Part 2: When A Setback Leaves You Emotionally Empty

COMEBACK: RISING ABOVE SETBACKS

PART - 2

1 Kings 19:1-13

1. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN MY EMOTIONAL TANK IS EMPTY?

• Fear will creep into my life.

“When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: ‘May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.’ Elijah was afraid and fled for his life...”

1 Kings 19:1-3a (NLT)

• I will run away from things.

“Elijah was afraid and fled for his life…”

1 Kings 19:3a (NLT)

• I will shut people out.

“Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.”

1 Kings 19:3 (NLT)

• I will want to give up.

“Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. ‘I have had enough, Lord,’ he said. ‘Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.’”

1 Kings 19:4 (NLT)

• I will feel isolated and alone.

“Elijah replied, ‘I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.’”

1 Kings 19:10 (NLT)

2. HOW DOES GOD HELP ME REFILL MY EMOTIONAL TANK?

A. God wants me to rest my body.

“He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.”

Psalm 23:2-3 (NIV)

“Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, ‘Get up and eat!’ He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.’”

1 Kings 19:5-7 (NLT)

B. God encourages me to release my frustrations.

“So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God. There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ Elijah replied, ‘I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.’”

1 Kings 19:8-10 (NLT)

C. God helps me to refocus on Him.

“Then the Lord told him, ‘Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram. Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.”

1 Kings 19:15-16 (NLT)

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:

• Do this week’s YouVersion® Bible App Reading Plan: “Why Does a Good God Allow Bad Things?” (7-day plan).

• Check out this week’s podcast or blog. Podcast: “Facing Depression-A Personal Word” Blog: “An Empty Emotional Tank”

• Serve somewhere on Comeback Sunday, August 15th, or at For Midland Week.

• Get more information about our next Baptism Day on August 1st.

NOTES:

Comeback Sunday - August 15th:

1. Attend in person or online.

2. Give financially - any amount.

3. Serve - somewhere Sunday or at “For Midland Week”.

4. Invite someone to attend in person or online.