God is our Refuge and Strength.... Psalm 46:1

Dear Friends,

How are you?

Thank God for seeing us through another week. How time flies! It's almost a month has gone by in year 2010!

I am thankful to God for strengthening me day by day. I am still learning to pace myself. My health fluctuates from time to time, and I am learning to rest in our Lord and His grace and strength daily.

Thank God that recently He strengthens me and enable me once again to visit some sick and elderly people who come to my church or who are home-bound. It is always a joy to visit these dear grandpa and grandma, to see their faith in the Lord and to encourage them to continue to look to God. Thank God for giving me the joy of walking with Him and serving Him in little ways like these.

I have also been kept very occupied with some freelance work to earn a living. Been also helping my church with some volunteer work besides caring for my mother.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon in Singapore on the 14th of February. It is the first day of the Chinese Calendar. The Chinese has our own Calendar and New Year. One of my brothers will be coming from overseas to visit my mum and I. So will my sister and her family. I am looking forward to see them again. They are all non-believers. Please pray with me for their salvation. Thank you.

Thank God that He is our Refuge and Strength daily and He has promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us. No matter what we go through in this life, we can have the blessed assurance of His love and His presence with us. And He in His mercies and faithfulness is working all things for His glory and our good.

I am thankful that through this bipolar disorder illness, God has given me the gift and talent to serve Him whenever I am well or a little manic. I have more energy and are more creative. This blog is one of the result of my manic. I build this blog about 2 years ago when I was recovering from a relapse of severe depression and was becoming a little manic.

Now I am not able to blog as regularly as in time past due to my various commitments. But this blog has been a great blessing to me not only in allowing me to share my journey of walking with our Lord and coping with bipolar disorder and other challenges in my life, but also it has enabled me to help others or their loved ones who are struggling with depression or bipolar disorder. Another great blessing is to get to know so many of you who loves God and are seeking to walk with Him despite whatever afflictions, trials or chronic illness you are going through. Your friendship and prayers have been such blessings to me, and I am learning so much from all of you, especially how to be thankful in everything as we are under the care of such a Great God.

Thank you for stopping by. I took this picture at East Coast Beach, Singapore. These are 2 of my favourite Bible verses. Hope you like it too.

God is our refuge and strength....Psalm 46:1

....for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5

What are you thankful for today? Thankful Thursday is hosted by Lynn. Thanks, Lynn! Do visit the other participants and be encouraged by their thanksgiving to God too.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care and have a blessed day!

Warm Regards,
Nancie

"More Than Conquerors Award" to share with all of you

Dear Friends,

Thanks for stopping by.

♥ I am thankful to God for seeing us through another year! How time flies! Today is 31 December 2009, the last day of year 2009. Tomorrow we will enter into year 2010, a new year in our walk with the Lord. Here's wishing you a very happy and blessed New Year!

♥ I thank God for all His goodness and mercies to me in year 2009. The Lord has brought me saftely through all the ups and downs through the various changing scenes in life. His mercies has been abundant and His grace sufficient for me. I am thankful to God for His many blessings.

♥ I thank God that we are More Than Conquerors through Jesus Christ Who loved us! No matter what we go through in this life, we have a God Who loves us and He is with us always. He has promised He will never leave us nor forsake us and nothing can separate us from His love (Romans 8). We are more than conquerors through Him Who loved us!

I have created this "More Than Conquerors Award" to share with all of you :)

I have listed my blogging friends whom I have gotten to know since I started blogging 2 years ago. All of you are More Than Conquerors as you have been very courageous and resourceful no matter what difficulties or trials you are going through! Please accept this Award as it is Yours! I am still adding new blogging friends to this list.

So if I have not added you yet or you are new to this blog, please grab this Award and post it on your blog if you have experience that you are more than a conquerors through Christ Who loved us. This Award is to share with everyone who are More Than Conquerors! (Please see instructions below for downloading and pasting unto your website)

Do feel free to share this Award with all your blogging friends who are more than conquerors too! Just put a link back to this post to show where this Award originate :  http://lifewithbipolardisorder.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-than-conquerors-award-to-share.html

Here are some instructions on how you can copy this Award to your post and share with your Friends or copy this Award to the sidebar of your Blog:

A) To copy this Award to your post and share with your Friends:

1) Go to my post

2) Put your cursor on the picture of the "More Than Conquerors Award"

3) Right click on your mouse

4) Choose "Save image as"

5) Go to a folder in your computer/hard disk

6) Save it in your computer

7) Go to your blog

8) Create a new post

9) Use Add Image and upload the picture from your hard disk to the post (just like the way you will upload any other graphics unto your post)

10) Share this copy this "More Than Conquerors Award" with your Friends. Link back to this post at : http://lifewithbipolardisorder.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-than-conquerors-award-to-share.html

B) To put these awards to your sidebar

1) Go to your Dashboard

2) Choose Layout

3) Add a Gadget

4) Choose Picture

5) A small window will open up.

6) For Title put "More Than Conquerors Award".

7) For Caption, most people thank the person who gives them the award. So if you want, you can put "Thanks Nancie!"

8) Can ignore the Link

9) Image - at from your computer, click at "Browse"

10) Go to the folder where you saved the "More Than Conquerors Award". Click at the image and click Open

11) Save the Gadget

12) You can move the Gadget to wherever you want on your Layout

13) Save your layout

14) When you view your blog you will be able to see the award on your sidebar

Let me know if you have any problems with copying the images to your blog and I will see how best I can help. You can email me at mylifewithbp@gmail.com

♥ I thank God for my family and my church.

♥ I thank God for everyone of  you and all my blogging friends. Thanks for all your prayers and encouragements through this blog and email. May God bless you all!

Thank you for stopping by. Take care and have a blessed day and Happy New Year!

Warm Regards,
Nancie