Life's Journey: The Ups & Downs

Life is a journey.

We say this in our world for a reason.

Life has its highs, the mountaintops.

Mt. Carmel, drought

Life has its lows, the cave moments.

This is where we pick up the story of Elijah.

Be careful what we say.

We can unintentionally be like Jezebel as we hear what God has done in other people’s lives.

In our depression, God provides.

Elijah goes through what may clinically be known as depression.

In our fears, God provides.

He is scared.

In our “cave” moments we lose perspective.

Elijah catastrophizes, meaning he sees it as it worst. “Only I am left”. “I have failed”

God is present in the cave moments of life.

Notice that God asks, what are you doing “here”?

The point is not about how God speaks.

God is not done with Elijah, or us, yet.

God thinks he is done, God says “not yet”.

Get back to work! Be faithful!

This is the point of the story.