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Reading 1Kings 19:9-18. The Lords question, \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d, reminds Sally of Jesus asking the people who came to Him what they wanted Him to do for them. God gives people opportunities to share their hearts with Him. \xa0God displays His power to Elijah but speaks to Elijah through a gentle whisper, gives him encouragement and renews his mission. The Lord\u2019s question, \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d, reminds Curits of when God asked Adam and Eve, \u201cWhere are you?\u201d. Elijah was in a place of discouragement because he was living in fear having taken his eyes off God. Elijah was afraid of people, and God reminded Elijah who really has the power. Elijah\u2019s reply was all about himself. People tend to forget that God is at work. He is working is ways we know nothing about and in ways we can\u2019t see. Elijah believed a lie we are all susceptible to: You are all alone and it is all up to you. That is a lie. God is enough. Go and make disciples, go and train your replacement, go and duplicate what you have been given. We are all replaceable, in the best possible way. We grow and we move onward. God is not just telling Elijah to go and pour into anther person, God is giving him a partner, and a helper to continue the mission with. When we're in a place of discouragement. It's hard to see the Lord because all we can see are the things that are discouraging to us. God listens, the way God hears us, understands the heart we're coming from, and encourages us in the way that we need to bring our eyes back to the truth that God is at work. God is doing things that we aren't paying attention to. He's at work in ways that we don't see, even when our eyes are on God.\xa0