
Healthy <—> Depressed
Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah saying, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow, I do not make your life like one of them. Elijah was afraid and he ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah he left his servant there while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree and sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough Lord.” he said. “Take my life. I am no better than my ancestors.” —1 Kings 19:2-4 NIV
We focus on our
rather than the
.
We compare
to
.
Then Elijah lay down under the tree and he fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals and a jar of water. He ate and he drank and he lay down again. Then the angel of the Lord came a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat again. The journey is too much for you.” So he got up and he ate and he drank and he was strengthened by the food.” —1 Kings 19:5-8a NIV
Take care of your
needs.
Get a fresh
of God and His
for your life.
And then after the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord wasn’t in the earthquake either. And after the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord wasn’t in the fire. But after the fire, came a gentle whisper and when Elijah heard it, he put his cloak over his face and he went out and he stood in the mouth of the cave. 1 Kings 19:11b-13 NIV
“Go back the way you came and go to the desert of Damascus and anoint HHazael king over Aram.” —1 Kings 19:15 NIV