2. GIVE IT UP!
A LENTEN JOURNEY of
RELEASE and GAIN!

3. GIVE IT UP!
46 Day Window of
DOING SOMETHING
to EXPERIENCE BEING
UNCOMFORTABLE

5. Select Times to be Silent— Listening Deeply to God,
Week’s Challenge:
Select Times to be Silent—
Listening Deeply to God,
Listening Deeply to Others,
Listening Deeply to Nature

6. TALK, TALK, TALK!
1 Kings 19:

7. Elijah’s Background Story: —Mount Carmel Victory!
—Death of Baal Prophets
—Jezebel’s Death Threat
—Elijah Run’s for his Life;
Hiding at Mount Horeb!

8. Important Question—
God ask’s Elijah:
“WHY ARE YOU HERE?”

9. Hear Elijah’s Response:
—God I have been faithful!
—Others have forsaken You!
—They have killed your Prophets
—“ I alone am left”!

10. Hear God’s Response:
“Go Out…Stand…
Before the Lord!”
Quit Hiding & Whining…
Focus on Me

11. —Hurricane, Strong Wing
Feel God’s Actions:
—Hurricane, Strong Wing
—Earthquake
—Fire

12. “What Are You Doing Here?”
Hear God’s Voice:
“A Still Small Voice!”
Again, God Whispers
“What Are You Doing Here?”

13. —“Sky is falling” mentality our own circumstance’s
We are like Elijah:
—We fixate on the Bad
—“Sky is falling” mentality
—Talk, Talk, Talk…
repetitive focus on
our own circumstance’s

14. Like Elijah We Need:
—To be Still before God
—To be Silent & Quiet
—To Listen to
His Voice

15. —Relieves Stress & Tension —Restores Mental Ability
SILENCE is Healthy!
—Relieves Stress & Tension
—Increases Focus
—Restores Mental Ability
—Boosts Immune System
—30 Minutes a Day
Can Change Your Life!

16. SO WHAT?

17. Pay attention to Your Words; be selective! Create Times to Be Silent,
This Week:
Pay attention to Your Words; be selective!
Create Times to Be Silent,
LISTEN FOR HIS WHISPER!