“Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the body and mind that you have given me. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with how much effort it takes to take care of it, but I know that no matter how bad I feel, there are other people in worse conditions.
Lord, right now I am going to put my attitude on the altar. I have been wallowing in self-pity and sorrow for what I do not have, when you really have given me so much. Today I am going to focus on the good things.
The doctors have diagnosed me with Bi-Polar Disorder. I need your strength to deal with this truth. As I am seeking medical help, please put me in the best care. Guide me and give me favor when it comes to the right doctor, medications, dosage and treatments. I need favor when it comes to payment for these treatments as well. Through all of this, I am asking that you help me keep my attitude positive. I know that by doing this, I am being a partner with you in my own healing.
Lord, I bless my family and my family lineage. I am thankful that although this illness may have been passed on to me, I have more treatment options and far less discrimination than the other past relatives who have suffered from this. Thank you, Lord that I was born in this time to get more advanced treatment for Bi-Polar Disorder.
In the name of Jesus, I ask the Lord to restore and heal my anxious mind. The Lord works in peace, so I will choose to adapt my lifestyle to as peaceful and calm as He leads me. I will avoid stressful situations, attitudes, television programs or people (to the best of my ability.) I will create boundries that are clear for me and others to see, and I will enforce them to guard my own peace of mind. I have allowed guilt to convince me to overload my schedule in the past. This will not happen any longer.
When I start to feel like I am making poor judgments, my temper is out of control, I am getting easily distracted and am displaying reckless behavior and not sleeping like I should be, I will contact my doctor as soon as I see these warning symptoms. Lord, help me to be honest with myself about my condition, because denial will just make it worse.
In the past when this has happened, I have made some poor choices, because I was not in a clear state of mind. I was going on my elevated emotions. I do not want to go through the pain of having to explain or undo the damage from another episode like that.
Lord, I promise to get proper rest, avoid inviting stress, and to follow my doctor’s orders on what medicines to take.
When I am sad, please cover my emotions and show me how much you love me. As I read the word of God about your love, show me how that applies to me personally. Give me the ability to concentrate on your word, as reading it will be a big part of my healing. Help me to relax and get restorative sleep, and as I do, please show me who I am in you. Energize my spirit with the hope that things will get better, no matter how bad they feel today.
As I am reading and getting strength from your word, please help me to start engaging in the fun activies I used to enjoy so much.
In the name of Jesus’ I command the demons of guilt, depression, anxiety, fear, rage, hate, anger, shame, self-righteousness, self-conciousness, self-obsession, emotion to be bound to the spirit of balak and go. I will not engage myself in any of those mindsets anymore and they have no right to bring me down into your pit.
Lord, help me. I will have to learn new ways of thinking about myself, and new ways of dealing with others. But, I choose to forgive myself. I forgive my family history. I forgive and I give all my anger to God. It is not anyone’s fault, including my own. I cannot heal with unforgiveness and wrath, and I will not harbor any in my heart. In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.”
Author: Julia Shalom Jordan
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