Pray more regularly.
People think that I manage the bipolar well through all the exercise, seeing my doctors regularly and taking my medication. These are all tools, but prayer is where I find real strength.
Paul writes in the book of Philippians that we should pray regularly, and having bipolar has taught me that. It’s hard to explain to people when I say I need to rest or that I can’t do a task they ask of me, but when I pray for strength I know that I am praying to a God who understands.
During the day, I love to pray! I would continuously ask God about His wonders and why people act the way they do toward life situations. I love to pray for people, even for those who would never know that I have prayed for them. I pray for the elderly because they have been through life and can always do with a prayer for strength. Whenever I see a newborn baby, I thank God for new life that might change the world one day.
When life gets hard for me, I also find it difficult to pray, so in those times I don’t. I rather just sit quietly in prayer and know that He is God. In those times, my thoughts and emotions run wildly in my head, but then I use all the energy I have to focus on God and His peace in Jesus. When I practice this, everything around me becomes quiet and I remain in that state of peace. I take deep breaths and as release my breath, I pray: Lord, You’re in control and I give my anxieties over to You.
My God cares for me. He wants me to have a full life with wonderful things to experience and I intend to live out all of it. Prayer is the one thing that is always doable and will never be a waste of time.
Pray more regularly.
By Deon Labuschagne
