Devotional:Remember to Wait on the Lord's Timing

Remember to Wait on the Lord's Timing

Part 5 on Discouragement

by Marsha Iddings

 

1 Kings 19:2-4 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

 

We see Elijah running for his life into the wilderness.  There is no indication that God had told him to run.  Elijah was physically and emotionally exhausted and it seems he just made the decision based on how he felt.  He became so discouraged he asked God to just take his life.

 

When you find yourself discouraged, see if maybe you are just physically and emotionally exhausted for some reason.  What stresses are happening in your life that may be contributing to your burn-out?  Is there something you can do to ease the stress?  We find that God allowed Elijah to rest and then encouraged him to eat and drink some water.

1 Kings 19:5-6 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.

 

It is important during times of stress and discouragement that we make sure we get adequate rest, nourishment and water.

 

It was fear and discouragement that sent Elijah running for his life to the wilderness.  We need to be sure that we are not making major decisions based on fear, doubt or discouragement.  It is important that we wait on the Lord's time.

 

Dear Father, We are fragile beings at best.  Help us to remember to wait first of all on Your timing and secondly, to make sure we are taking care of our bodies so that we can be at our best to combat discouragement when it comes out way.  In Jesus' Name, Amen.

 

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