Motivation Morsel - July 13, 2026
- apostlekehdesk
- Jul 13
- 4 min read
Read 1 Kings 18-19 and 2 Kings 2
Over the past few months, I have heard the same words: "I can hear so clearly for others, but I am struggling to hear for myself." These words were spoken by "seasoned saints" and "true prophets" (see Deuteronomy 18), so it really bothered me. Last night, Holy Spirit spoke this: "The reason we cannot hear as clearly for ourselves is that we have yet to silence all the other voices speaking louder than the voice of G-d (self, doubt, hasatan, etc.) in this new place. When we hear a word for others, we are not typically engaged in the internal battle of these extra voices speaking, and hence, we have the confidence and clarity to speak and know.
I was led to 1 Kings 18-19 to see how Elijah could stand on Mt. Carmel and deal with the prophets of Baal and the people of Israel one day and run from the threat of Jezebel the next. When it’s personal, it is another level of hearing, another dimension of trust, and another set of spiritual weapons that have to operate (processing precision, restraint from reacting quickly or impulsively, magnification and amplification of G-d's plan and voice, receipt or confirmation of the solution, and the waiting in each step of hearing). These go beyond gifting and talent into a deep personal relationship and walk with the Most High. 1 Kings 19:3 speaks to the need for this strategy and the danger in not applying the steps. As soon as Elijah got the message from Jezebel, he got up and ran: he reacted quickly, not properly processing, seeking G-d's plan, and waiting to hear; he saw the message, got up, and fled for his life. A personal affront and message such as the one he got speaks to how deep you trust the G-d you serve, how deep you are into what you read in the Word, how well you know the Holy Spirit, and how you are applying the filters of past victories and fulfilled promises beyond broken promises, past failures, mistakes, regrets, and lies from the enemy.
Today, deep is calling unto deep (cf. Psalm 42:7). Like Elijah, the writer of Psalm 42 was likely in a storm or feeling overwhelmed by the 'waves of life,' trials, and had a need to tap into the depth of who G-d was in such a situation. Superficial faith or belief will not work in these moments. We have to dive into the deep end of the pool and plunge further than we have ever gone before. The shallow end can never get you to the next assignment. These moments require deeper faith, deeper intimate time to hear G-d; for me, they require a shutdown to know what the Most High is really saying. I write down what I hear; I fleece the Most High when He allows it (study Gideon in Judges 6-8 to understand the concept of "fleecing"); I fast and pray, with lots of crying out to G-d with a tear-stained prayer shawl often and lots of asking for help to gain clarity and direction. Yes, more is required to respond correctly and grow through these moments that the Most High is allowing to mature and strengthen us in our faith and trust. Nothing happens in our lives that has not gone before G-d first. Never forget that!
I do not know what the Spirit has spoken or what word(s) you have heard, but I know it has a purpose to walk through the process to know if it is G-d or not. Elijah was so overcome with fright and flight that he did not realize that by 1 Kings 19:4, he was already beyond the timeframe of Jezebel's threat (read it again). He had gone a day farther plus the time he took to leave his servant in Be'er-Sheva, and he was still very much alive! And by 1 Kings 19:8, 40 whole days and nights had passed, and he was, yes, ALIVE!
Nothing is ever wasted. Don’t quit; you're about to see not only why you heard the word but also why the word shook you out of where you 'knew G-d.' Embrace this new place of hearing and trusting. Pray for the assignment to end how it was planned by the Most High to be completed; ask for the endurance, strength, and power to stand on the mountain and get a double portion like Elisha in your Elijah body. We know the end of Elijah's story; we don’t have to leave early in the blaze of glory (that is the wishful thinking I have always felt about Elijah: if he had asked G-d to help him stand on the mountain or give him a double measure of anointing and strength to endure, Elisha would have still come along but maybe as Elijah's servant longer; the two would have walked together in more power, and he would have finished completely and then gone up!)
On this Commitment Monday, if this speaks to you, if you have ever struggled believing what you hear (if it is G-d or not, or accurate and true), please commit to walking through the following process:
process with precision and accuracy as the goal
refrain from reacting quickly or impulsively
seek magnification and amplification of G-d's plan and voice over the other voices
get confirmation of the solution the Most High has for the 'word heard'
wait for clarity and direction in each step of the hearing
Enjoy this song Beloved, while walking through the process.
“Don’t Quit Now Finale” by Minister Neecy
Happy Monday Family🔥
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