a heart again. I am healed and covered in His grace and love. Isn't that just an amazing image? I love to know that my heart was broken but now because God loves me so much, I am healed. When I was at my lowest point, I didn't ever think that I would reach a point where I could say that I have healed. But by the grace of God, I am healed. I have a fully functioning heart. One that is ready to love and might one day crack again. But the good news is that even if that happens, God has enough thread to bind those wounds as well. I encourage you, if you are hurting, to allow God into your life. He will bind your wounds as He has done mine. Praise God that He heals!

Now although I love this image on Daniel's arm, it will not grace my body! I will just carry that amazing image in my head and if I ever forget, I can just give Daniel a call! My arm would definitely not look this good with a tattoo covering it! And Grandma would faint! So thank you God for Daniel and for allowing me to see this art. Isn't it funny how something so taboo can bring such peace and blessing? Thanks Daniel for sharing your art!