Above Anxiety (Part 1; phraes)
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Introduction
Attention:
Nerf gun: trigger
“I am triggered.”
Series: Above Anxiety (talk about title)
1 Kings 19
Need:
Teens
Ask: How many teens on average do you think struggle with anxiety and depression?
According to the World Health Organization, one in seven 10-19 year-olds (14%) struggle with some form of mental disorder, of which depression and anxiety are at the top of the list.
Relevant for those who struggle and those who don’t
Chronic
Triggers can make chronic problems worse
Body
The Big Idea: Anxiety and depression have triggers.
The Big Question: What are some triggers for anxiety and depression?
Disappointment
Isolation
Exhaustion
1 Kings 19:1–2 (ESV)
1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.”
Explanation:
Context: 450 prophets defeated
Ahab doesn’t repent (disappointment)
Ahab’s message to Jezebel
Jezebel’s message to Elijah
Opposite of what Elijah wanted
Not repentance; rage!
Subway gift card/knuckle sandwhich
This triggers anxiety and depression
Disappointment in adolescence
Q. How do today’s teen’s most commonly experience disappointment?
Grades
Dating
Sports
Making it onto the drama team
Fitting in
Looking up to a “fake”
Teen disappointment is inevitable.
Easy for this to be a trigger for those who struggle with anxiety and depression
Christian solution
Nothing can separate (Romans 8)
Proved: Cross and Tomb
In the face of disappointment, the tomb is still empty.
Illustration:
Personal struggles
Application:
Last time felt disappointed?
Recent?
Been awhile?
Emotions triggered?
Anxious? Depressed? Hopeless?
How trust God with disappointment?
More on weeks 2 and 3
Share with someone
Responding positively
Experience it, but don’t surrender
The Big Idea: Anxiety and depression have triggers.
The Big Question: What are some triggers for anxiety and depression?
Disappointment
Isolation
Exhaustion
1 Kings 19:3–4 (ESV)
3 Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
Explanation:
Depression clearly depicted
What specific action does Elijah take here?
Leaves servant, is alone.
VERY far away
What is the first thing that Elijah does after he gets alone?
Prays God would kill him!
After great victory!
Seems like should be happy
Why isn’t Elijah happy?
Disappointed and afraid for life.
Severity of feeling
Hasn’t done himself any favor
What did Elijah do to make his problem even worse?
Isolation
Post 2020 teens & isolation
Why are so many teens isolated?
Cell phone and social media
Depriving ourselves with what we need
Illustration
“Why haven’t they reached out?”
“Why haven’t I reached out to them?”
Trying to do better
Application:
How isolated yourself since 2020?
> Anxious or depressed?
Haven’t realized
Clarity
What can do to avoid isolation?
Send text
Know people in room
More time in living room
Anxiety/Drpession > “am I isolating myself?
The Big Idea: Anxiety and depression have triggers.
The Big Question: What are some triggers for anxiety and depression?
Disappointment
Isolation
Exhaustion
5 And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” 6 And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” 8 And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.
9 There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Explanation:
In this passage, how does God provide for Elijah?
Food
Why need? Exhaustion
Why exhausted?
Traveling… a lot.
In verse 3: Mount Carmel to Beersheba, about 120 miles.
Further into wilderness for an entire cay
About 300 miles altogether!
No wonder passes out
No wonder that depressed
Hard to think rationally when exhausted/hungry.
Do you guys think that most teens these days are exhausted? Why or why not?
School is exhausting
Busy all day
Sleep.
Rec: 8-10
6 of 10 MS under slept
7 of 10 HS under slept
Screen time at night
Exhaustion > Gospel
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Rest to exhausted souls = rest to mind and emotions!
Forgiveness of sins = relaxing
Illustration:
Sleep apnea
Who knows what sleep apnea is?
A condition where you don’t breath properly when you are sleeping
But it does make it hard for me to sleep well, which makes me tired, which makes me less able to effectively deal with mental health stuff
Show them sleep study
Application:
What makes you exhausted?
So can you do?
Saying “no”
Daily time with God
So find a devotional and use it
Take care of yourself!
Conclusion
Visualization
Anxiety/Depression have triggers
Deal with/avoid
Reiteration
Trigger awareness
Mental health is important.
Mindfulness.
PRAY
Lesson Recap
The Big Idea: Anxiety and depression have triggers.
The Big Question: What are some triggers for anxiety and depression?
Disappointment (1 Kings 19:1-2)
Isolation (1 Kings 19:3-4)
Exhaustion (1 Kings 19:5-9)
Small Group Questions:
Do you struggle with anxiety and/or depression? If so, what are some things that tend to trigger them for you?
What sorts of things tend to disappoint you the most?
How can you deal with this disappointment in a way that doesn’t lead to despair?
In what ways do you tend to isolate yourself?
What can you do to avoid isolation?
How have you felt the most exhausted recently?
What can you do to experience some much-needed rest?