Ankle Tat

I'm going to go ahead and take this opportunity to explain my other tattoos. (I have 3). Still haven't taken a picture of my side...my camera batteries are dead. Look for it tomorrow.

So tonight is my ankle tattoo. There's not really a lot to explain.

On the top of my foot is an abstract picture of Jesus on the cross. And then around my ankle is a Bible verse (Phil. 1:21) For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Basically...Christ died on the cross for me. That is such a powerful sentence that we say without eve

n thinking about it.

Christ--the Son of the God who created the universe. The only Son. Completely God. Completely man.

died--was murdered. After severe torture...physically and spiritually. Beaten until unrecognizable. Nails driven through his hands and feet. Every single friend he had turned away from him and acted as if they didn't know him. And while He was on the cross, he held every single sin we have ever or will ever commit. It was so ugly, that even GOD turned away. Which is more to bear than any of the previous stuff.

me--sinner. inherently evil. nobody special.

Christ died for me.

So the least I can do is live for Him. While I am alive, I should strive to live the way He wants me to. I will always fail and I w

ill never live up to expectation. But I will always try. That means that sometimes I don't go along with "fun" activities if they will cause me to sin. Don't get me wrong, I falter. But I try. But I do this with the knowledge that when I die, I will go to heaven. Because Christ is the only way to get there, and I have committed myself to living the best I can for Him. So to die is gain.

That's it. I'll explain the wrist one tomorrow.

=)

2 days. Crazy.

Love,

Kaitie