There is more to the story.

And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." And she said, "As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die." And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son."
1 Kings 17:11-13 (ESV)

It sounds as if Elijah is rather self-centered. It sounds as if God wants to care for His servant at the expense of a widow and her son. Yet, like most things, the surface reporting is just that--surface. There is often so much more involved in the story than in the part that we see. God is working to demonstrate His faithfulness, as He always does, not to destroy someone. This is always His purpose in the lives of His children.

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