Join Crystal as she kicks off this month's theme, Rise Up, by discussing Elijah's battle with discouragement. Elijah had witnessed God's Provision and God's Power (I Kings 17-18), and still he was afraid when Jezebel threatened his life. He ran away, isolating himself from everyone else (I Kings 19). Warren Wiersbe said, "Solitude only feeds discouragement and helps grow into self-pity, which is even worse." That's exactly what happened to Elijah. In his solitude,  he wanted to die, believing there was no one else serving the LORD and that he was all alone. However, God met him there and he was able to experience God's Presence.

I Kings 19:7 says,  "And the angel of the Lord...said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee."

"Arise and eat." This was only the beginning of the Lord's instruction on how to overcome discouragement.

"The journey is too great for thee." Elijah would need the LORD's help to battle discouragement...and so do we.

Listen in to hear how the LORD helped Elijah. He wants to do the same for us.

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