The LORD Ministers to a Depressed Servant
Elijah falls into a season of depression that is recorded for us in 1 Kings 19.
DEPRESSION: a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you
think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a
loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed.
Elijah’s physical state:
Ran for his life (31 miles) verse 3
Continued a day’s journey
further in the wilderness
Elijah’s mental state: Verse 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."
Physically – There are things
such as chemical imbalances,
barometric pressure, diseases,
hunger, thirst, poor nutrition,
exhaustion, and sleep
deprivation that can contribute
to feelings of depression.
Mentally – The thoughts of
being helpless, hopeless, having
fear, self – pity , and desiring to
withdraw from other people are
symptoms of depression. There
is a low interest in activities
most of the day, every day.
The LORD ministers:
Spiritually
The LORD minister:
Socially
The LORD ministers:
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