Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. – 1 Kings 18:22

It took Elijah some weeks to get back on track after his run in with Jezebel. He journeyed down into the self-pity pit and wallowed around there. This is what I like to call prophetic soap opera. It seems some prophets have a tendency to get melancholy and even dramatic. Elijah and Jonah are two prophets that come to mind.

We know that Elijah went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree and asked God to take his life. Sounds sort of like Jonah sitting under the gourd, doesn’t it? Have you ever been in a place where you said, “God, just take me on to heaven now? I can’t deal with this anymore?” I’ll admit that I have. If God was listening (later, I always hope he wasn’t) he didn’t even dignify my whining with an answer.

Elijah wanted to die right then and there – or so he said. He took his focus of God and put it on himself. He fell into the trap of self-pity. He felt lonely. If this happens to you, seek those of your own company. Don’t let Jezebel isolate you from the brethren. You are not alone.

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