The most life changing thing I have done thus far on a spiritual level is speaking out loud God’s promises for me. I have done this in the past but not like I have been as of late. The Bible has much to say about what we say. “The power of life and death is in the tongue.” (Proverbs 18:21) “So is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11) The cursed unquiet mind (Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison) and all of its leprous racing thoughts is enough to make someone stark raving mad. The obsessive compulsive thinking is wearisome and dismal. However, I have been aggressively speaking out loud with great authority promises like these: “By His stripes, I am healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) “I have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:16) I have a sound mind. “I am prosperous and in good health even as my soul does prosper.” (3 John 1:2) “But I revere your name and the sun of righteousness is rising with healing in its wings. And I will go out and leap like a calve that has been released from the stall!” (Malachi 2:2) What a vivid picture of captivity and then the unexpected release into a new found freedom. A calve waiting for slaughter who gets let go into the wonderment of a new rich and radiant life full of bliss and merriment. What joy. How divine. I can say that after three weeks of living this way and speaking out about 15 to 20 verses three times a day that I am experiencing a miracle. I was stunned when at first I noticed it. I was lying down to go to sleep which is a time when my mind is most awake and spinning. But all of a sudden there was this quietness in my mind…a stillness unknown to me that I entered into. It was this warm realm of peace that lasted awhile. I was in awe and I could not believe that this mind of mine was calm and balanced. My body was engulfed in sweet peace and joy brimmed over out of my mystified heart. I thanked God with my highest appreciation because He knows the utter gutter of a nightmare it has been with the dark intrusive thoughts at top speeds cranking through my mind all of my life until now. But, I know the word that I spoke “did not return void but it accomplished that for which it was sent” (Isaiah 55:11)…it was sent out to bring healing. Now my mind is soothed and settled more and more. It is still a fight but I will continue to speak out the most powerful word of God. The Bible teaches us to, “Calls things that be not as though they were.” (Roman 4:17) You must take your faith and believe in your heart and then call your health back as though your were already experiencing perfect health. You must speak to it. You must thank God in advance and consider it done. Conversely, speaking out of negative feelings will undo this work. A creative miracle is taking place as a result of what is being said. Life is being professed because the word is “living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12) An entire new way of speaking needs to be developed where one is not speaking death any longer. What you say is a self fulfilling prophesy. I had to get angry enough at how things were going to the point I made a change. It takes discipline to live this way but it does not take but a few moments throughout the day and evening to practice this and eventually make it part of your lifestyle. It is like putting your mind on a diet because you are working it out with new thoughts and new ways of speaking and you are starving the old thoughts and old ways of thinking. Do not give up. Believe and speak LIFE! ***Remember, Jesus adores you and always take your meds! www.bipolarliveitup.com