A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal
(Lessons from 1 Kings 19)
1. When we don’t get enough rest we will burn out.
Some symptoms
- Exhaustion/depression (v.4)
- Escapism (v.3)
- Suicidal thoughts (v.4)
- Anger/ self-righteousness/ judgmental spirit (v. 10,14)
- Loneliness/alienation (v. 10)
- Fear (v.3)
- Sin
2. When God restores the exhausted He treats the total person.
- Physical (v. 4-6)
- Emotional (whole chapter)
- Spiritual (v.8)
- Relational (v. 19ff)
- Vocational (v. 15-18)
3. Therefore to prevent exhaustion we must also nurture the total person.
- Physical
- Emotional
- Spiritual
- Relational
- Vocational
Questions for reflection and discussion
- In this covid period, have you or any of your family struggled with health issues?
- God wants to heal us wholistically. How does this apply to your situation?