Mastering Your Moods I Kings 19:1-18
Moods can change like the weather.
Mastering your moods requires you to:
I. Release Your Emotions (v. 4) "...and he prayed that he might die..." (he didn't mean it)
ILL> Dede's sister Regina, (when burned, get mad at God)
ILL> Jesus on the cross--"My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me"
"... casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." I Peter 5:6-7
II. Refresh Your Body (vv. 5-6) "So he ate and drank, and lay down again."
III. Redirect Your Actions (vv. 7-8) "So he arose... and he went..."
IV. Review Your Behavior (vv. 9-10) "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
V. Renew Your Mind (vv. 11-14) (Spiritual Renewal)
"(Elijah said) I alone am left... Then the Lord said to him... Yet I have reserved
seven thousand... "
(A) Moods are Driven By Meditation -- (Dwelling on good or bad)
"...be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Romans 12:2
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom..." Colossians 3:16
"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he..." Proverbs 23:7
(B) Think Positive, Not negative
VI. Restore Your Direction (vv. 15-18) "Then the Lord said to him: Go... "
ILL> "If you get in a rut, turn the wheels"
Proverbs 25:28 "Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down without walls."