God’s Grace for a Discouraged Saint
1 Kings 19:1-21

Elijah's Spiritual Depression
God’s Gracious Response

1. Elijah’s Spiritual Depression (19:1-5a)
a) The Path of Elijah’s Depression
Losing perspective - leads to faulty thinking.
Losing a commitment to God’s Word - leads to doubt.
Losing the vision of God’s greatness - leads to fear.
Losing the will to fight - leads to flight.
Losing the desire to live - leads to destructive behaviour.

b) The Causes of Elijah’s Depression
He was drained
He was disappointed
He was isolated
He was believing half truths