WHEN THINGS GET YOU DOWN

 

WHEN THINGS GET YOU DOWN

I Kings 19:1,2

When things get you down, it’s not always get to get up. Sometimes it’s a great struggle and it seems like it can’t be done. The longer you are down, the worse it gets and more hopeless things seem to be. However, I do believe there are some things we can do to crawl out of our depressive times.

I encourage you to read I Kings 19:1-8 Elijah is known as one of the greatest prophets of the Old Testament times. The Lord used him to do some miraculous and amazing things in the nation of Israel during the time of Ahab’s reign. You would think that nothing could faze him or shake his faith. Yet, there were times in which he got caught up in his circumstances and he got beaten down because of them. He got so down that he wanted to die.

When life gets you down, don’t get caught up in the circumstances that surround you. When you do, it takes your focus away from the Lord, and it magnifies your defeats. All you can see are the negatives instead of the positives. Keep your eyes on the Lord. Look up, not around you.

Don’t overestimate your ability to change your circumstances. You can do many things, but you can’t do all things. But in Christ, you can rise above your circumstances and see light instead of darkness. Phil. 4:13

Don’t lose sight of your needs in the face of your circumstances. The Lord reminded Elijah of his need for some rest and relaxation. He had just run on adrenaline and he was spent. He needed to keep his eyes on the Lord instead of his circumstances, but he didn’t. He looked at Jezebel and listened to her threats and let them get to him so he ran some more. If only he had run to the Lord, but he didn’t.

Don’t do what Elijah did as he became overwhelmed by his circumstances. Don’t lose sight of the Lord. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and finisher of our salvation. Heb. 12:1-2 Let the Lord lift you up and you will once again soar as on the wings of an eagle. You will run and not be weary or afraid. Is. 40:28-31