The Tattooed Lady (Nurse?)

[BeauJangles]

The Tattooed Lady (Nurse?)

Well, this certainly was an interesting experience. We get a few specialists and technicians here as needed, even though still in Stage IV Covid-19 Lockdown Quarantine Status. Xray techs, some RNs, (registered nurses) and a rare physician on occasion. I was down at the nurses station getting some pain meds for this accident that occurred on the first of June last month, and came across a nurse tech specialist from OPTIMA. No, I have no idea exactly who or where she is from or does. It's all very confidential here. Weird things happen in a nursing care facility and they don't talk about much. I do have ways to get them to talk! (hehe) One of them came up as we were gathering around for some fresh watermelon punch.

Great stuff! One from OPTIMA and totally "tatted out" (w/ tattoos) strolled up for some of the punch. I've been pretty bold lately and said, "Nice 'sleeve' work you have there." (complete arm tatts) and we struck up a convo on some of her body art. I'm not into this, nor does it appeal to me. But, I did notice she had a picture of the face of Christ with a crown of thorns. Some other face was beneath and I asked what all this meant to her. I also asked if she was a Christian or not. Well, she couldn't or wasn't exactly comfortable saying something of a confession in front of the other nurses, so we stepped to the side to continue talking about things and what she did believe. 

She was evasive for a direct answer for her beliefs and I asked her two things, "Who is Jesus to you?" and "Do you think He was Messiah come in the flesh?" She replied, "Well, He was a man." Hmm. We continued on these lines for a bit. I asked, "Emmanuel, God with us."? Did she think so? Or was she a 'cosmic universalist' or something? And I became more direct. She didn't want to identify as a 'Christian' for the stigma of the name for some reason. Okay. Then did she believe He was our Saviour and Lord, Son of God? And she pondered the idea. I mentioned, Simply believing for the sake of having some kind of assurance of faith as I was pretty sure we were going to come to war soon.

"World World III?" She inquired. "Yes. More or less, that would be pretty much it." was my response. China has allied with the Middle East already and there's two things they now want besides oil and electronics trades. Military forces. Yes, it's not looking good. It's immanent and is coming down the wire. I spelled out the entirety of Revelation, the false messiah, the mark of the beast, and cataclysmic events in the earth. "You know about this stuff?" she looked at me rather puzzled. "I'm involved with a Judeo/Christian website forum, where I share faith in Christ with others and write some articles and commentaries. Yes, we discuss these issues all the time. She became very interested at this point. 

"Scary stuff!" She said, looking directly into my eyes. I told her, "Yeah, only if you don't know Jesus the Christ as your Lord. It will be." And I continued sharing the importance of getting our lives and hearts in order to receive Him at His coming. We don't know when or what time. By prophesies, we do know it seems indicative. Was she ready? Not yet? Wouldn't she like to be? And at that point one of our regulars interrupted the topic for something of their concern. I did attempt to plant some seeds of faith within her though. At this point, I'll strike up a conversation with just about anyone. We need to get the word out, brothers and sisters. Jesus is Lord! Thanks for taking the time to read the event of my day. God bless. 

Shalom,

David/BeauJangles

P.S. I'm not sure this topic will take any notice or activity, but I'll attempt to keep with it if possible. It's been busy here and well, let's see how things go. Soon will be dinner time. It's 4:55 pm in California. Shabbat begins at sundown. 

[Mantis]

Awesome!

[Wayne222]

40 minutes ago, BeauJangles said:

The Tattooed Lady (Nurse?)

Well, this certainly was an interesting experience. We get a few specialists and technicians here as needed, even though still in Stage IV Covid-19 Lockdown Quarantine Status. Xray techs, some RNs, (registered nurses) and a rare physician on occasion. I was down at the nurses station getting some pain meds for this accident that occurred on the first of June last month, and came across a nurse tech specialist from OPTIMA. No, I have no idea exactly who or where she is from or does. It's all very confidential here. Weird things happen in a nursing care facility and they don't talk about much. I do have ways to get them to talk! (hehe) One of them came up as we were gathering around for some fresh watermelon punch.

Great stuff! One from OPTIMA and totally "tatted out" (w/ tattoos) strolled up for some of the punch. I've been pretty bold lately and said, "Nice 'sleeve' work you have there." (complete arm tatts) and we struck up a convo on some of her body art. I'm not into this, nor does it appeal to me. But, I did notice she had a picture of the face of Christ with a crown of thorns. Some other face was beneath and I asked what all this meant to her. I also asked if she was a Christian or not. Well, she couldn't or wasn't exactly comfortable saying something of a confession in front of the other nurses, so we stepped to the side to continue talking about things and what she did believe. 

She was evasive for a direct answer for her beliefs and I asked her two things, "Who is Jesus to you?" and "Do you think He was Messiah come in the flesh?" She replied, "Well, He was a man." Hmm. We continued on these lines for a bit. I asked, "Emmanuel, God with us."? Did she think so? Or was she a 'cosmic universalist' or something? And I became more direct. She didn't want to identify as a 'Christian' for the stigma of the name for some reason. Okay. Then did she believe He was our Saviour and Lord, Son of God? And she pondered the idea. I mentioned, Simply believing for the sake of having some kind of assurance of faith as I was pretty sure we were going to come to war soon.

"World World III?" She inquired. "Yes. More or less, that would be pretty much it." was my response. China has allied with the Middle East already and there's two things they now want besides oil and electronics trades. Military forces. Yes, it's not looking good. It's immanent and is coming down the wire. I spelled out the entirety of Revelation, the false messiah, the mark of the beast, and cataclysmic events in the earth. "You know about this stuff?" she looked at me rather puzzled. "I'm involved with a Judeo/Christian website forum, where I share faith in Christ with others and write some articles and commentaries. Yes, we discuss these issues all the time. She became very interested at this point. 

"Scary stuff!" She said, looking directly into my eyes. I told her, "Yeah, only if you don't know Jesus the Christ as your Lord. It will be." And I continued sharing the importance of getting our lives and hearts in order to receive Him at His coming. We don't know when or what time. By prophesies, we do know it seems indicative. Was she ready? Not yet? Wouldn't she like to be? And at that point one of our regulars interrupted the topic for something of their concern. I did attempt to plant some seeds of faith within her though. At this point, I'll strike up a conversation with just about anyone. We need to get the word out, brothers and sisters. Jesus is Lord! Thanks for taking the time to read the event of my day. God bless. 

Shalom,

David/BeauJangles

P.S. I'm not sure this topic will take any notice or activity, but I'll attempt to keep with it if possible. It's been busy here and well, let's see how things go. Soon will be dinner time. It's 4:55 pm in California. Shabbat begins at sundown. 

Hi David it's good to put seeds of faith out to others. I think God is waiting for us to share christ. He will not force us. I was at work yesterday and was talking to someone and I said I am not worried about dying from the covid 19 if I get it because I will go to heaven. To plant the seed of faith in God in her mind. There so little time to share the gospel to others. And it's salvation for them. They are about to perish forever. Never to have eternal life.  Good job !

[Debp]

2 hours ago, DDisconnect said:

And to think many judge on appearance.

I remember reading a man's experiences once - I can't recall how long ago or in what context - but he was a Christian who hadn't felt at ease with other Christians. Every church he joined, he felt that they would always be really stiff and judgemental, that they would all stare down their noses at him. He believed in God and wanted to lead the Christian life, but just wasn't able to find fellowship. This changed when he felt this strange urge to get a drink at a biker bar. He was not a biker, but he went in there and ordered a drink at the bar stools. The inside was filled with smoke. Around him were leatherclad fellows who were gruff and tattooed, staring at this guy who probably stood out quite plainly. He felt, understandably, ill at ease. However, a conversation started up and it turned out that they were Christians as well. It was his most positive experience with other Christians. He had finally found other Christians he felt good around, ones to fellowship with. And of all places, it certainly wasn't at church, nor among what one might think of as the average parishioners.

That's a great story, enjoyed it alot.   Yes, isn't it great that the Lord looks on our hearts, not our appearances.   And that the Lord is more merciful than many Christians.    

[Debp]

3 hours ago, BeauJangles said:

The Tattooed Lady (Nurse?)

Well, this certainly was an interesting experience. We get a few specialists and technicians here as needed, even though still in Stage IV Covid-19 Lockdown Quarantine Status. Xray techs, some RNs, (registered nurses) and a rare physician on occasion. I was down at the nurses station getting some pain meds for this accident that occurred on the first of June last month, and came across a nurse tech specialist from OPTIMA. No, I have no idea exactly who or where she is from or does. It's all very confidential here. Weird things happen in a nursing care facility and they don't talk about much. I do have ways to get them to talk! (hehe) One of them came up as we were gathering around for some fresh watermelon punch.

Great stuff! One from OPTIMA and totally "tatted out" (w/ tattoos) strolled up for some of the punch. I've been pretty bold lately and said, "Nice 'sleeve' work you have there." (complete arm tatts) and we struck up a convo on some of her body art. I'm not into this, nor does it appeal to me. But, I did notice she had a picture of the face of Christ with a crown of thorns. Some other face was beneath and I asked what all this meant to her. I also asked if she was a Christian or not. Well, she couldn't or wasn't exactly comfortable saying something of a confession in front of the other nurses, so we stepped to the side to continue talking about things and what she did believe. 

She was evasive for a direct answer for her beliefs and I asked her two things, "Who is Jesus to you?" and "Do you think He was Messiah come in the flesh?" She replied, "Well, He was a man." Hmm. We continued on these lines for a bit. I asked, "Emmanuel, God with us."? Did she think so? Or was she a 'cosmic universalist' or something? And I became more direct. She didn't want to identify as a 'Christian' for the stigma of the name for some reason. Okay. Then did she believe He was our Saviour and Lord, Son of God? And she pondered the idea. I mentioned, Simply believing for the sake of having some kind of assurance of faith as I was pretty sure we were going to come to war soon.

"World World III?" She inquired. "Yes. More or less, that would be pretty much it." was my response. China has allied with the Middle East already and there's two things they now want besides oil and electronics trades. Military forces. Yes, it's not looking good. It's immanent and is coming down the wire. I spelled out the entirety of Revelation, the false messiah, the mark of the beast, and cataclysmic events in the earth. "You know about this stuff?" she looked at me rather puzzled. "I'm involved with a Judeo/Christian website forum, where I share faith in Christ with others and write some articles and commentaries. Yes, we discuss these issues all the time. She became very interested at this point. 

"Scary stuff!" She said, looking directly into my eyes. I told her, "Yeah, only if you don't know Jesus the Christ as your Lord. It will be." And I continued sharing the importance of getting our lives and hearts in order to receive Him at His coming. We don't know when or what time. By prophesies, we do know it seems indicative. Was she ready? Not yet? Wouldn't she like to be? And at that point one of our regulars interrupted the topic for something of their concern. I did attempt to plant some seeds of faith within her though. At this point, I'll strike up a conversation with just about anyone. We need to get the word out, brothers and sisters. Jesus is Lord! Thanks for taking the time to read the event of my day. God bless. 

Shalom,

David/BeauJangles

P.S. I'm not sure this topic will take any notice or activity, but I'll attempt to keep with it if possible. It's been busy here and well, let's see how things go. Soon will be dinner time. It's 4:55 pm in California. Shabbat begins at sundown. 

David, I think people often respond more conversationally, as you did with the nurse.    Remember when Jesus engaged in conversation with the woman at the well?

Also, it's important not to become harsh or accusatory when talking about spiritual things to others.   Being accusatory or even pressuring others about their faith usually doesn't work.    

People usually do have questions about spiritual things.   If we approach them in a wise way, our input will more likely be received.

[Fidei Defensor]

I am curious why someone would get Jesus with a Crown of Thorns without knowing who He is. Then again, I am not in Tat community.  

[missmuffet]

God sees a person different than we see that person. 

[BeauJangles]

3 hours ago, missmuffet said:

God sees a person different than we see that person. 

Amen, Miss. That's absolutely correct. Tattoos personally have no appeal to me whatsoever. But, the situation was that the Lord opened up such a great opportunity for me to reach out to another person here in this respect. The facilitators know full well that the Right to Freedom of Religion gave me plenty of time to speak fully to this well illustrated technician about how Jesus loved her and wanted to be her Saviour. Where else could I be so free to do this? Well, maybe at Walmart. I used to witness there all the time to panhandlers. They'd hit me up for spare change and I'd make them listen to me before giving it to them. That was so cool! 

[BeauJangles]

20 hours ago, Mantis said:

Awesome!

Amen! Yes, it was! 

[BeauJangles]

17 hours ago, Debp said:

Also, it's important not to become harsh or accusatory when talking about spiritual things to others.   Being accusatory or even pressuring others about their faith usually doesn't work. 

Yeah, I hear ya, Debbie. When I was a young convert, we were practically coerced to "street witness" at the evangelical church I attended in my late teen years. I was still very shy and backward and never felt called to it then. I was more drawn towards reaching out to those around my age that were floundering in their walk with the Lord. I don't know how this all turned around as it did. Perhaps it's because time really is getting short. Of course, I'm older now also and I really do want to serve Him with all my heart.