The Days of Elijah Part 8

7. Sometimes we miss God’s voice because we are looking for the wrong things.

After Elijah’s flight from Jezebel the Lord gently restored his spirit. Elijah had been busy for the Lord and it was food and rest that he needed. So often that is what we need to help us in our spiritual life. After that the Lord appeared to him and asked him what he was doing so far away from Jerusalem. Elijah complained to the Lord that he had been very zealous for the Lord and he was the only one left who truly trusted the Lord and now they were trying to kill him as well. Often we have felt the same. We have grown weary in our service for the Lord and it appears that we are the only one who is committed to Him and His work. The Lord knows that it is in times like this that we do not need more strength but we need a fresh glimpse of our God. Like Elijah we feel that God will come to us in signs and wonders but often He wants us to be still in His presence. If we expect that God comes in the same way every time we may miss Him when He doesn’t come in the same manner. We cannot put God in a box. If we only look for Him in signs and wonders we will miss Him when He comes in the still of the moment. If we want the fire of the Holy Spirit in our lives then we must be prepared that it will not necessarily be a controlled fire but rather a wild fire. The Holy Spirit is not a person who can be controlled but rather He wants to control us. Let us not miss Him because we have our own preconceived ideas of how He should act. He is God. Let us let Him be God.