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About Sarah Dickens

I am a Christian blogger for www.sarahadickens.org. I have a B.A. in Mass Communication from Georgia College and State University, an M.A. in Global Studies from Liberty University, and an M.A. in Pastoral Counseling with a focus in Dobson Center Marriage and Family Studies from Liberty University. My favorite hobbies include ballroom dancing, making and creating art, writing, and reading books by famous Christian authors through means of self-care. Feel free to follow my blog @sarahdickensauthor for more encouraging and inspiring content.

Greater Delight

I love sunrises. I love sunrises and I love sunsets.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I love nature. Two of the parts about nature that excites me the most are sunrises and sunsets.

~”As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.”~ Psalm 103:13, ESV~

Whenever I look at sunrises, I feel a sense of joy. The joy of the Lord comes in the morning as the Lord forgives me of my sins, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Whenever I look at sunrises, I feel a sense of excitement. This excitement is a part of the joy of the Lord of which I cannot contain and gives light to my sense of joy, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Whenever I look at sunrises, I feel a sense of love. This love is a part of the excitement and joy of the Lord of which I cannot contain and grants me calm in the midst of troubling circumstances, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Whenever I see a sunset, I feel a sense of peace. This peace surpasses my understanding of what was, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Whenever I see a sunset, I feel a sense of delight. This delight comes from my heart for Jesus, and for what is, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Whenever I see a sunset, I feel a sense of greatness. This greatness comes from my optimism of looking ahead into the future of what is to come and my life goals and achievements coming to pass, in the Name of Jesus Christ, and, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I love sunrises. I love sunrises and I love sunsets, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.

A Princess of the King

I am a princess. I am a princess of the King with bipolar disorder.

I am unashamed to speak the Gospel. I am unashamed to preach the Gospel. I am unashamed to teach the Gospel. As a princess of the King with bipolar disorder, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is my source of abundant life in Christ Jesus.

~”For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”~ Romans 1:16, ESV~

I am bold to speak the Gospel. I am bold to preach the Gospel. I am bold to teach the Gospel. As a princess of the King with bipolar disorder, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is my source of eternal life in Christ Jesus.

I am gentle to speak the Gospel. I am gentle to preach the Gospel. I am gentle to teach the Gospel. As a princess of the King with bipolar disorder, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is my source of power in Christ Jesus.

I am loving to speak the Gospel. I am loving to preach the Gospel. I am loving to teach the Gospel. As a princess of the King with bipolar disorder, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is my source of eternity in Christ Jesus.

I walk in the Gospel with boldness. I walk in the Gospel with gentleness. I walk in the Gospel with love, as my portion.

I dance in the Gospel with boldness. I dance in the Gospel with gentleness. I dance in the Gospel with love, as my portion.

I kneel to King Jesus in the Gospel with boldness. I kneel to King Jesus in the Gospel with gentleness. I kneel to King Jesus in the Gospel with love, as my portion.

I am a princess of the King. I am a princess of the King with bipolar disorder. Greater boldness, greater gentleness, and greater love are my portion today.

Nature Reminds Me

I am child of the King. I am a child of the King with bipolar disorder.

As I dance through the pinecones, I decree that healing is my portion. As a child of the King with bipolar disorder, I decree that healing is my portion for eternity.

As I walk through the leaves on the ground that crinkle against my feet, I decree that healing is my portion. As a child of the King with bipolar disorder, I decree that strength is my portion for eternity.

As I pick up a flower and enjoy the beautiful scent of which God created this flower, I decree that healing is my portion. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I decree that love is my portion for eternity.

~”For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” ~Isaiah 55:8-9, ESV~

I enjoy nature because nature is God’s creation. Nature brings healing to my heart and to my mind as I dance through the pinecones. Praise the Lord and Halleluljah!

I enjoy nature because nature is a part of the signs and wonders of God. Nature brings strength to my bones as I walk through the leaves on the ground that crinkle against my feet. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I enjoy nature because nature brings the Kingdom of God, on earth as it is in Heaven. Nature brings love to the deepest wounds and broken parts of my heart. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Nature reminds me that I am not just a child of God. Nature reminds me that I am a child of the King with bipolar disorder because my mental illness is how God intends to use me on this earth to bring Him glory for eternity. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Nature reminds me that I am not just a child of God. Nature reminds me that I am a princess of Immanuel with bipolar disorder because my mental illness is how God intends to use me on this earth to bring Him glory for eternity. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Nature reminds me that I am not just a child of God. Nature reminds me that I am a daughter of Jehovah with bipolar disorder because my mental illness is how God intends to use me on this earth to bring Him glory for eternity. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I am a child of God. I am a child, princess, and daughter of the King with bipolar disorder.

I Choose Eternity

I am a princess. I am a princess of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I have to keep telling myself this everyday: that I am a princess of the King of kings and Lord of lords. I tell myself this as I claim my inheritance, in the Name of Jesus Christ, every day!

~”But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”~1 Peter 2:9, ESV~

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I have an eternal throne room in Heaven. Someday, I will enter that throne room.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I have streets made of gold in Heaven that lead into the throne room. Someday, I will enter that throne room.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I have a glorious mansion (like a palace) in Heaven that extends from the streets made of gold and into the throne room. Someday, I will enter that throne room. That throne room is MINE as I claim it, in the Name of Jesus Christ!

I claim my throne room, in the Name of Jesus Christ. I claim my streets made of gold, in the Name of Jesus Christ. I claim my glorious mansion, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Victory is my portion!

I claim victory, as my portion. I claim more love and more power, as my portion. I claim a sound mind, as my portion. All shall be well with me, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.

I shall have a crown. A crown of pearls and glory shall be my portion, in the Name of Jesus Christ, when I enter the gates of Heaven. This is how I choose eternity. I choose eternity, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

I am a princess. I am a princess of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

I Choose Love

I choose love. I choose love and to love others and to love myself with the love of Jesus Christ.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose to love others because love is an eternal treasure of the Lord. To God be the glory!

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose to love others because love covers a multitude of sins. To God be the glory!

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose to love others because Christ Jesus first loved me. To God be the glory!

~”But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal: For where your treasures is; there will your heart be also.”~ Matthew 6:20-21, KJV~

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose to love myself because I gain eternal treasures in heaven by sharing the love of God with myself. To God be the glory!

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose to love myself because love covers a multitude of my sins. To God be the glory!

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose to love myself because Christ Jesus first loved others so that I can pour the love of God into myself as I pour into others. To God be the glory!

I choose love. I choose love and to love others and to love myself with the love of Jesus Christ.

To Conquer

I see you. I see you and me through the eyes of Jesus Christ.

Jesus made you. Jesus made me. Jesus made you and me in His image. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I understand this very well.

~”And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.”~ Genesis 1:26a, ESV~

I am made in the image of the Lord. You are made in the image of our Heavenly Father. God knew that when He made you that He made you special, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

You are special in the eyes of the Lord. I am special in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. God knew that when He made you that He made you unique, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

I am a unique individual in the eyes of God. You are a unique individual in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. God knew that when He made you that He loved you, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I know that God loves me. I know that God loves me so much that He sent His only Son, King Jesus, to die and to conquer my sins. This is why I love Jesus, in spite of my bipolar disorder diagnosis.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I know that God cares for me. I know that God cares for me so much that He sent His only Son, King Jesus, to die and to conquer my sins. This is why I love Jesus, in spite of my bipolar disorder diagnosis.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I know that God comforts me. I know that God comforts me so much that He sent His only Begotten Son, King Jesus, to die and to conquer my sins. This is why I love Jesus, in spite of my bipolar disorder diagnosis.

~”When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”~ Psalm 94:19, ESV~

I see you. I see you and me through the eyes of Jesus Christ.

I Receive the Lord

I bless You. I bless You, O Lord God of my heart.

As I bless the Lord, I receive His blessings, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

As I bless the Lord, I receive His miracles, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

As I bless the Lord, I receive His healing, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

~”Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”~Matthew 7:7-8, KJV~

Whenever I knock on Heaven’s door, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, I walk in the blessings that the Lord gives to me. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Whenever I knock on Heaven’s door, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, I walk in the miracles that the Lord gives to me. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

Whenever I knock on Heaven’s door, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, I walk in the healing power that the Lord gives to me. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I have more love. I have greater power of God. I carry in and within me a sound mind, in the Name of Jesus Christ. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I continuously bless the Lord, at all times. His praise shall ALWAYS be on my lips, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.

~”For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”~2 Timothy 1:7, KJV~

I bless You. I will always bless You, O Lord God of my heart.

I Choose Peace

I give peace. I give and I receive peace.

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I give and receive peace to myself. I give peace to others. This peace that I speak of is a gift from God.

~”Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” ~Philippians 4:6-7, ESV~

As I give peace, I receive joy in exchange for this peace. As I give peace, I receive love in exchange for this peace. As I give peace, I receive kindness in exchange for this peace.

This peace that the Lord has given me is eternal. This peace that the Lord has given me is everlasting. This peace that the Lord has given me is infinite and beyond my understanding.

I have faith, as my portion, that I will always receive this peace. I have self-control, as my portion, that I will always receive this peace. I have victory, as my portion, that I will always receive this peace.

This peace gives me victory, as my everlasting portion. This peace gives me love, as my eternal portion. This peace is Heaven on earth, as it is in Heaven. Heaven is definitely on earth because of this peace. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose peace. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I choose peace, as my portion. As a child of god with bipolar disorder, peace will and shall always be my portion, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

So, what about you? Whether you battle a mental illness or not, do you choose peace as your portion today?

I give peace. I give and I receive peace.

I Can Do All Things

I can do all things. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I can do all things.

I am unafraid of the future and what it has to hold for me, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. This is because I can do all things. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I have more power and more love, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. This is because I can do all things. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I have a sound mind, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. This is because I can do all things. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I step forward with faith, as my portion, because I can do all things. I am a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I step forward with hope, as my portion, because I can do all things. I am a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I step forward with love, as my portion, because I can do all things. I am a child of God with bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I can do all things. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I can do all things.

You Are Always With Me

I follow You. I follow You and obey You because You are my God.

You are my God, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, because You have never left me. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

You are my God, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, because You have never forsaken me. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

You are My God, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, because You are always with me. Praise with Lord and Hallelujah!

~”Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for theΒ LordΒ your God is with you wherever you go.”~~Joshua 1:9, ESV~

When I feel as if I will never be loved, I will always run into the arms of the Lord. He will never leave me nor forsake me in spite of my happy moments associated with my bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

When I feel as if I will never be appreciated, I will always rejoice in the arms of the Lord. He will never leave me nor forsake me in spite of my sad moments associated with my bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

When I feel as if I will never be enough, I will always praise the Lord with my mouth. He will never leave me nor forsake me in spite of my emotional moments associated with my bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!

I follow You. I follow You and obey You because You are my God, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.