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.
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I bless me. I bless me and I bless my soul, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I bless my soul so that I can experience the healing power of God through His Son, Jesus Christ. Healing is my portion, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, and in the spiritual realm.
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I bless my soul so that I can experience the love of God through His Son, Jesus Christ. Love is my portion, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, and in the spiritual and natural realms.
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I bless my soul so that I can experience the joy of God through His Son, Jesus Christ. Joy is my portion, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, and in the spiritual and natural realms.
~”Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.”~ Psalm 103:1-3, KJV~
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I remember the goodness of the Lord in my heart and in my mind as I lift up my hands to praise the Lord. Hallelujah!
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I remember the deeds of the Lord in my heart and in my mind as I lift up my hands to praise the Lord. Hallelujah!
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I remember the promises of the Lord in my heart and in my minds as I lift up my hands to praise the Lord. Hallelujah!
I bless me. I bless me and I bless my soul, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
I am thankful. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I am thankful and grateful.
I am thankful for my bipolar disorder diagnosis. In spite of my bipolar disorder diagnosis, the Lord can still use me.
I am thankful for the happy emotions associated with my bipolar disorder. In spite of my bipolar disorder, the Lord can still use me.
I am thankful for the emotional parts associated with my bipolar disorder. In spite of my bipolar disorder, the Lord can still use me.
~”Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”~1 Thessalonians 5:18, ESV~
Even during the moments of which I am joyful, I am still thankful because my state of joyfulness can be used to glorify God. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I am thankful!
Even during the moments of which I am angry, I am always thankful because my state of anger can be used to glorify God in pure righteousness. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I am always thankful!
Even during the moments of which I am sad, I am in a state of being thankful because my state of sadness can be used to glorify God in purity and righteousness. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I will always be thankful!
I am thankful. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I am thankful and grateful.
I grieve. I grieve loss, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
It is okay to cry. It is okay for me to cry. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I give myself permission to cry.
It is okay to weep. It is okay for me to weep. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I give myself permission to weep.
It is okay for me to show emotion. It is okay for me to show emotion and to be emotional. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I give myself permission to show emotion and to be emotional.
~”Jesus wept.”~ John 11:35, NIV~
I cry to myself in private. I cry to myself in private as I listen to worship music and journal in my notebook. There are moments of which I give my tears permission to stain the contents of my notebook so that my emotions can be properly expressed.
I cry. I cry, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, so that my emotions can be properly expressed. I cry, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, so that as I write out the emotions that I am feeling, then God can see these emotions more clearly.
As I see my emotions more clearly, I feel my emotions more clearly, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Feeling emotion is not sinful. Feeling emotion is not sinful because even Jesus gave Himself permission to feel emotion: to be happy, to be angry, and to be sad. Feeling emotion is okay. Feeling emotion is okay for me. Feeling emotion is okay with me, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
I give myself permission to cry. I give myself permission to weep. I give myself permission to grieve.
I grieve. I grieve loss, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
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As a child of God with bipolar disorder, Jesus has taught me to love others as I love myself. But, before I love others and myself, I must love Him FIRST!!
~”We love him, because he first loved us.”~1 John 4:19, KJV~
As I learned to love Jesus more, I fell in agape love with Him and with the image of which He made me. This is not vain and it is not selfish, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Falling in agape love with Jesus and the image of which He made me is pure, beautiful, and altogether lovely.
As I learned to love Jesus more, I fell in deeper agape love with the flaws of which my bipolar disorder causes for me to carry in my personality. For instance, I can become sad rather quickly at times, and then, joyful the next minute. I use the flaws of my emotions to glorify God through my bipolar disorder in the best way possible. With Jehovah, glorifying God in the midst of my bipolar disorder is possible.
As I learned to love Jesus more, I fell in pure agape love with the positive parts of my personality. I love the joyful side of me and I also love the humorous sides of me because both of these sides of me can be used to glorify God through my bipolar disorder. Praise the Lord and Hallelujah!!
Jesus taught me to LOVE. Jesus taught me love, love, LOVE!! Jesus taught me to love Him because He first loved me, in spite of my bipolar disorder. Loving myself because Christ first loved me is not selfish neither is it vain. It is pure, beautiful, and altogether lovely.
I have a First Love. And He taught me to love myself. Unconditionally. His Name is Jesus.
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I choose to forgive. I choose the gift of forgiveness.
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I forgive because it is a command of Jesus Christ to forgive. Forgiveness is a command of my Lord and Savior.
~”Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”~Ephesians 4:32, NIV~
Jesus taught me to forgive myself because He died for me on the cross. Jesus taught me to forgive others because He died for me on the cross. Jesus taught me to forgive myself and others because He died for me on the cross.
I extend the gift of forgiveness because it brings healing to myself and to others. I extend the gift of forgiveness because is brings helpfulness to myself and to others. I extend the gift of forgiveness because it brings hope to myself and to others.
When I do not forgive, I become angry. When I do not forgive, I become hateful and mean. When I do not forgive, I become spiteful. My testimony is not a reflection of Jesus Christ if I choose to not forgive.
When I forgive, I feel free. When I forgive, I am free from anger, I am free from hate and meanness, and I am free from spitefulness. When I forgive, I become free in Christ my Lord because He has set me free.
This is my testimony, as a child of God with bipolar disorder: I forgive, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, because it honors God AND brings the light and love of Christ Jesus to my testimony when I choose to forgive.
My testimony, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, becomes stronger. My testimony, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, becomes light. My testimony, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, brings love. I am strength. I am light. I am love, In the Name of Jesus Christ!
In the Name of Jesus Christ, I am strength through my bipolar disorder diagnosis because I choose to forgive. In the Name of Jesus Christ, I am light through my bipolar disorder diagnosis because I choose to forgive. In the Name of Jesus Christ, I am love through my bipolar disorder diagnosis because I choose to forgive. Amen!
I choose to forgive. I choose the gift of forgiveness.
If you are interested in wanting to find out more about my bipolar disorder diagnosis and how the Lord used me to be healing, help, and hope to myself through my bipolar disorder diagnosis, I encourage you to buy a copy of my book once it is released in February 2022, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil.” Peace and God bless you!
I love nature. As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I love nature!!
For me, nature provides me a sense of peace that only God can give to me. I receive this sweet peace, in the Name of Jesus Christ!
~”I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”~ John 16:33, NIV~
Being in nature reminds me of who I am, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. I am saved. I am healed. I am delivered. I am set free, in the Name of Jesus Christ.
Being in nature reminds me that I am more than an overcomer, especially in the moments of which I climb up a mountain. It reminds me that I have overcome all evil and every manner of wickedness in high places. The things which I cannot see are spiritual.
~”As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”~2 Corinthians 4:18, ESV~
~”For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.”~2 Corinthians 10:4, ESV~
Being in nature reminds me of who I am in my Creator and who my Creator says I am. When I look at a flower, I think to myself, “I am beautifully made, like this flower!”
When I look at a tree, I think to myself, “I am confident, in the Lord, because my confidence comes from Him!”
When I look at a river that is flowing, I think to myself, “I have peace of God in me, despite the stigma that I face surrounding my bipolar disorder diagnosis. Therefore, I AM says about me that, “I am at peace with God and myself.”
I am peace. I am at peace. I am at peace with God and myself. I have peace. I have peace with God and myself. The Lord is faithful!! Amen!
If you are planning to buy a copy of my book to be published, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil,” I encourage you to buy a copy once it is released in February 2022. Grace, peace, and blessings to you!
I am a child of God. I am a child of God with bipolar disorder.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in my later adolescent years. I talk about this more extensively in my first book, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil.” While I viewed this as a curse in my life at first, the Lord turned it around and made this diagnosis a blessing.
~”But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” ~Jeremiah 17:7-8, NIV~
My confidence, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, comes from the Lord. It does not come from man. It does not come from woman. It comes from Jesus Christ, as my Lord and Savior.
My confidence, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, comes from the Lord. It does not come from material things. It does not come from wealth. It comes from Jesus Christ, as my Lord and Savior.
My confidence, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, comes from the Lord. It does not come from books. It does not come from knowledge. It comes from Jesus Christ, as my Lord and Savior.
I have to keep telling myself these Words of promises from the Lord daily, as reminders to myself, that I am not just a woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I am a child of God with bipolar disorder. These words of power, from the Lord, remind me who I am in Christ Jesus: a child of God with bipolar disorder.
The more that I continue to remind myself of my identity in Christ, the more that I am reminded how my bipolar disorder diagnosis plays a role in my identity, not just as a child of God, BUT a child of God with bipolar disorder. These words of power, from the Lord, remind me who I am in Christ Jesus: a child of God with bipolar disorder.
When I remind myself who I am, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, I gain confidence in God and confidence in myself. I gain confidence in my identity in my bipolar disorder diagnosis and in my salvation power, which is of Christ the Lord. These words of power, from the Lord, remind me who I am and always will be: was, and is, and is to come until the day I reach eternity: 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~
If you are planning to get a copy of my book to be published, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil,” you will be able to get it once it is released in February 2022. Grace and peace!
I am new. I am a new creation in Christ Jesus, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
~”Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”~2 Corintihans 5:17, KJV~
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I am talented. I am creative. I am destined for goodness and greatness through the power of the only Begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus has granted me permission to enter and to walk into my calling and my destiny.
My calling and my destiny, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, is to write stories as an author. I am not just an author, who writes for my own healing: I write so that others may experience the healing power of God through His Son, Jesus Christ, as a result of my experiences through my stories.
My first book, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil,” will be published in February 2022. I am grateful to the Lord for the journey that His hand has taken me on so far in the publishing process of my first book. I have come so far on this journey, in the Name of Jesus Christ!
I remember when I was first searching for publishing companies to either publish or self-publish my book. I got many rejections from the publishing companies and other self-publishing companies (I am not going to mention the names of these self-publishing companies) that wanted to change the way that my story was written so as to change my testimony.
As I prayed, and prayed, and prayed, the Lord finally led me to Christian Faith Publishing to get my book self-published. I am really thankful to God for this new thing that He is allowing for me to birth, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil,” so that it will be published for the multitudes to read. Praise the Lord!
I am excited to see how the Lord will work through the multitudes of believers and nonbelievers once my book is published. If you have not heard of my first book or are contemplating if you should purchase a copy of my first book, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil,” I encourage you to purchase a copy once it is released in February 2022 so that my testimony can bring you healing, help, and hope. This is whether you battle a mental illness or if you are not battling a mental illness and are just curious to read my book!
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. I am new.
I am feeling inspired. I am feeling divinely inspired this new year of 2022!
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I feel inspired to write to all of you today! God is faithful and His love me for is abundant for me yesterday, today, and forever!
~”Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”~ Hebrews 13:8, ESV~
Jesus Christ, as my Lord and Savior, is the same God of my life that He was in 2021 that He is and is to come in 2022! The faith of the Lord is marvelous in my life, as a child of God with bipolar disorder! Yes and Amen!
I remember when I entered the year of 2021. It started out for me as a very hard and difficult year, filled with ups and downs in my emotions because of the change that God allowed for me to go through, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
I went to a mental health hospital in 2021 and being there taught me, through the power of God, how to be the light and love of His Son, Jesus Christ, to the multitudes, including the mentally-ill and those without a mental illness.
Even though I have not been to another mental health hospital since the previous year of 2021, I still decree and declare the goodness of the Lord in life today!
Being in the mental health hospital allowed the Holy Spirit of God to position me in a state of humility. This is because I am just like every other person on this planet: in need of Jesus and in that moment of my life, I really needed Him!
I remember when I was in the mental health hospital. I was waiting for the mental health professional to come into the room so that he could make sure that I did not have Coronavirus ( I tested negative for Coronavirus during my stay at the mental health hospital, so I praise and thank God for that!)
The mental health professional gave me a hard look….it was not one of a cold look, but of a stern look through his narrow and beady eyes and told me, “You are just like everybody else,” before swabbing my nose for the Coronavirus test for the testing of Coronavirus.
When the mental health professional made that comment, it humbled me, the more that I thought about it. It also made me think about how good and gracious that God was working in my life at the time.
One year later, into 2022, God is STILL GOOD and STILL FAITHFUL!!
It is the times of faithfulness that really pull us to God and not away from Him, so as to humble us! So, with that said, how has God humbled you, whether you struggle with a mental illness or not? Please comment below and peace and blessings!
I love Jehovah. I love Jehovah because Christ Jesus is my First Love.
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I have learned to love myself over the years when others could not and would not love me back. This is because of my love for Jehovah.
~”Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.”~Revelation 2:4, KJV~
As a child of God with bipolar disorder, I am a fallen human. This is because I am a sinner in need of a Savior. Just like every other person on this planet, whether they have a mental illness or not, I am vulnerable to the same struggles as every other human being.
Being vulnerable and open to struggles has opened up my heart and my mind to love myself, even when I mess up. When I mess up, the lessons that life has to offer teach me strength (both inner and Godly strength), as my portion. I become stronger and wiser. I move forward with the lessons learned as I draw close to my First Love (Jehovah).
I remember when I decided to date my ex-boyfriend from the college that I went to in Statesboro, Georgia before transferring colleges to Georgia College and State University. He was not a believer, and as a result, pulled me away from Jehovah, my First Love.
Dating him was not wise, at the time, but, it taught me a valuable lesson that I will not describe in this blog post (if you want to know what that life lesson is, I encourage you to buy the book, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil,” and read how the testimony of meeting and dating my ex-boyfriend drew me closer to the heart of Jehovah. MAKE PLANS to buy it if you have not made plans to buy it in February 2022 once it is released for sale).
~”Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.”~1 John 5:21, KJV~
The heart of God is love. The heart of God is love, even when I make mistakes and learn from them. As long as I learn from and grow from my mistakes, they make me a stronger woman of the King, and, as a child of God with bipolar disorder.
Battling mental illness, for me, and learning from my mistakes has drawn me closer to the heart of God because He has taught me, from prayer, how to be more like Jesus and less like me as I learn from God how to be like Jesus to make a better version of myself for the multitudes to behold and marvel.
Battling mental illness, for me, and growing from my mistakes has made me a woman of Godliness. I have learned to make peace with God and myself as I draw into the heart to Jehovah, as my First Love. Making peace with God is a part of my healing in the Lord, as a child of God with bipolar disorder, and as I carry my cross daily.
Battling mental illness, for me, is walking away from toxic people and avoiding negativity, which is of the enemy, and setting boundaries with myself so that I can go and grow in my relationship with God. I talk deeply in my book about setting boundaries with my mother and with people from my past (I do not want to give away too much, so PLEASE make plans to buy, “A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil,” once it is published in February 2022).
I love Jehovah. I love Jehovah because Christ Jesus is my First Love over my sin and my need to depend on Him, as a child of God with bipolar disorder. Glory to Jehovah in Heaven and Hallelujah!
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