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s,Praise be to God Almighty on high and His Son Jesus Christ in which all things are made. To Him be the Honor, Glory and Power for ever and ever to everlasting.
Do you read the bible, do you believe what it says, do you believe it is the actual Word of God?
Hello, I suffer from bipolar disease, yet soon it will be gone. Faith is the key, and giving up control, that is, letting God deal with it instead of myself. Does the Word not say that we must deny ourselves to follow Christ, to carry our cross daily, to be like little children.
It is not by works, dear children, that we are saved, yet by grace. We, of ourselves can do nothing to earn our salvation, it is a gift. What can we actually do to serve God, what could we actually give to Him that would make things easier for Him.
It is not by works you are saved, but by faith.
It took a long time time for me to realize what this actually meant, and how to put it in practice and it is extremely hard having this particular disease.
Yet I tell you the truth, God will heal you if you give yourself up to Him totally...this is hard for people to do because of the sin in their lives, yet that sin can be overcome by believing in Christ.
It is not just a simple matter of saying I believe, rather one must consciously give themselves to Go, totally, completely, 100%.
We will still sin, yet we have one that forgives us of our sins, that is the sacrifice of Christ has washed our sin away, and we will not want to sin because it is offensive to the Holy Spirit, who, working in us as we give ourselves over to God, will help us to see things from God's perspective.
The message is simple, children, Trust God, Obey God, Give up your life to God and He will give you an increase never imagined.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, and of love and of self discipline. 2Timothy 1:7
Love God with all that you are and He Will heal you of your afflictions.
Remember what He said to the Apostle Paul, in your weakness, my power is made the greatest.
Be thee well my children and God bless you all. Amen
Do you read the bible, do you believe what it says, do you believe it is the actual Word of God?
Hello, I suffer from bipolar disease, yet soon it will be gone. Faith is the key, and giving up control, that is, letting God deal with it instead of myself. Does the Word not say that we must deny ourselves to follow Christ, to carry our cross daily, to be like little children.
It is not by works, dear children, that we are saved, yet by grace. We, of ourselves can do nothing to earn our salvation, it is a gift. What can we actually do to serve God, what could we actually give to Him that would make things easier for Him.
It is not by works you are saved, but by faith.
It took a long time time for me to realize what this actually meant, and how to put it in practice and it is extremely hard having this particular disease.
Yet I tell you the truth, God will heal you if you give yourself up to Him totally...this is hard for people to do because of the sin in their lives, yet that sin can be overcome by believing in Christ.
It is not just a simple matter of saying I believe, rather one must consciously give themselves to Go, totally, completely, 100%.
We will still sin, yet we have one that forgives us of our sins, that is the sacrifice of Christ has washed our sin away, and we will not want to sin because it is offensive to the Holy Spirit, who, working in us as we give ourselves over to God, will help us to see things from God's perspective.
The message is simple, children, Trust God, Obey God, Give up your life to God and He will give you an increase never imagined.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, and of love and of self discipline. 2Timothy 1:7
Love God with all that you are and He Will heal you of your afflictions.
Remember what He said to the Apostle Paul, in your weakness, my power is made the greatest.
Be thee well my children and God bless you all. Amen
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WhoWalksWithGod, welcome to the forum.
I pray that you will be healed. That would be tremendous.
How do you know that you will be healed? Are your own thoughts and faith above God's purposes?
I'm afraid that claiming to have foreknowledge is putting yourself in a dangerous and prideful position.
Did Paul not have enough faith to have God remove the thorn from his side? How about the faithful who die from cancer and other diseases? Are all of us here who deal with Bipolar Disorder "doing it wrong"?
I would like to have come up with Scripture to back up everything I have said but I don't have the energy at this time.
Might you be manic right now?
Maybe God really did speak prophecy for you and I'm just being a Scrooge.
I hope you can stick around with us.
I pray that you will be healed. That would be tremendous.
How do you know that you will be healed? Are your own thoughts and faith above God's purposes?
I'm afraid that claiming to have foreknowledge is putting yourself in a dangerous and prideful position.
Did Paul not have enough faith to have God remove the thorn from his side? How about the faithful who die from cancer and other diseases? Are all of us here who deal with Bipolar Disorder "doing it wrong"?
I would like to have come up with Scripture to back up everything I have said but I don't have the energy at this time.
Might you be manic right now?
Maybe God really did speak prophecy for you and I'm just being a Scrooge.
I hope you can stick around with us.
Praise be to God Almighty on high and His Son Jesus Christ in which all things are made. To Him be the Honor, Glory and Power for ever and ever to everlasting.
Do you read the bible, do you believe what it says, do you believe it is the actual Word of God?
Hello, I suffer from bipolar disease, yet soon it will be gone. Faith is the key, and giving up control, that is, letting God deal with it instead of myself. Does the Word not say that we must deny ourselves to follow Christ, to carry our cross daily, to be like little children.
It is not by works, dear children, that we are saved, yet by grace. We, of ourselves can do nothing to earn our salvation, it is a gift. What can we actually do to serve God, what could we actually give to Him that would make things easier for Him.
It is not by works you are saved, but by faith.
It took a long time time for me to realize what this actually meant, and how to put it in practice and it is extremely hard having this particular disease.
Yet I tell you the truth, God will heal you if you give yourself up to Him totally...this is hard for people to do because of the sin in their lives, yet that sin can be overcome by believing in Christ.
It is not just a simple matter of saying I believe, rather one must consciously give themselves to Go, totally, completely, 100%.
We will still sin, yet we have one that forgives us of our sins, that is the sacrifice of Christ has washed our sin away, and we will not want to sin because it is offensive to the Holy Spirit, who, working in us as we give ourselves over to God, will help us to see things from God's perspective.
The message is simple, children, Trust God, Obey God, Give up your life to God and He will give you an increase never imagined.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, and of love and of self discipline. 2Timothy 1:7
Love God with all that you are and He Will heal you of your afflictions.
Remember what He said to the Apostle Paul, in your weakness, my power is made the greatest.
Be thee well my children and God bless you all. Amen
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Sometimes I wonder if God puts things in our lives to be a witness to others and to be able to help others. I did know I had BP until January. I pray for the healing but I also wonder if God allowed it to happen so that I can be a help to others and be a witness
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Alive again
A daughter of the King of Kings!
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to lemonflavor again. You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to sherr33 again.
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berry2000
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Nagh. I totally agree with you. I believe God allows my bipolar disorder for a reason. I know it strengthens my faith and keeps me humble and see it as my thorn in the flesh. Although all sickeness is because of the fall everything that happens to us is in God's hands and he allows it. I don't think you were off at all in what you said.
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Give praise, glory and honor to God and His Son Jesus Christ the author and perfector of our faith
No offense taken lemonflavor. Critisim if good if it is helpful. I merely point out that I believe the words of the Lord. He urged us to ask for anything in His name and it would be done, and that when we pray, do not doubt in our heart but expect that what we pray for has already been done. So do I expect to be healed of this disease, yes, because then I may much better serve God without straying as I have been doing. Does God want us to sin, no, this is not His will, yet we will sin because we are human by nature and our flesh fights against us, yet the Holy Spirit is stronger than our flesh.
Am I having a manic episode right now, I do not think so, but perhaps I am wrong. Yet I have hope, faith and love in God that there shall be a deliverence from this disease.
So I ask you, is it wrong to put my trust in God and look forward to do what He said He would do?
Did not Jesus come to free the prisoners, to heal the lame, give sight to the blind and to raise the dead?
Therefore, I once again put my faith in God and in His Word that He will do what he said He would do.
Peace be you all. Amen.
No offense taken lemonflavor. Critisim if good if it is helpful. I merely point out that I believe the words of the Lord. He urged us to ask for anything in His name and it would be done, and that when we pray, do not doubt in our heart but expect that what we pray for has already been done. So do I expect to be healed of this disease, yes, because then I may much better serve God without straying as I have been doing. Does God want us to sin, no, this is not His will, yet we will sin because we are human by nature and our flesh fights against us, yet the Holy Spirit is stronger than our flesh.
Am I having a manic episode right now, I do not think so, but perhaps I am wrong. Yet I have hope, faith and love in God that there shall be a deliverence from this disease.
So I ask you, is it wrong to put my trust in God and look forward to do what He said He would do?
Did not Jesus come to free the prisoners, to heal the lame, give sight to the blind and to raise the dead?
Therefore, I once again put my faith in God and in His Word that He will do what he said He would do.
Peace be you all. Amen.
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sherr33, I was not upset, I was giving you a positive reputation because I agreed with you! Hugs!!!
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I believe He was speaking in a spiritual sense. Otherwise all the faithful who are physically blind would receive their sight.
I admire your faith.
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no problems!!! I just wanted to be sure u knew I liked your answer!!!! SOmetimes I have a problem communicating what I think correctly!
I just wanted to be sure u knew I liked your answer!!!! SOmetimes I have a problem communicating what I think correctly!
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hello! i'm dee. your favorite bipolar recovery moderator! 
(humor me! )... we've had to delete a few off topic posts. the posts that are debative, ethics related, personal beliefs that disrupt the flow of this thread, or that flame another member: are prohibited.
personal interpretations of scripture, are not to derail opening post...
what is recovery? support, fellowship, encouragement, exhortation, comfort, building and managing with the resources we are blessed with. you have the right to seek recovery without being attacked, debated, preached at, or ridiculed. please help us maintain recovery to be a place of fellowship, resources, comfort, and encouragements.
in recovery, we set aside personal interpretations of scripture. instead of posting scripture to chastise, condemn, or of controversy interpretations: use scripture to exhort, build, encourage, love, teach. carry one another burdens, fellowship and comfort.
if you felt lead to give someone a scripture, give it in love. if it will appear harsh: ask yourself, WWJD? you can always respectfully ask for permission, or invite someone to speak through private messages.
~ love dee
(humor me! )... we've had to delete a few off topic posts. the posts that are debative, ethics related, personal beliefs that disrupt the flow of this thread, or that flame another member: are prohibited. personal interpretations of scripture, are not to derail opening post...
what is recovery? support, fellowship, encouragement, exhortation, comfort, building and managing with the resources we are blessed with. you have the right to seek recovery without being attacked, debated, preached at, or ridiculed. please help us maintain recovery to be a place of fellowship, resources, comfort, and encouragements.
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in recovery, we set aside personal interpretations of scripture. instead of posting scripture to chastise, condemn, or of controversy interpretations: use scripture to exhort, build, encourage, love, teach. carry one another burdens, fellowship and comfort. if you felt lead to give someone a scripture, give it in love. if it will appear harsh: ask yourself, WWJD? you can always respectfully ask for permission, or invite someone to speak through private messages.
~ love dee
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searchingforpeace
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Just adding my thoughts here: God can heal. It is up to him as to who he heals and when. I am not on meds, but I am by no means healed....the bipolar is under control (most of the time),the BPD not so much, but not really meds for that, and anything I have tried just makes me a zombie and I can't enjoy any part of life or partake in it b/c I can't do anything. Yes my faith in God and my love for him I do feel has helped me stablize, but I am not healed. I feel God gives everyone things in their lives as learning experinces, as ways to witness, as tools to help others. Do we always see what he wants us to do, no, of course not, we are only human. lol If God so chooses to heal someone of bipolar, or any other disorder, illness...Praise his name!!!!God is the great physican. I love reading testomonies(yes, I am a horrible speller LOL) of those who have been healed, who have found stabliity in the Lord. Any testomoniy that gives praises to the Lord are always inspiring
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Hey searching-
I love your response and agree wholeheartedly. I am a bi-polar and have been stable on meds and terribly unstable off meds so i know im not healed and might not ever be but i also know God loves me and will use this disease as a tool to grow me spiritually through Christ even in the worst of times which is where i am now. I was stable for over a year on the same meds and then they stopped working. i went back to my old psch(YEA I HAVE INSURANCE AGAIN.) I am so thankful to have had the free insurance through the state for the hospital visits after the rape and the free bi-polar medicines for the past year but now that i am working again and have GREAT insurance i have gone back to my favorite psychiatrist. Of course during a complete breakdown where for the first time ever i saw hallucinations and couldn't see a movie because it was so violent. But now he is trying to adjust my meds so i will be okay again. I am rambling now. My point is to see wonderful testmonials makes me so happy to know God heals others and that even though i am not healed he is there working. he knew i would lose 2 relatives i loved in one week and the stress from the situation combined with the meds not working would lead to a nervous breakdown. he knew i would need a good psychiatrist again and not a nurse practioner. He always takes care of me when i need it. God is awesome. I went into the hospital for chest pains on Monday and they found a heart problem that i have. They said i caught it early enough to be able to live with it on medicine. They dont know why im having pains yet but i do...God sent me a dream about my heart on Sunday. It was so painful i thought it was a heart attack. if it hadn't been for God this heart problem might have gotten worse and i would have died. So you see even though im still very stressed, sad(from the loss of 2 people in one week.), and extremly manic. I still have this assurance and a little bit of peace knowing God is here with me taking care of me and that fear i was having last Friday is gone. and as the end of my favorite verse about love goes :
1corinthians 7 and 8
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails.
This verse gives me peace because it is describing his love for me. the end is so important. if his love protects what is there to be afraid of.
I love your response and agree wholeheartedly. I am a bi-polar and have been stable on meds and terribly unstable off meds so i know im not healed and might not ever be but i also know God loves me and will use this disease as a tool to grow me spiritually through Christ even in the worst of times which is where i am now. I was stable for over a year on the same meds and then they stopped working. i went back to my old psch(YEA I HAVE INSURANCE AGAIN.) I am so thankful to have had the free insurance through the state for the hospital visits after the rape and the free bi-polar medicines for the past year but now that i am working again and have GREAT insurance i have gone back to my favorite psychiatrist. Of course during a complete breakdown where for the first time ever i saw hallucinations and couldn't see a movie because it was so violent. But now he is trying to adjust my meds so i will be okay again. I am rambling now. My point is to see wonderful testmonials makes me so happy to know God heals others and that even though i am not healed he is there working. he knew i would lose 2 relatives i loved in one week and the stress from the situation combined with the meds not working would lead to a nervous breakdown. he knew i would need a good psychiatrist again and not a nurse practioner. He always takes care of me when i need it. God is awesome. I went into the hospital for chest pains on Monday and they found a heart problem that i have. They said i caught it early enough to be able to live with it on medicine. They dont know why im having pains yet but i do...God sent me a dream about my heart on Sunday. It was so painful i thought it was a heart attack. if it hadn't been for God this heart problem might have gotten worse and i would have died. So you see even though im still very stressed, sad(from the loss of 2 people in one week.), and extremly manic. I still have this assurance and a little bit of peace knowing God is here with me taking care of me and that fear i was having last Friday is gone. and as the end of my favorite verse about love goes :
1corinthians 7 and 8
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails.
This verse gives me peace because it is describing his love for me. the end is so important. if his love protects what is there to be afraid of.
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