Spiritual depression is no laughing matter, and everyone who follows Christ will at some point experience the isolation of either a long-term spiritual depression or a shorter-term spiritual funk.

Elijah was no stranger to this either. Though he ministered several generations before Christ as a prophet preparing the nation of Israel for the arrival of God’s Messiah, this great saint of the Old Testament experienced fear, frustration, feelings of failure, and fatigue–all common contributing elements of spiritual depression.

There is much that the present-day people of God stand to learn from Elijah’s time in the wilderness cave on Mount Horeb. To listen to the full Part 5 message in the Elijah series, click here.