Spend time in prayer and silence with God asking Him to meet with you and speak to you.
Bible Reading
Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets of Baal with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and even more, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.” And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life…
– 1 Kings 19:1-3
Devotion
After Elijah’s mountaintop victory came his valley of despair. Jezebel was not happy that Yahweh proved Himself to be the one true God. She was determined that God’s spokesman, Elijah, would pay the ultimate price for God’s victory. It so often happens like this in life: One minute we are on top of the world; the next minute we are in a valley of discouragement. Elijah ran roughly 125 miles to escape the wrath of Jezebel. He sat down and prayed that God would let him die.
The Big Question
We have all had times where we felt like Elijah. Elijah allowed his fears to cause him to run away from this conflict with Jezebel. We often allow fear to control our decision making process. Instead of turning to God in faith, we run away from our fears. What fears are you facing today? Are you leaning into God?, or are you running from your fears?
Spend some time in prayer meditating on what God revealed to you today.