3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day's journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." 5 Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat." 6 He looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, "Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you." 8 So he got up and ate and drank.
What good advice we see from what happened to Elijah. When it is getting too much and we are running for our lives, we retreat, to.... a retreat.
HOW?
PHASE 1:
- Leave your "servant" behind.
- Talk a very long walk into a "desert".
- Find a "shady" tree.
- Pray to God to "take your life".
- Then fall "asleep".
- Wake Up and Eat.
- Wake Up and Eat Again.
Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night.
PHASE 2: When you feel some energy returning, ...
- Walk even more.
- Look for THE "mountan" and a "cave".
- Sleep again.
... And the word of the LORD came to him: "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
PHASE 3: Wait for God to say "Hello"
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