Elijah had just given the mandate that it would not rain endless he spoke that it would. Needless to say as the rains abated and agricultural conditions worsened, he became very unpopular. For reasons unexplained, God directed Elijah to the brook Cherith. While there, The Lord provided water, bread and meat for the sustaining of Elijah. God could have kept Elijah there and continued to meet his needs for the duration of his judgment upon Israel, but he choose not to. When the brook dried up, Elijah's life conditions became poor. When these occured, God directed him to go to Zarephath. His trial came because of needs in the widow at Zarephath's life.
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. (1 Kings 17:7)
The widow had two great needs: food and the ability to trust the man of God and that his word would be truth. Elijah's trial put him into the place where he could be used by God to meet the widow's food need. As time transpired, her son became ill unto death and once again, Elijah was in the right place to be used by God to resurrect him. Both of these opportunities were the direct result of the brook Cherith drying up and a trial beginning for him.
Our lives are the same. God prepares us to be used by him and and moves us into the exact location for his purpose. As your brook dries up and your trial begins, submit yourself to his will and recognize that he is moving your life into a position where you will help others by providing what they greatly need. You may not be able to perform miracles as Elijah did, but your faith will perform a miraculous effect on their lives.
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