Discouragement Is Not An Option

1Kings 19:1-5

Discouragement is one of the weapons that enemies employ to fight children of God, and we have to be conscious of this so as to be able to fight it.

Most times when things don’t go the way we expect them, we feel that Man or God has disappointed us and we immediately get discouraged. 

Now, it is worse when we think we have been so committed enough to the services of God as to be qualified enough to experience his mercies, favors and blessings.😒😏

And when such benefits fails to come, we feel so down, and disappointed in God that most times one takes offense against God; forgetting that the same God who has been there all the while.. is still there! (Glory to God🙌)

 This is exactly what happened to Elijah in the passage we read. After a huge success of proving to the people of Israel and the prophets of Baal, and even bringing down the first rain since 3 and half years. He has expected the fear of God to come upon Israel and Jezebel so as to bring them to conversion; Bur instead he received a threatening message from Jezebel that his life will be destroyed. 

Elijah has to flee, his hope, his labor, and struggle appeared to be ending in failure. He was very much discouraged and wished to die, saying that He is not better than his father’s not knowing gay God was still with him.

Discouragement can sometimes lead to depression, BUT

•God is not done with you!

•God is just very near and close to you

•He sees your plight and His ready to help you out

•His hands is not shorten not to save you neither are His ears to heavy to hear you

JUST

•Ask for pardon and forgiveness of your shortcomings and sins

•Ask for His intervention 

•Praise Him in believe that He has perfected you (His work)

•Praise Him, Praise Him, Praise.