Overcoming the "I'm not engaged" blues

As your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram timeline floods with engagements, please do not be angry. You may be entering 2013 without a fiance but I want to let you know that there is a man that God has in mind for you to marry... if you just allow Him to write your love story. Do not be moved by your circumstances. Don't settle for a low life, dead beat, or random because you are tired of waiting for the "one". Singleness is a precious gift from God because it allows you to fully and wholeheartedly fellowship with God. Instead of coveting a ring, pursue God and build an intimate relationship with Him. In your time of singleness, get your mind off your problems and actively be a servant unto the Lord. And just like Ruth, in the mist of her being a servant, Boaz looked upon and favored her. 

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Below are resources that I pray help you overcome the "I'm not engaged" blues:

Blog: Covet Not The Ring by Kim Brooks

Blog: Where is my Ring??! by Heather Lindsey

    Video: "Dangerously in Love" by Jackie Hill

Scripture: Isaiah 54:4 (NLV) - “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed. Do not be troubled, for you will not be put to shame. You will forget how you were ashamed when you were young. You will not remember the sorrow of being without a husband any more.

Scripture: Psalm 16:8 (NLV) - I have placed the Lord always in front of me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be moved.

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I pray that you all realize how wonderful and special you are. God has a plan for your life (Jeremiah 29:11). Trust Him in everything, including calling forth the man who will court you and declare that you are his rib.

God Bless,

Nisheena Qunaa

Resting in the Faith of Christ

This is an excerpt from my journal. It was written on December 19, 2012 at 6:25 am:

Mark 9:23 (YLT) - And Jesus said to him, 'If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NLT) - Each time He said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

These two scriptures will be the ammo to get me through this storm. Last week was rough. I felt frustrated and defeated. I began to complain and my soul suffered because of it. Life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21) and I was speaking DEATH. My faith was diminishing with every complaint that I spoke and it became hard to even muster a prayer. I began to wonder how I was going to get through this storm when my faith was decreasing each day. God opened my spiritual eyes and showed me a devotional by Joseph Prince. In this devotional entitled "Great faith EFFORTLESSLY", Prince shows us that it isn't our faith that makes things manifest in the natural; it is the faith of Jesus that makes our desires, dreams, and promises manifest. Our faith is inconsistent because we may deal with doubt or feel that our faith isn't strong enough and we know that without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). But because the faith of Jesus never wavers, doubts, or fails, we can rest assure that when we are weak, He is strong and interceding on our behalf. Faith is not a work, it is a rest. We can rest knowing that the ONE who believes, all things are possible for Him (Matthew 19:26) and since we are in Christ (Ephesians 2:10), all things according to His Will are possible for us! #GLORY