Elijah’s needs (1 Kings 19:1-15a)
The prophet exhibits all four HALT states at once in 1 Kings 19.
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It is said that when we are emotionally activated and on the verge of making rash decisions, we should employ the acronym HALT: ask ourselves if we are hungry, angry, lonely, or tired.
