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WALKING BY FAITH!!

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**IT’S OFFICIAL ~ HERE IS MY TATTOO**

I got the tattoo yesterday at Infinite Art Tattoo on Secor Road in Toledo, OH. My tattoo artist was Andrea and I might add she was simply amazing. Below is a picture of her and me. If you want a tattoo, this is the place to go! Thank you Andrea and Infinite Art Tattoo!!

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**NOTE: Someone posted a comment on their testimony and my site went down and it got deleted. . can you please post it again, it was very heartfelt and touched me deeply**

I never in my wildest dreams imagined the negative remarks that would come from me posting about getting a tattoo on my foot “Walk by Faith”. So now I am going to preach. I received some comments and an email that if I got a tattoo I would not get into heaven? It is a sin? Seriously? I can assure you my salvation is not determined by if I have a tattoo or not. My salvation is determined by my faith. Do I believe in the Jesus? Do I believe he died on the cross for mine and your sins? Do I believe he rose again? Romans 10:9-10 says “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” It doesn’t say I will be saved if I don’t have any tattoos, if I do good things, but it specifically says “with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved”. I believe God’s word to be the truth and I believe that Jesus is my Lord and Savior and I know I AM SAVED!! I don’t deserve God’s grace, but he gives it to us ALL FREELY!! Every single one of us can enjoy this freedom in knowing we will have eternal life. Ephesians 2:8-9 also says “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.” It doesn’t matter what I DO, but it is all about what JESUS HAS ALREADY DONE FOR ME AND FOR YOU!! I also have to laugh when others are saying it is a sin, because honestly judging me is a sin also, so we all need to be careful how we handle ourselves. The moral of the story is this. I love the Lord with all my heart. I have a tremendous amount of Faith and I am confident I am going to heaven, because Jesus already bore all MY SINS, the ones I have committed and the ones I will still commit, because I am human and I am a sinner as all of you are, but we are redeemed if we believe. My redeemer lives! So with that said, I am getting the tattoo and I am proud to get it. I am proud to share my faith with anyone who wants to hear about it and I am always here to pray for any of you that may want it or need it. I never need to know details, if you need prayer I will pray, God already knows all the details.

Thanks for letting me share my heart. I love you guys more than you will ever know and I pray for you all daily. Have a great day!! GOD IS GOOD. . . ALL THE TIME! (oh maybe that is the tattoo I should get:) Just kidding!!




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Comments

  1. I think your tattoo is awesome! It looks great! And has a great message. I don’t know why people get so bent out of shape when we believers express their faith…I love your website. It started me on couponing and thanks to you I have saved so much money! Keep up the good work you do and I know I will always support your cause. GOD is good!

  4. Its not about what u have or look like its about the heart u have GO Joni u inspire me to really get into couponing more I do it but not extremely not that good yet

  6. Now that you have a tat you get to share with people about true freedom. What an opportunity !

  8. I am not a christian, but, I think it’s crazy, you’re being condemned by those who are of the same faith, for showing your love for your spiritual reglious self. Freedom baby, it’s what it’s all about. people often use the bible from the old testament to adress their own personal bs wars they wage. To each their own. your tattoo isn’t taking the food out of anyones mouth, or hurting anyone. Continue to be yourself. You did nothing wrong. 🙂

  9. I think it’s ironic that some are giving you a hard time over the tattoo but missing the point that you are using the tattoo to help pronounce your faith in the Lord. lol

  10. Joni – I am a Christian and strong believer (I work at a church in fact) and have 4 tattoos and several piercings (including my nose, tongue and belly button). I have never once had anyone tell me I’m not going to heaven because I have piercings or tattoos and so the “Christians” who are telling you these things obviously don’t have their belief systems straight. What you said in your entry above was spot on! If you believe in Christ with your heart and confess Him as savior with your mouth then you are saved! It is by His grace alone that we are saved and not by any action we do or do not commit! I love your tattoo and am thinking about getting one in the same place myself with the verse “Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path” Ps 119:105
    Don’t let anyone else tell you how to live out your faith – that is between you and JC! 🙂

    I love your site; thank you for all of the hard work you put into it and the great deals you are sharing with us all! Blessings!
    ~Corrinne

  11. I like that tattoo! I may get one like it. Everything you said was so true and Jesus is going to have “King of kings and Lord of Lords” when He comes back on His thigh! Just love those that made the negative comments and just understand that they don’t know the whole truth of the matter. Some people are legalistic. God bless you and your family and thank you for providing this website. It has been a tremendous blessing to my familiy and others. PLEASE continue your ministry! (-:

  12. AMEN! and AMEN!
    Well said!
    You go girl. I might just visit your suggested tattoo artist. Been wanting a cross or an ichthus. Love your choice.
    You are an amazing blessing to so many.


Joni-Family-SmallMy name is Joni Meyer-Crothers and I run this couponing/money-saving blog along with my husband, Jamie. We love to show others how to save money in a BIG way! We do all the work for you. . we do the matchups and show you where to get the coupons, many FREE printable coupons. Sit back and follow the blog and watch your savings increase! Couponing is a ministry for our family as we we love to show others how to save and share from their couponing harvest!

I just recently wrote a book called “Extreme Couponing” (released March 5, 2013)  that gives step-by-step directions on how to coupon.  We have been featured on TLC “Extreme Couponing” five times, The 700 Club, 20/20, Today Show, GMA, HLN, Rachael Ray, AOL “You’ve Got”, Fox News, CNN Money, Huffington Post ~ to see a complete list you can click on the right-hand sidebar and the clips and articles are listed there.

I continue to challenge everyone weekly to donate 5 nonperishable or hygienic items to a local food bank/pantry and/or family you may know in need.  Don’t ever discount the smallness of any act of kindness. . it matters!