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This week, Pastor Adam shares five practical truths from Elijah’s story to help us navigate seasons when we feel empty, overwhelmed, or alone.
**Running on Empty | 5 Things to Remember When You're Exhausted | Pastor Adam**
Have you ever felt like you have nothing left to give? Even when you're following God, serving others, and doing what He's called you to do, you can still reach a place of emotional, mental, and spiritual exhaustion.
In this message, Pastor Adam looks at the life of Elijah in **1 Kings 17–19** to uncover five important reminders for the seasons when we're running on empty. Elijah experienced God's miraculous provision, witnessed fire fall from heaven, and saw God answer his prayers. Yet, shortly afterward, he found himself overwhelmed, afraid, and asking God to take his life. His story reminds us that experiencing God's power yesterday doesn't eliminate our need for His presence today.
**In this message, you'll discover:**
- Why your reactions may reflect your capacity rather than your circumstances.
- Why you shouldn't make permanent decisions from a depleted perspective.
- How isolation can deepen emotional and spiritual exhaustion.
- How taking the next faithful step can help you move forward.
- Why God's presence remains your source of strength, even when you're running on empty.
You don't have to figure everything out today. Sometimes the next faithful step is rest. Sometimes it's reaching out to someone you trust. And sometimes it's simply showing up before God and allowing Him to meet you where you are.
God doesn't meet Elijah with condemnation. He meets him with provision. And He can meet you in your exhaustion, too.
**Scripture:** 1 Kings 19:4–8; 1 Kings 18:45–46
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