Depression

I just got back from India. I have been there on and off for 6 years
or so. So I can say that I know Indians pretty well. I have noticed
that the frequency of depression is a lot more in the US than in
India. Things are much more bleak there. Why is this so? There are
far fewer people on anti-depressants in India than in the US. I think
part of the reason is the social structure, and the friends and
openness people have in discussing their problems. People are also
much more busy in India, struggling, and also they don't spend much
time in solitude, there are always people surrounding them. Here in
America, there are people who live alone for years without talking to
anyone. They don't mention their problems to anyone and just keep it
locked up inside. Hmmmm. That sounds like me. :)

Today I got up late and I went to my church. The Pastor repeated a
prophetic word from the earlier service. It was Romans chapter 7.
That was the portion that she and I read on our flight back to the US.
This was yet another confirmation of our relationship. I mean the
pastor really stressed Romans 7. He emphasized it. And Romans 8
starts with, "There is no condemnation..." to those in Christ Jesus.
To us it meant that we can have victory over the flesh, and victory
over depression and anything else that is bothering us. The battle
has already been won. I think I can smile now. Well, maybe a little
later.

Yesterday I was reading a thing about using your gifts for God. And
in it was a verse that said, "Enjoy your days with the woman you
love..." This is from Ecclesiastes 9:9. I don't know if that was a
promise from God or not. But it is strange that only in the NIV does
it say woman. In the other translations it says "wife." I just
thought that was worth noting.

Yesterday night I spent some time talking to her. I know she loves
me, and I love her, and I am so content right now. I still miss her,
and it will be really tough not to talk to her. But I guess that will
be good for me. I just wish she missed me as much as I miss her.