"Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah" (1 Kings 19:20).
There is a man in my life who I consider my mentor. He came into my life
during a crisis period and helped me understand my situation. I have
learned a great deal from him. I have rarely spent more than a few hours
in his presence at any one time. However, I did not learn from him
through a formal arrangement. I mostly caught what I have learned. He
never took me through a Bible study. He never sent me articles or things
to read. I learned by being around him.
One day I had a crisis situation arise. I remembered what my mentor did
in a crisis in his life. I decided to apply the same faith principle to
that issue. Amazingly, a miracle occurred because I appropriated faith,
just as my mentor had, to my crisis. This is what I mean by catching the
faith of another. Spiritual truth is learned through the atmosphere
that surrounds us, not through intellectual reasoning.
When Elijah handpicked Elisha as his successor, Elisha immediately
killed his twelve set of oxen and ran after Elijah just to be with him.
No doubt he knew what a great privilege it was to be selected by the
great prophet. However, it was not enough for Elisha to be handpicked.
He also wanted a double portion of Elijah's anointing. It appears that
God answered this prayer.
If you want to grow in your Christian life, ask God to lead you to a man
or woman who is far ahead of you spiritually and simply start hanging
out with them. As you walk alongside them you will begin to catch what
they have. You will begin appropriating the anointing that is on their
lives that will mix perfectly with your unique gifting and talents.
We need more people today who are willing to run after their "Elijahs."
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