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“Oh this restaurant is packed” said the handsome man with white socks and sandal.
I mean those sandals, but anyhow he was cute. I suddenly felt light.
Then he walked around the restaurant and walked to his Asian girlfriend. Why do I note the race, I think he was filipino but I mean, I was another Asian girl.
I felt, a little bit depleted. It’s been a few weeks since I met a semi- nice guy but turned out he had issues. I have issues too, sure. But issues I did not want in a husband, so I knew he wasn’t my husband.
But still, I was disappointed.
And guess what? I applied for a reality show for dating, I thought, okay let me give it a try. It’s for next summer. I tried applying for it last summer but I was too late.
But God I might meet my husband before next summer right? Anyhow, let’s just try.
The reply was “oh we are looking for 30 and under”.
I thought, “holy crap, I’m too late, I am one year too late”. My mind started spinning, and all of those acting parts are looking for 30 and under. And my chin for some reason is growing. I accidentally opened up an old youtube video of me.
I’m thinking “gosh I was so confident, what false confidence, I was totally lying”.
But oh I was so skinny and attractive. No lie, these are my thoughts and I know that these are the enemy’s words. But still I hear them, and then I get insecure.
When these situations in life happen you start shutting down, it’s like LEVEL 1 SHUT DOWN, 2, and so forth and before you know it you’re walking around Ross putting stuff in your cart, then throwing them out and not buying anything because it’s not REALLY something material you need but something emotional you’re looking for, and nothing IS RIGHT. And you just walked around for 1 hour looking for that emotional support.
So I finally went home and journaled.
I wrote down-
“God I feel like you don’t care about me”.
I think when disappointments happen in life, you want “circumstances” to work out the way you want them to work out…..
If only I’d find my life partner
If only I get on this tv show
If only I go to this new place
But those are lies….
Because God is enough for me.
“You know I love you…
You know I care about you.
You know you are the apple of my eye.
Let me romance you.
I’m here for you. You’re not alone”.
I wrote “I saw a cute guy today, he smiled at me and it turns out he had a GF. When will it be my turn God”.
If I sound desperate maybe it’s because I waited a long ass time for a life partner. I’m even waiting to have sex.
Sometimes we look at life the wrong way. We think that life is about achieving an ultimate goal or getting something, even finding a life partner…but it’s about how we see ourselves. It is knowing how much God loves us as we are, right now (not tomorrow).
THIS IS HOW I FEEL GOD. I’m disappointed ☹️ . But I’m going to trust that YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I’m GOING to trust that you have the BEST IN MIND for me.
I had a dream I was carrying a backpack full of art supplies and these young people came to draw and use the tools I gave them.
Here it is….
“YOU ARE ENOUGH”.
“YOU ARE ENOUGH”.
“YOU ARE ENOUGH”.
“YOU ARE ENOUGH”.
“YOU ARE ENOUGH”.
“YOU ARE ENOUGH”.
“YOU ARE NOT LACKING”.
“I closed the door because I want you to MOVE FORWARD- DON’T LOOK BACK”
You are not excited for that because my grace is no longer on it.
If I’m honest I was reading way too many websites of entrepreneurs that seemed WAY ahead of me, I was watching youtubes of prophets who had thousands of followers while I have like 25, but God bless those 25. It’s The Bex Show if you want to google it, I don’t have the strength to find it right now.
Wherever YOU ARE, you are enough.
Don’t compare where you are with other people, that’ll only lead to depression (seriously).
Breathe in and out.
Cry if you have to.
You may not be in the same season as someone, but here’s what I know…..You are exactly where you need to be.
“Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for His miraculous power constantly energizes you.” (Eph. 3:20, TPT)
If HE HAS CLOSED A DOOR IT MEANS A BETTER ONE IS GOING TO OPEN!
Prophetic Word: November 14, 2019-
“MY CHILD It’s NOT OVER YET! The enemy has been fighting hard so you would be discouraged, the enemy wants you to focus on your circumstance but LOOK AT ME, focus your eyes on me. Don’t let your head spin, I am here protecting you, I have plans to flourish you, I have not forgotten you. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Hey don’t look back anymore. Don’t even doubt that relationship. Go forward into my arms. Yes I know it’s hard to let go but I am enough for you. It’s time to move out. Do you know that I am enough for you? Will you trust me? My love is overpowering, overwhelming and more than enough.”
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This is for all my single ladies and gents out there who are waiting for their true love.
I kept hearing this phrase “single-minded”. It has two meanings obviously, single on your mind and single minded “having or concentrating on only one aim or purpose” (google).
I’ve been meeting a lot of ladies who have singleness on their mind. They are looking for their true love, their husband.
I have been single for 4 years, minus the dating spree I went on after breaking up with my ex. I knew he was not going to be my husband. We didn’t have any similar vision or calling in life.
For some reason, I actually feel quite peaceful about it.
I think it’s because I have become single-minded – living with and for Jesus.
This was not always the case. If anyone should be boy-crazed, drama filled or dysfunctional it should be me. If anyone should have a boat load of daddy issues, it should be me since I did not see my dad for 10 years; and still, I see him every few years. He lives in another country.
Yes, my former years in middle school and high school were filled with tears, heart ache, journals filled with love stories with imaginary boyfriends and celebrities. If anyone should still have love drama in my life, it should be me…I mean I was the one girl who stood across the street from a crush’s house and creepily watched him walk in his house everyday.
So why at this point of being single for 4 years am I so content and peaceful?
It took awhile for me to heal from my past relationships. My heart desired acceptance. My life was laden with rejection and abandonment issues that I felt unsafe and insecure. I felt like I was lacking and that I wasn’t enough.
I tried to find security in imaginary boyfriends or eventually real boyfriends.
Sometimes my security was anchored in a career, in my drive and type A personality.
Sometimes my security was anchored in how much I could do for others. This often led to burn out and sickness.
Sometimes my security was anchored in how productive I was or how accomplished I was.
I was also a mommy pleaser. I did things for my mom and others for acceptance and validation.
It took some time for God to break off those things from me. Slowly I found my voice, I found the voice to say “no”. I valued myself more.
One day I woke up and unfriended and unfollowed every guy I ever dated or had feelings for.
I became “single-minded”.
I didn’t want to play around with my destiny anymore. I wanted to be single-minded, to focus on the only one who already gave me true love and true validation. This one was named Jesus. He took me in His arms and whispered truths to me. He told me how much He loved me and how proud of me He was.
Yes, did I spend many holidays, new years, Christmas eve, Christmas alone?
Yes, but I wasn’t alone. God was with me and it was peaceful…no drama.
Did I find the silence sometimes confusing, unbearable? Yes.
Did I find myself going on walks feeling like I was always going to be in the stage I was in life? Yes.
Did I sometimes have negative thoughts that plagued me, speaking lies and telling me that I was “not enough”? Yes.
But Jesus was with me through it all. He helped me overcome all things and continues to do so. He is with me in the pain, the tears and the laughter. He is with me in all things.
I was in a wilderness for the past 4 years, rebuilding my heart and following the still small voice. I was misunderstood, rejected and left for dead. But through it all, I became powerful in my spirit. Nothing could faze me. I was scorned by my own family members, accused when I was actually just following God.
The path that Jesus walks on is not always easy. It requires sacrifice.
But everything HE calls you to is worth it because you are always upgraded in your spirit, overcoming fear, anger, bitterness, grief.
Suddenly you find yourself in the storm, sleeping peacefully while everyone is screaming for their lives.
That is the true single mindedness I’m talking about.
When you come to a place where you realize you are enough, you are not lacking, you are not single, you are whole in Christ Jesus. You are not a fragmented piece looking for your other half, you are a whole piece who will meet another whole piece.
Rebekka Lien 