The 3rd Quarter

September 29, 2026 Lakita_Reneeacceptance, advocate, anthem of hope, awareness, bipolar christian, bipolar christians, bipolar disorder, blog, christian devotionals, christianity, church, cleansing, devotionals, diary, faith, gratitude, hope, jesus, Journal, joy, love, Musings, people, seasons, spiritual, spirituality, testimony, transparency, transparentLeave a comment

As we enter the 3rd quarter of 2026 its time for a cleansing. Every year around this time I start to cleanse my social media so that my timeline reflects the things I wanna see and the people I wanna associate it. I know I can’t control the algorithms. But, I can do my best to keep it positive.

So, what’s the thing/s you need to cleanse before the year is out?? God is opening my eyes to several things and I am beyond grateful for the small nuggets of wisdom he has given me about my life purpose. I haven’t fully stepped into it yet. But, its coming!!

My mindset about my place in my family is changing. I’m beginning to see things clearer in my marriage and with my special needs daughter. I want to meet God 1/2 way. So, we have also decided to start tithing recurrently not just to receive blessings/miracles. But, that’s what I believe believers are called to do. Sow where we are fed. You never know what God wants to do with the seeds you’ve sown. I started going back to church regularly. Listening to more worship music and just spending more time spiritually.

So think about your upcoming 3rd quarter and what you want it to look like. What do you need to clean out? What changes do you need to make to filter out the negativity online and in everyday life? How can you meet God 1/2 way?

Thanks for reading and blessings to you all 🙌

Don’t Fight It

January 21, 2025 Lakita_Reneeacceptance, advocate, anthem of hope, anxiety, awareness, bipolar, bipolar disorder, blog, challenges, depression, devotionals, God, grace, gratitude, health, jesus, Journal, joy, love, mental health, mental health advocate, mental health awareness, mental illness, Musings, obstacles, religion, spirit, spiritual, spirituality, transparency, transparentLeave a comment

You know life is more than stress and anxiety. So many people worry over the littlest things. While one person may see struggle as inevitable, another may see it as avoidable. It’s all about individual perspective.

When I first entered recovery for mental health, they taught us The Serenity Prayer. It took awhile, but I memorized that thing and held on to it for dear life. It really got me through the toughest years of my life and I still depend on it daily.

But, what happens when we fight against the things we cannot change? We literally send ourselves to an early grave. We indulge in things we know we shouldn’t. We react to situations from a place of emotion instead of rationale. We project our negative feelings unto others. We become stagnate, unable to move forward in life.

It took me awhile to accept my mental health for what it is. I had to realize that a bad day does not equal a bad life. I’ve been stable for the last six months, and though it feels strange not to experience mania or depression I have decided not to fight against my stability. To take each day as it comes. It will last however long it lasts. I am not nervously waiting for the other shoe to drop or the inevitable crash that depression can bring.

It’s strange. But, it’s the new me. Past mental health experiences do not define who I am today. I will not fight against whatever God is doing in my life. I thank him for my stability and I encourage my readers to do the same. Don’t fight against the things you cannot change.

Thank you for listening!!

Not Alone

March 12, 2024 Lakita_Reneealone, anxiety, bipolar, bipolar christian, bipolar christians, bipolar disorder, blog, christian devotionals, devotionals, forgiveness, God, grace, isolation, jesus, Journal, joy, love, mental health, mental illness, Musings, religion, sadness, spirit, spiritual, spirituality, transparency, transparentLeave a comment

Hello followers! I apologize for my silence over the last couple months. But, I’ve been processing the changes in my seasons of life. I don’t always do well with change.

My husband had shoulder surgery at the end of January and I’ve been just trying to be the best wife and mother I could be for my family. Please keep him in your prayers 🙏

Anyway, the reason for this post is to remind you that no matter what, we are not alone. You may be going through something right now that feels so isolating, and you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. But, I assure you it’s there. Hope is what gets us through. Hope in Jesus that while you are yet suffering, he also suffered for the sins of the whole world. But, because of him, our suffering is not in vain, and thank God it will not last forever! 🙌

Just like God told Joshua in the Bible, he was not alone and that he would always be with him (Joshua 1:9). We can be sure he is telling us the same thing. So let’s hold our heads high and put our hope in Jesus ✝️

Have a wonderful week 😊

In Unsure Times

December 26, 2023 Lakita_Reneeanxiety, bipolar, bipolar christian, bipolar christians, bipolar disorder, blog, christian devotionals, condemnation, devotionals, God, grace, jesus, Journal, joy, love, mental health, mental illness, Musings, punishment, religion, spirit, spiritual, spirituality, transparency, transparentLeave a comment

Romans 8:1 –

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Many Bipolar Christians doubt their faith when they go through stages of depression. In fact, in our community, this is a major struggle.

I think it’s important to memorize scripture that will ensure our faith and let us know we are secure in Christ. Part of my diagnosis with having psychotic features is that I have a fear of eternal damnation or religious persecution. I have to remind myself daily of Romans 8:1 (listed above) that I am not being punished and my soul is not in danger.

Meditating on scripture in the hard times is how we push through the unsure times. Intuitively, we know there is light at the end of the tunnel even when we can’t see it.

Followers, you are loved and you are not alone. Ever! Our future is secure. Philippians 4: 6 – 7 tells us not to be anxious for anything. So ease your mind of the anxiety that you are not saved. Pray for peace. Peace that surpasses all understanding.

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I hope your Christmas was everything you hoped it would be and I’ll hopefully see your comments and get to know some of you in the new year🎉🎉

Things We Do Deserve

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 Lakita_Reneeanxiety, bipolar, bipolar christian, bipolar christians, bipolar disorder, blog, christian devotionals, devotionals, God, Journal, mental health, mental illness, Musings, religion, spiritual, spiritualityLeave a comment

You know it’s really sad the things we project unto ourselves when we feel misunderstood or unloved. It literally causes us to withdraw and isolate and blame ourselves for the way we feel. Even when those triggers come from people who do not have an influence in our lives. I’m sharing this here because for far too long I’ve let the opinions of others make me feel a certain way or second guess myself. I’m learning I don’t need to defend myself to people that don’t really matter. Sometimes you have to let people be people and move on. Don’t let anyone get you outta character. We are responsible for the way we respond.

So I went to see my therapist on Friday and I shared with him what I was talking about in my previous post. As usual, immediately I wanted to erase what I’d written thinking I’m just overreacting. But, for some reason I decided to share my thoughts with him.

My therapist gave me alot of encouragement and he said no one deserves to get bullied. Especially from Christians who are supposed to know better and all about spreading the love of Jesus. No one deserves to feel invalidated. Every human has feelings and you shouldn’t feel less than by people who are supposed to love you.

He said people who don’t deal with mental illness do not realize how their words can affect someone who does. It can be very triggering and literally cause suicidal thoughts from people who refuse to see where you are coming from or insensitive to your situation.

You don’t deserve to be mistreated because of your mental health. You don’t deserve to be talked down to and judged because you choose medication and the Bible. Because you choose therapy and the Bible. Because you choose your mental health over their opinion and judgment.

So, I thank God for mental health medicine and doctors. I thank God for the Bible that gives me hope to keep pushing every single day. I pray this blog will be a place for people like us to feel loved and accepted just the way we are!!

So remember it’s okay to stick up for yourself and only accept the things you do deserve…now that’s real self-love!!

Miss Misunderstood

July 11, 2023 Lakita_Reneebipolar, bipolar christian, bipolar christians, bipolar disorder, blog, christian devotionals, devotionals, mental health, mental illness, religion, spiritual, spiritualityLeave a comment

This week I’d like to talk about feeling misunderstood. I now know one of my biggest pet peeves is being criticized or judged because I Identify as a Bipolar Christian. It hurts my feelings when people choose not to understand. Or they lack education so they assume mental illness looks a certain way. Just because I’m not schizophrenic or suicidal does not mean I am not ill. Why can’t I love Jesus and be honest about who I am and what’s going on with me? It doesn’t make me less of a Christian. It doesn’t make me lack The Word in my life. It doesn’t make me lack faith.

I can see it coming from regular people. But, when it comes from people in the Church it hits different. Then when it comes from Christian family members its 100x worse

I cannot pretend that being Bipolar and being a Christian is easy. Until you know who are you experience a lot of self – doubt wondering if God really loves you. Of course he does! Just as he loves all his children so lets be encouraged. Let’s not lose help that God is with us always. He hears. He sees. He walks beside us. Being Bipolar is NOT a character flaw.

So these are just some thoughts I plan to share with my therapist, and my prayer is that you can take bits and pieces and apply it to your life as well.

Until next time followers!!

2 Corinthians 12:9

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