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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Elijah under the Broom Tree


After Elijah ran into town, Jezebel, the Queen sent a message to Elijah.  She threatened his life and Elijah was afraid, went into the desert to hide under a broom tree.
He left his friends - Went on ahead one day's journey - Hid under a broom tree and wanted to die.

How could this happen?  How could he have been literally, figuratively and spiritually on a mountaintop with God and then sink to such a low?

Adrenalin.

A Christian Psycologist explained it this way;  "The adrenalin rush Elijah experienced on Mt. Carmel was followed by an equal and opposite low under the broom tree.  The mighty prophet Elijah was in clinical depression."  When people live on adrenalin they create their own depression.  for more information on this click HERE or Mayo Clinic

To be continued........

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