Tattoos are a mark people have placed on themselves to reflect some aspect of their perceived identity.  The same happens to us as we navigate our lives.  We are tattooed by circumstances, relationships, and the opinions of others; each projecting upon us a mark that we come to believe is a representation of who we are.  Ephesians chapter one teaches us God seals us through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit and forever marks us as His child.

As the earth revolves around the sun, so should our lives around our God.  Everything we are and will be rests in Him.  Unfortunately, we alter our focus and change the orbit of our lives.  Unbelief consumes us and acts as the chain to which we attach the weight of our insecurities, fears, weaknesses, and rebelliousness.  It blurs our view of the Savior, which results in a lack of trust and prevents us from centering our lives on the Father.  The Epistle of Romans chapter 12 teaches us how to adjust our orbit and live a life focused on God.

Pain, hurt, and abuse can cause us to lock away our God given purpose in a locker of depression and doubt.  Psalm 139 teaches us that while you may have forgotten your true value, our Heavenly Father has not.

God alone has the authority and power to speak into existence something from nothing.  Romans chapter five teaches us He “calls those things which do not exist as though they did.”  We can declare His promises over our lives because He has already spoken them into existence.