Protect Your Praying

Can a Christian who has watched God answer prayer in a mighty way end up too discouraged to pray at all? Elijah did. One day he called down fire on Mount Carmel and prayed the rain back to Israel. Soon after, he was running for his life from Jezebel and sitting under a juniper tree, asking God to take his life.

Key Verse: "And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?" - 1 Kings 19:9 (KJV)

In this Wednesday night message, Pastor Marc Williamson walks through 1 Kings 19 to show how quickly a strong prayer life can be shut down. Jezebel's threat filled Elijah's mind with lies, the crash after a great victory left him in despair, his body was worn out, and he sent away the one companion he had. But God did not abandon His servant. He let him rest and fed him, invited him to pour out his heart, straightened out his thinking with His word, and gave him someone to serve alongside.

James reminds us that Elijah was a man just like us. Guard your praying, and when the fire burns low, let the Lord rekindle it.