Elijah was in touch with his feelings, but he wasn't in touch with reality. Things weren't as bad as he thought, so God came to give Elijah a strong dose of reality. God wasn't in the wind or the earthquake. Elijah learned that God's work is sometimes an inner work of the heart. God wanted him to make a choice of godly action based on obedience rather than inaction based on his emotions.
Many people believe that life's pressures lead to depression.
However, it's how we handle those pressures that leads us either to depression or to victory. I pray that, if depression creeps in, you will follow God's prescription of rest, refocus, right expectations, and obedient actions. Skip Heitzig is the senior pastor of Calvary of Albuquerque. Click here for reprint information on Leadership Journal. Leadership is the practical journal designed for today's Christian leaders.