Yeah,

I just want to confirm that there are many reasons for depression (one of
which Brad has sited below) and we do need God's wisdom.  This week I have
had a bout of depression not known to me for a long, long time now.
Everything was pitch black, lights turned off and all!  I was urged, if
necessary, to go to my doc but knew it wasn't physical.  All the physical
symptoms were there all right and my actions matched them;  but the problem
was a direct attack on me and what's going on in my life in the Lord.
Immediately God spoke a word to me and I was able to respond and take up my
position and not His, I was totally freed.  I was no longer held down by the
enemy.  Now, I don't feel like singing and shouting from the rooftops yet
because God is still showing me a walk through this one, but I feel heaps
better and am able to see things again from His perspective.


--
Carol



----- Original Message -----
From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: Dodie update


> Mat,
>
> Actually. Recently my wife has been experiencing an increase in
> emotionalism. Some is personality, most all is not. Of course the enemy
> would like to have her believe that a form of depression is returning. I
> know not, as I can see differences from before when it was a real
> depression. Having a particular bad day of it a couple days ago, I prayed
> for this   to stop and for knowledge, insight and etc.  I wondered why
> after such a long time, signs of something not being right is creeping up.
> Some of this occurred a while back as well but I believe much was stress
> related and since gone. Having prayed for guidance as to how and what is
> going on, my wife ran across a site of a woman that  seems to have much
> knowledge on the very things she's been experiencing. I noticed a cyclical
> nature to her bouts and  as we all  can attest that PMS is certainly a
> reality for some,  this seemed different and there were differing signs.
> This woman  confirmed something   that was brought to my attention by that
> still small voice... that popped this idea into my head out of nowhere. I
> called it a Pre-Menopause Pause sort of jokingly but it is exactly that, a
> pre-menopause change going on in the body that effects emotions, and body
> functions as well. I believe this to be God's answer to my prayer to find
> answers to this newly found issue. What I like is this woman takes the
> corrective measures by natural measures and not pills.  My wife is only 37
> by the way, and yes as early as 35 women can start experiencing this
> condition. I guess when one thinks about it, for menopause to start like a
> flick of a switch is sort of silly and foolish to not expect a emotional
> and bodily segue into it.
>
> Brad
>