 So he returned from following him, took the pair of oxen, sacrificed them, boiled their flesh with the implements, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah and ministered to him. Because sometimes when you discourage, you need somebody with flesh and blood. Sometimes talking to God, he's a spirit out there, he's real, but he's a spirit out there. So guess what God did? God gave him a friend.