Week 18: Hear God’s voice - Elijah
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🗓️ 5 January 2026
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Summary
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (Psalm 46:10 ESV)
Elijah did truly incredible things in the name of God. We could list miracle upon miracle and talk about Elijah’s great faith, his refusal to bow to others, and God’s power. But in 1 Kings 19, Elijah slows down, and the story is so powerful.
Elijah was exhausted from all his work defeating the prophets of Baal and he was afraid for his life. So he ran into the wilderness, where he told God he wanted to die. While he slept under a tree, God, in his goodness, sent an angel that provided food and water. With more energy, Elijah continued his journey, waiting to hear from God.
A powerful wind, an earthquake, and a fire came, but God was not in those as you would expect. God was in a still small voice. Elijah was able to hear from God when he was rested, taken care of, and still. He slowed down in the middle of great and important things. He took a nap, ate, drank, and listened.
Our world values productivity and speed. Those are good things, but it’s important to rest too. In fact, God calls us to Sabbath! Sometimes, our kids just need to rest (we do too!). God knows our limits. He will provide what we need—physically and spiritually. And he often speaks in the quiet moments, when our hearts are still enough to listen. So let’s take time to encourage that in our kids.
This week, let’s pray that our kids learn to slow down and listen for the voice of God.
Lord, when __________ feels tired or discouraged, remind them that it’s okay to rest. Help them to take care of themselves, trusting that you will meet their needs. Help them learn to still their bodies and souls and listen for your voice. Thank you for speaking to us and hearing us. Amen.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | Hey friends, welcome back to Part of the Mess. |
| 0:16.5 | I'm your host, Courtney Defeo. |
| 0:17.7 | And this school year, we are praying together every Monday. And we're going through a journal called a great cloud of witnesses. And we're basically talking about different Bible characters, which were actually people that were real, and that God highlights their story. And they're all ordinary. Like, and they're all sinners, which is really encouraging to me. I'm like, if he just used only the most perfect people, I'd be like, well, I can never |
| 0:38.9 | live up to that. |
| 0:40.2 | But I love that we're hearing about how God used ordinary people for extraordinary things |
| 0:44.4 | and that they were carrying on a legacy of faith in their own circles and their own tribes, |
| 0:49.1 | and their own land, and that we get to do the same. |
| 0:51.8 | Like, that is a prayer of mine and my family, that we are a group of people in this time and this world and this place that we live, that we help spread the gospel, that we are like, that we share about Jesus and the certain moment in time that we're at and that we would carry on a legacy of faith. But I want to stop and just pause and say, I don't know if y'all |
| 1:11.0 | know much about Steph Thurling, but she's the executive director of Christian Parenting, |
| 1:14.4 | which is the nonprofit that my podcast falls under. And there's 20-something podcast in the network. |
| 1:20.0 | She is the host of Christian Parenting. She's the executive director of Christian parenting. |
| 1:24.9 | And she just does so many phenomenal things. And I've learned so much about |
| 1:28.9 | her. And when I'm, like, whiny and busy, like, I don't have time to write the prayer |
| 1:33.1 | journal. She just whips these out. Like, she wrote 95% of these entries. And she is obviously |
| 1:40.2 | a theologian. She went to Bible school. She is well-versed in her scripture, |
| 1:44.6 | but I love reading her work. And so today I thought we would just kind of read this entry for |
| 1:49.2 | Elijah and then pray together because it's so good. I couldn't say it any better. So on week 18, |
| 1:54.9 | we are praying specifically for that we hear God's voice, that our children hear God's voice. |
| 2:00.6 | And we learn about Elijah. |
| 2:02.3 | So let's talk about him. Elijah did truly incredible things in the name of God. We could list |
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