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All my life, I\u2019ve struggled with it\u2014what I feel, how I look, what I want\u2014self-centeredness. Like a loss of control, excessive self-focus is both a cause and a symptom of depression. Overcoming depression requires a focus reset, a broadening of horizons. Gently, God challenged Elijah to change his perspective (1 Kings 19<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilderness: A Place to Overcome Depression<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Elijah’s battle with depression<\/a> began after the showdown on Mt. Carmel. When Jezebel threatened his life, Elijah escaped into the wilderness. The wilderness can be a place of escape but also of encounter. Holding the potential for both retreat and renewal. Before Elijah could experience the second, he needed the first. Step 1 in God\u2019s treatment plan<\/a> for Elijah\u2019s struggle with depression was rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After resting, Elijah traveled 40 days to Mt. Horeb\/Sinai (about 200 miles), where Moses had met God (Exodus 19<\/a>). To the Hebrews, the number 40 represented an extensive journey or period of testing rather than a specific number. The angel\u2019s intervention under the broom tree plus the 40-day trek indicates God inspired Elijah\u2019s trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encountering God on the Mountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The morning after Elijah’s arrival on the mountain, God asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you doing here, Elijah?<\/p>1 Kings 19:9<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Consumed by his pain, Elijah\u2019s answer contrasted his faithfulness to Israel\u2019s unfaithfulness, highlighting the threats to his life. Was he defending himself? Or implying God had failed because neither the leadership nor people had changed, adding weight to Jezebel\u2019s threat? Yet God never forces transformation on unwilling hearts. Plus, he had questions for Elijah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was God asking Elijah, \u201cWhy are you here<\/strong>?\u201d As in, why are you here rather than in Israel? Or was he asking, \u201cWhy<\/strong> are you here?\u201d As in, why have I led you here? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Elijah\u2019s all-about-me mindset, God had a purpose and message for him, just as he does for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2 in Overcoming Depression: Replace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

God responded to Elijah\u2019s diatribe by revealing himself. Not in the forceful ways Elijah expected, but in a gentle whisper. Instead of an answer, God\u2019s revelation was another question. The same question he\u2019d asked before:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you doing here, Elijah?<\/p>1 Kings 19:13<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Rabbi Mike Comins suggests an alternative interpretation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are you here, Elijah? Who are you in the desert, where your previous understanding of how God communicates with you no longer applies; where your past experience misleads you; where your great accomplishments will not help you?<\/p>Elijah and the “Still, Small Voice”: A Desert Reading<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Although God offered Elijah another opportunity to focus on someone besides himself, Elijah repeated his previous response. I\u2019ve done that, refusing to turn away from my painful but familiar and comfortable despair. Have you? Then, God invited Elijah to replace his self-centeredness with God-centeredness. To release his demands that people and God act according to his expectations. To open his eyes to God\u2019s presence and 7,000 faithful Israelites (signifying a God-preserved multitude\/remnant, not a set number). Despite feeling isolated, Elijah was not alone in his belief or his battle to overcome depression. Neither are we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is God Saying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hebrew connects the words \u201cwilderness,\u201d \u201cword,\u201d and \u201cspeaking.\u201d The wilderness\u2014a place where God speaks, where he gave the Israelites the Ten Words\/Commandments. Perhaps we\u2019re in the desert so we can hear God speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God could ask us the same question. Who are we as we face our losses from the previous six months? As we contemplate an uncertain outcome? When our foundation is floundering, and our future looks frustrating? What is God saying? To hear him, we must listen, expecting him to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Elijah, we may wonder why God hasn\u2019t managed our crises or responded to our prayers as we hoped. But our limited perspective prevents us from seeing the big picture of his purpose. He invites us to trust his wisdom and love, replacing our all-about-me focus with an all-about-God faith. To replace the lies we tell ourselves with the truth of his Word. To allow God to transform us through the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2<\/a>) as we choose his ways over ours, one thought at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the question we need to ask isn\u2019t, \u201cWhy are we in this tough time and place?\u201d But \u201cFor what purpose are we here?\u201d What does God want us to learn about him and ourselves? The wilderness can be a place of escape\u2014<\/strong>where we focus on pain\u2014<\/strong>or encounter\u2014<\/strong>where we ponder possibilities. We choose. Likewise, we decide whether depression will define or refine us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overcoming Depression<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As humans, we can only look one direction at a time. Overcoming depression requires exchanging excessive self-focus for God-focus. Not denying the legitimacy of our pain or circumstances but concentrating on the certainty of God\u2019s presence and provision, replacing lies with truth. Abandoning unrealistic expectations and accepting a new reality. Because the Lord asks us to be who we are, not who we were. Nothing can separate us from his love. He also promises victory. We are more than conquerors through the One who loves us. (Romans 8:35-39<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the next post<\/a>, we\u2019ll conclude our study of Elijah\u2019s battle with depression as God points him to a meaningful future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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