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I Kings 19:1-3
Excerpted from: It's Enough! Now, Lord, Take My Life!

Despite his strong faith, the prophet Elijah - which you are very familiar with his life - experienced depression and wanted to die, even after God performed extraordinary miracles through him. So if God performed a series of extraordinary miracles in your life, and then not too long after that, do you think that you would become just so deeply discouraged that you want to die? It is hard to believe, is it not? Because we think, wow, if we saw the Red Sea miracle, well, that would last with us for a long time. Well, biblical history shows it did not last very long with the Israelites, did it?
Elijah had experienced one astonishing miracle after another, and God had sent ravens to feed him. Elijah, a widow, and her son were miraculously provided for during drought and famine, and Elijah even raised the widow's son from the dead. And then Elijah called down fire from heaven while confronting a group of idol worshippers who were antagonistic. Consequently, a spiritual revolution occurred throughout the nation.
After all this, the last thing we would expect is for Elijah to fall into depression, but he did. And he allowed himself to spiral down into despair to the point of desiring his death. And then we continue on in verse 4.

I Kings 19:1
Excerpted from: Overcoming Discouragement and Depression

The prophet Elijah, despite his great faith, fell into depression, even after God did great miracles through him.

You remember from the account that he had raised a widow's son from the dead. And also God had performed the miracle through him where the wheat was to last through the whole drought, the three years.

Even though Elijah had experienced one astonishing miracle after another, he still was fearful and took off to save his life. That is not necessarily wrong. There are many examples of God's people doing that. But as we will find out later, Elijah was doing it because he was terrified of what Jezebel would do to him.

The last thing we would expect is for Elijah to fall into depression, but he did. He allowed himself to spiral downward into despair to the point of desiring his own death.

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Hidden From the Hour of Trial
It's Not Fair!
The Ministry of Angels

Bible Studies
God's Ministering Angels

Essays
Revelations at Mount Sinai
Tolerating Sin

Sermons
Jabez: 'That I May Not Cause Pain'
Fear is the Mindkiller
Jehu: A Type for Today
Everlasting Consolation and Good Hope
Overcoming Discouragement and Depression
The Handwriting Is On the Wall (Part Two) (2007)
Are You Weary of Doing What's Right?
Could You Stand Alone?
Lessons from Elijah's Work
A Different Kind of Savior
Seeking God in the Mundane

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