We often feel, especially those of us in ministry, as if it’s ok to be “drunk on the cares of this life” if those cares pertain to the work of the Lord. I challenge you today to re-calibrate your knower and consider a much overlooked weapon of warfare in your arsenal: the combination of rest and meditation on the Word.

In 1 Kings 19, Elijah, just having conquered Baal’s prophets on the mountain, was on the run and fearful of the king’s wrath. Even though he had just won the Super Bowl of spiritual showdowns, a fatigued Elijah found himself in a very anti-climactic, vulnerable, “out of character” time. This ... (Continued)