Nagma ‘SEVEN’ Is Often Synonymous by PALLAVI BHATTACHARYA Marriage Goes but I Will Take It with Fullness and Completion
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DISPLAY YOUR AD Advertise in this newspaper & reach your target audience! To book your space for the next issue, email: Website: www.christianmessenger.in | Email: [email protected] [email protected] Vol. 6, No. 12 APRIL, 2010 Price: Rs.2/- We’ve turned 7! I intend to get married by year end: Nagma ‘SEVEN’ is often synonymous BY PALLAVI BHATTACHARYA marriage goes but I will take it with fullness and completion. IN MUMBAI forward only when I am absolutely We hope seven is significant in t h e m i n i s t r y o f T H E BOLLYWOOD actress Nagma sure. This is more of an arranged CHRISTIAN MESSENGER as recently made news when it was proposal. Though, he isn’t a well. Looking back, it was seven reported that she had found her believer he doesn’t hinder me in years of abundant grace and divine soul-mate and was planning to get my spiritual practice. I am not guidance amidst moments of married soon. THE CHRISTIAN someone who forces my spiritual d e s p a i r , s t r u g g l e a n d MESSENGER spoke to Nagma beliefs on someone. So I will give disillusionment. But to God be the on March 30 and quizzed her about him the time to gradually grow glory; there were several splendid her marriage plans, how she has with the Lord and I am sure that the moments as well - exhilarating grown in the faith since her Lord will touch his heart in due moments of Kairos when we baptism in 2007 and how her course of time. realized that the calling in our lives parents and sisters reacted to her was greater than the struggles in accepting Jesus Christ as her Lord In an interview to a Mumbai the path. As faithful stewards in and Savior. Excerpts from an newspaper in 2006, you had said His work, we are expected to press exclusive interview: that you weren’t hell bent on getting married unless you were on no matter how rough the terrain. God is ever ready to show Is there any truth in reports dead sure about the guy. Now the way. He only expects us to put you are planning to get married that you have found your man, Him before everything else. this year? Who is it you are how would you like to bond with In the ‘New Year’, it is our getting married to? the perfect man emotionally and prayer that we walk closer with I wouldn’t like to disclose all spiritually? God, hearing from Him and doing details about my personal life right I still believe in not marrying His will! In the process, we hope to now. I believe that marriages are unless you are fully sure. be a channel of blessing to people made in heaven. God’s will is my Anyways, I am very peaceful in around us. We sincerely thank all will. Yes, I do intend to get married the Lord. I do believe that marriage o u r r e a d e r s , s u b s c r i b e r s , by this year end. He should be will happen whenever it is meant advertisers and well-wishers. ready to accept me for what I to be. If a marriage proposal comes EXCLUSIVELY SPEAKING: Nagma confirms reports about her May God continue to bless all believe in and should allow me my from someone I can be happily impending marriage and says she has found someone. He is not a those who refreshed us during spiritual freedom. Right now, I do believer but she would like to give him time to find the love of Jesus these 7 years, according to have someone in mind as far as Christ. Continued on page 9 Proverbs 11:25.Amen. 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