all is grace

I got a new tattoo last week. A tattoo is always a pretty big commitment for me (this is my third), but this one is the first one that is forever etched in a very visible location, and while my other two tattoos are meaningful to me, they can't really impact those who view them. I hope that isn't the case with my newest tattoo.

If you can't tell, it's on the underside of my forearm.

The last few months have wrecked my heart. God has torn me to shreds in order to reassemble me to be what he wants from me...what he wants from all of us. I want to always remember the journey I'm going through at this point in my life because I honestly believe I'll never be the same as I was before. My world views have shifted. Things that I would've claimed to be absolute truth before I don't believe in any more. And it's all because of one five letter word. Grace. All is grace. All in this world is grace.

Ann Voskamp writes more beautifully about grace in her book One Thousand Gifts than I could ever attempt to. Please visit this post and read the words within the blue box. 

I love Ann's words. "Without God's lens, the world warps." I feel like I've found a way to look through that lens, and it all comes back to that one monumental word. Grace.