Commitment is easy when things are going well. Money in the bank... relationships are pleasant... work is stress free...
But what happens to our commitments when things go downhill? In 1 Kings 17, Elijah faced a downhill time, but he kept His commitment to God. The prophet of God had to leave - this was God's command to him. Not knowing where our commitments will take us at times leaves a lot of room for doubt, but when we are committed to God, He will be there. Elijah had to take a stand; a stand to stay committed to God and what God called him to do - It takes courage to take a stand. It takes commitment to keep standing...
1 Kings 17:2-3, 6, it reads..."And Word of the Lord came to Him.. 'Go away from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith which is east of the Jordan... The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.."
Even as he was in trouble, the Word of the Lord came to Elijah. God's presence came to him when He needed it most... RESPOND to the presence of God in your life as Elijah did. Know that God will come to you, but are we going to respond to Him. In response to His presence, RELOCATE to the place of God...God's command was to go away; God had a place just for Elijah to go to... That will be the place that God will change and transform you. And when you are in that place that God has you, RECEIVE the transformational provision of God. Not only will God provide all you need to be committed to Him, He will transform you in the process. He was set aside by God for this time, and Elijah's commitment to God kept him where God wanted him to be. Keep committed in troubled times by RESPONDING to the presence of God in your life, RELOCATING to the place of God, and RECEIVING the transformational provision of God.