Study7A..He was overwhelmed with depression, despondency and despair (verse 4). Poor Elijah! –- sitting under a juniper tree! Have you been like that? Are you under the juniper tree now?
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Study 7 WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, ELIJAH?
(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 19: 1-18)
Our studies thus far have shown Elijah to be a man of deep devotion, unquestioning obedience and daring faith. But then there comes a chapter describing breakdown, humiliating failure and defeat –- 1 Kings 19. A sad chapter –- yet, so up-to-date and applicable to our own experience. ““A man just like ourselves!”” (James 5:17).
Do you ever get discouraged, depressed and despondent?
Do you ever find yourself in the grip of despair?
Does fear ever possess you?
Do you ever have doubts?
Do you ever experience loneliness and a feeling that nobody understands?
Do you ever feel at the end of your tether?
Do you ever go to sleep and wish you need not wake up?
1 . NOTICE THE DESPERATE CONDITION IN WHICH ELIJAH FOUND HIMSELF
He was suddenly gripped by fear and alarm. Is this the courageous man of 1 Kings 18:17-18 and 40, the same man of which 1 Kings 19:2-3 speaks? Elijah –- running for his life! Fear is a dreadful thing, which we have all experienced in some measure.
He was unable to bear the presence of his servant. Verse 3 tells us of Elijah’’s self-imposed isolation. When we are over-strained, even the presence of friends and loved ones can irritate us.
He was overwhelmed with depression, despondency and despair (verse 4). Poor Elijah! –- sitting under a juniper tree! Have you been like that? Are you under the juniper tree now? –- look up Psalms 42:11 and 43:5.
He was presumptuous and unwise in his praying (verse 4). He felt as the psalmist did in Psalm 55:3-8.
He was filled with self-pity (verse 4). This is always a dangerous state to get into.
He had an unbalanced view of things (verses 10, 14 and 18). In times of overstrain and illness, everything gets out of perspective and little problems become greatly exaggerated in our minds.
He temporarily lost his faith in God. He still believed in Him, but he could not trust Him in this emergency, so “he “went to pieces””.
There is little doubt that Elijah was experiencing a nervous breakdown. We are all subject, in a greater or lesser degree, to some or all of the above-mentioned emotions or reactions. When one is in a normal state of health such experiences are only very temporary, but when they persist and all come together, as with Elijah, then we are in a bad way. Is there no deliverance from these disturbing experiences which, if not checked, will lead to breakdown? There certainly is, and it is most important that in this “high-speed” age we learn the secret of wise living, and thus avoid the emotional upsets which result from unwise living.
It is you I'm talking to what are you doing there? Arise and eat and be refreshed by Him(Jesus)....see you in the concluding part...God bless you
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Study 7 WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, ELIJAH?
(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 19: 1-18)
Our studies thus far have shown Elijah to be a man of deep devotion, unquestioning obedience and daring faith. But then there comes a chapter describing breakdown, humiliating failure and defeat –- 1 Kings 19. A sad chapter –- yet, so up-to-date and applicable to our own experience. ““A man just like ourselves!”” (James 5:17).
Do you ever get discouraged, depressed and despondent?
Do you ever find yourself in the grip of despair?
Does fear ever possess you?
Do you ever have doubts?
Do you ever experience loneliness and a feeling that nobody understands?
Do you ever feel at the end of your tether?
Do you ever go to sleep and wish you need not wake up?
1 . NOTICE THE DESPERATE CONDITION IN WHICH ELIJAH FOUND HIMSELF
He was suddenly gripped by fear and alarm. Is this the courageous man of 1 Kings 18:17-18 and 40, the same man of which 1 Kings 19:2-3 speaks? Elijah –- running for his life! Fear is a dreadful thing, which we have all experienced in some measure.
He was unable to bear the presence of his servant. Verse 3 tells us of Elijah’’s self-imposed isolation. When we are over-strained, even the presence of friends and loved ones can irritate us.
He was overwhelmed with depression, despondency and despair (verse 4). Poor Elijah! –- sitting under a juniper tree! Have you been like that? Are you under the juniper tree now? –- look up Psalms 42:11 and 43:5.
He was presumptuous and unwise in his praying (verse 4). He felt as the psalmist did in Psalm 55:3-8.
He was filled with self-pity (verse 4). This is always a dangerous state to get into.
He had an unbalanced view of things (verses 10, 14 and 18). In times of overstrain and illness, everything gets out of perspective and little problems become greatly exaggerated in our minds.
He temporarily lost his faith in God. He still believed in Him, but he could not trust Him in this emergency, so “he “went to pieces””.
There is little doubt that Elijah was experiencing a nervous breakdown. We are all subject, in a greater or lesser degree, to some or all of the above-mentioned emotions or reactions. When one is in a normal state of health such experiences are only very temporary, but when they persist and all come together, as with Elijah, then we are in a bad way. Is there no deliverance from these disturbing experiences which, if not checked, will lead to breakdown? There certainly is, and it is most important that in this “high-speed” age we learn the secret of wise living, and thus avoid the emotional upsets which result from unwise living.
It is you I'm talking to what are you doing there? Arise and eat and be refreshed by Him(Jesus)....see you in the concluding part...God bless you
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
https://mobile.facebook.com/segoeevangelism/
Motto:Charity,Holiness and power...
God bless you.
Endeavor to share...
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