There seems to be a wet blanket over the entire earth. I am worried for the mental health of our young. Apparently you can’t ring the wrong doorbell. Please try to talk to someone before you take their life. The wrong house yo?!? You can’t make mistakes in this world. People are fake. Lord Father please come for us. They say Aliens, but everything was created from you Father. You still created them knowing what they’d do. Don’t take anything personal. You get mad because of how you see the world. I respect everyones thinking even if it’s totally different from mine. I just wanted to point out Jesus used messed up people. “Crazy” people. (If this world calls you crazy it’s probably a good thing.) Elijah was depressed, and he defeated baal. He was able to prove God was real, but he still hated it here because they wanted to kill him. He would pray at night for God to take him. God had angels feed him and let him rest. It’s a safe bet that Elijah wasn’t just feeling alone but was feeling downright lonely when he hid for a night in a cave on Mount Horeb. He had defeated the prophets of Baal in one of the most memorable showdowns ever, and instead of being celebrated, he was being hunted by Jezebel. He left his servant behind, went into the wilderness alone, and prayed he would die. He then journeyed 40 days and 40 nights and sat in a deep funk wondering what difference any of his work made. He was depressed and dejected.
God’s question: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” echoes God’s question, “Where are you?” to Adam in Genesis 3. These are great questions when you are feeling lonely. Where are you? What are you doing? Have you cut yourself off from the people who love you and the God who loves you?
God reveals himself to Elijah—not in a great wind or earthquake or fire—but in a still, small voice (v. 12). God had been there all along, undetected by Elijah. Furthermore, God revealed that Elijah was never alone but one of a company of 7,000 who hadn’t bowed to Baal. Loneliness doesn’t come from being alone; loneliness comes from thinking you are alone—thinking you are the only one who feels a certain way when in fact thousands of others feel the same way. Elijah was never alone. Are you like Elijah? Perhaps it is time to reassess how alone you really are.
Prayer: Help us, Lord, to hear your voice when we are lonely.