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https://nccumc.org/leadership/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2022/08/Encouragements-Featured.jpg720404Breath, water, food, movement, and sleep are the building blocks for our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Elijah often worked to the point of burnout, crying out to God in despair. And God would send help – a widow, ravens, and even angels to revive and nourish him for the next big thing. 1 Kings 19 has my favorite image of Elijah’s revival when God basically says, “Go take a nap; here have a snack.”...