In the book of First Kings in the Bible, there is a historical record of Elijah. Elijah was a prophet of God. It is quite fascinating to see the internal knowing Elijah had with the Holy Spirit. From being isolated and separated, living by the river and being fed by ravens, to being so confident that God would show up when the 400 prophets were challenging Elijah—there was no hesitation. Elijah simply knew God would show up. It was 400 to 1, and in only the way God can, fire fell from heaven.
But as the story goes on, shortly after that victory, Elijah found out that Jezebel was after Elijah and had ordered Elijah’s death. Elijah panicked and hid in the caves. A few weeks ago, I questioned this again. How is it possible to see fire fall from heaven and, within days or even a couple of weeks, fear for your life because of a woman chasing you? I quickly understood today that Elijah probably had some unresolved issues with women that caused such fear.
Even in that space—seeing fire fall from heaven and then running for your life—what I love most about this story is that Elijah was hiding in the caves, in the darkness, and God met Elijah there. God was not reprimanding. God was very kind and simply asked Elijah a question. There was a brief moment when Elijah’s soul was overtaking Elijah’s spirit.
It is recorded that Elijah was asked to go stand on the mountain, and that God would pass by. The wind came, the earthquake came, and the fire came—but God was not in any of those things. It was not until the big things passed that Elijah was able to hear the whisper of God. The story goes on to say that Elijah wrapped up again, and God simply asked, “What are you doing here?” Elijah had a chance to explain, and God said, “Follow Me. I am with you.”
This story, many years ago, made a very strong connection with me and who I am. For much of my life, it felt like everything was big events—fire, wind, earthquakes—week after week, one big thing after another. I had no idea what was going on or what to do. Then one day, I came to the end of myself, and I heard the whisper. I was touched by the unconditional love of the Creator of the universe.
Recently, I had another big thing happen in my life I did came within days of experiencing Holy Spirit in a beautiful, tangible way with people that was praying with . It took me down for a whole day, actually—but this time, I knew what to do. I was on my face, crying out to God, reading my Bible, sitting quietly, and journaling. I went for a walk and shared my feelings with the Holy Spirit the entire time, doing everything I could to still my mind so I could hear the whisper.
Then a beautiful image was shown to me: standing on the top of a cliff. Very significant moments of my life passed before me. Even in this latest situation, I was reminded that God is with me. Everything I go through in this lifetime, God is with me. Even when I go hide out in the cave for a while, it is not a bad thing—as long as I do not stay there.
It’s a good thing to step away and hide out to bring your thinking back into alignment with the Holy Spirit, to set your soul and allow the Spirit to lead.
And Yes, He speaks I did get an answer when I was able to quiet myself. 🤎🕊️🔥👑
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