I once heard a businessman describe his years in college as a time when he often felt ldquo helpless and hopeless rdquo from bouts of depression Sadly he never talked to a doctor about these feelings but instead started making more drastic plans mdash ordering a book on suicide from his local library and setting a date to take his life God cares for the helpless and hopeless We see this in His treatment of biblical characters during their own dark times When Jonah wanted to die God engaged him in tender conversation Jonah ndash When Elijah asked God to [... more]

In this Sunday morning episode Pastor Greg Laurie offers an encouraging message from Kings With Elijah we learn that everyone faces trials but we can trust God to show us the way through them Listen in for more Notes God told Elijah to hide himself This move was for Elijah's preservation and preparation We learn things in deserts we do not learn anywhere else Better to be in a valley or a desert with Jesus than anywhere else without Him There has to be a cross before there can be a crown God allows trials in our lives so we [... more]