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*COME OUT OF YOUR CAVE*
*1 Kings 18:16 - 1 Kings 19:19*
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*Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt like the world was caving in on you and you had no place to run and hide.
God seemed absent from your life , prayers (if you could pray) seemed to go nowhere, your inner being was full of pain, grief, sorrow, sadness, darkness, emptiness, and void of hope? **Well you are not by yourself!*
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*The prophet Elijah learned a very difficult lesson in his dark moments of life and found himself hiding in a cave and isolated from everyone including his personal aide.*
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*How Elijah got there, and what God did to bring him out with his life and ministry intact, is a fascinating story.
It**=**s also a lesson from Scripture filled with principles we can use during those times when the darkness and defeat seems to swallow us.*
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*Discouraged Prophet **Elijah was discouraged, downcast and even depressed.
I**=**m referring to those periods we all have when we are physically or emotionally drained and the darkness overtakes us.
Times like these are a normal part of life.*
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*A Great Victory** Elijah**=**s depression followed a great victory .....secured his reputation as fearless prophet.
Israel ruled by spineless King Ahab and his wicked wife, Queen Jezebel.
Baal worship.
A great contest.*
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*1 Kings 18:19-40 (READ).*
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*So the enemies of God were destroyed and defeated and Israel underwent a tremendous spiritual awakening and revival.*
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*A Serious Threat** When Queen Jezebel heard what happened she threatened the life of Elijah.*
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*1 Kings 19:1-4 (READ)*
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*A Hasty Retreat** Faced with Jezebel**=**s threat, Elijah chose to run for his life into the desert.
By the time he stopped running and fell exhausted under a broom tree, he had sunk into a dark hole of depression.
He even prayed, that he might die. 1 Kings 19:4*
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*Elijah became fearful, anxious, and afraid, and he ran over 150 miles.
That**=**s where we find him in 1 Kings 19:4 *
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*Have you ever been there?*
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*Have you ever said that?*
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*It is possible to be serving the Lord and yet find yourself emotionally and mentally drained, depleted, and depressed?*
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*Elijah**=**s condition had three components; **physical, emotional, and spiritual, **and God dealt with each one in turn.
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\\ *PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION*
*Elijah manifested many of the classic symptoms of a person with normal discouragement.
He was fatigued and sluggish.*
*He had not only lost his zest for life and sense of purpose.
He had even lost his will to live.*
*Elijah was no longer interested in being the man of God, standing against evil.*
*He no longer seemed to care that Israel was still in the clutches of Ahab~/Jezebel.*
*A sense of hopelessness and helplessness had enveloped him.*
*Fear and anxiety were clutching at his spirit.
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*His thoughts had turned to death as his best way of escape.*
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*These feelings are usually a reaction to some loss, tragedy, or problem in a person**=**s life*
*When the problem hits and pressure mounts, then discouragement & depression set in.*
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*Let**=**s look at Elijah**=**s problem, because in it we may find help in understanding our problems and where to look for help when the darkness won**=**t go away.*
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Mount Carmel was very physically demanding and taxing.
It was no cake-walk.*
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He was hungry.*
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He was tired.
He was lonely.
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He was worn out and burned out, at the breaking point.
HALT*
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*We become candidates for spiritual defeat.
That**=**s exactly what happened to Elijah.He was physically wasted.*
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*EMOTIONAL STRESS:** Elijah**=**s physical stress was mixed with severe emotional stress.
We can see this very clearly in 1 Kings 19:4 when he said **A**I**=**ve have had enough LORD Take my life; I**>**m no better than my ancestors**@*
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*What he was saying, **A**Lord, I**=**ve had it.
You**=**ve brought me to the end.
You might as well get it over with and kill me before Jezebel does.
**I thought** I was Your prophet.
**I thought** I was special to You.
But I**=**m no better off than anyone else.**@** **Major self pity party!*
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*Elijah hit the bottom as fast as he had risen to the top.
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*Now Elijah prayed to die, he became obsessed with the idea of dying.*
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*One of the worst things a person in Elijah**=**s condition can do is to withdraw from everyone and just run away and hide.
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*I want to show you that before Elijah got to the cave, God took care of his physical and emotional needs.*
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*The first thing God did to deal with Elijah**=**s depression was to refresh him 1 Kgs 19:6-8 (READ)*
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*The food and the sleep replenished the prophet**=**s exhausted supply of strength and energy.
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*Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is to eat a bologna sandwich and take a nap.
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*When you**=**re physically tired and emotionally drained, you**=**re vulnerable to defeat.
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*The darkness looks even darker when you**=**re wiped out.*
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*Depression is not the end of the world.**
That means even though you may be in the darkness now, you will get through it.**
**The dark clouds will lift.*
\\ *SPIRITUAL DEFEAT:** Isn**=**t it interesting that after Elijah got some rest and the angel ministered to him, he was able to travel 40 days 40 nights, going all the way to Horeb?*
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*But there was still a dark cloud hanging over Elijah, because he also had a spiritual problem that needed to be dealt with. 1 Kgs 19:9 (READ)*
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*That was a good question.
Elijah was not supposed to be in that cave.*
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*Have you ever observed that we**=**re most vulnerable to spiritual attack and defeat right after a great spiritual victory?*
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*Two of Satan**=**s chief weapons are discouragement and depression.*
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*If he can put you out of battle by wiping you out physically and emotionally, he can turn you into a spiritual casualty.*
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*Facing the Issue:** Though Elijah had regained his physical stamina, he was still in darkness **because he was out of God**=**s will.
**God refreshed Elijah, He rebuked him by asking **A**What are you doing here Elijah?**@** *
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*Elijah**=**s answer reveals that he was still feeling discouraged and depressed. 1 Kings 19:10 (READ).*
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*Elijah tried to defend his actions, and indulged in a little self-pity.
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*1 Kings 19:11-18*
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*This time, Elijah obeyed and went **FROM THERE (From Where?
The Cave!)**, 1 Kings 19:19 **/ Music ministry team./*
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*The darkness lifted.
The depression was over.
His ministry was restored.
He had come out of his cave into the light of God**=**s restoring grace and power.*
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*If you are in the cave right now, if the darkness is hanging heavy all around you, or you need restored to ministry, God will meet you here at the altar.*
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*There are two key elements here that occur in the life of this prophet of God:*
*Depression is defeated and ministry is restored.*
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*So God refreshed, rebuked, and re-commissioned Elijah.*
*He still had something important for Elijah to do.
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*Then the last cloud of despair and fear was lifted.
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*So however dark your situation, don**=**t give up hope.
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*Here at this altar today your depression is defeated and your ministry is restored.**
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*God has something important for you to do.
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*God says **A**Go back the way you came...!**@** 19:15*
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