Elijah fell into spiritual depression after his mountaintop experience with the prophets of Baal. He, like many of us, set his expectations as truth - the people returning en mass to the LORD and Ahab to stop letting his wife rule the kingdom - but neither happened. He thought that his faithfulness and God's show of force would win the day - it didn't. So he thought it was him all alone - again. The truth is that Elijah was never alone and still wasn't - the LORD was with him.
Our faithfulness to the LORD and His faithfulness to us should always be sufficient. If they are, we can avoid spiritual depression and even emotional depression. We can be sad when evil persists and bad things happen to good people, but we won't be broken and depressed. When we start thinking it is all about us and our performance, we can get in danger of depression when bad things happen.
Remember, God is always with us to refresh us. It is not about His power - it is about His presence. Return to Him for refreshment when you are feeling spiritually dry.
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