Have you ever fainted before? Sometimes you feel it coming and sometimes not. Sometimes you never knew that you fainted, until you wake up from it. Sometimes before a person faint, there may be some signs before it happens, maybe lightheadedness or dizziness, but you may ignore it.
Faint comes from the French feindre, for being cowardly or shirking duties. We usually use it to mean without great strength. Usually, if you faint, you will pass out, from low blood supply to your brain. If you feel faint, you may feel weak.
The Bible uses the word “faint”, in 41 verses from 19 Books. Paul tells us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Jesus told us a parable in Luke, that a man should always pray and not faint. Amos tells us, on that day shall the virgins and young men will faint for thirst.
The Bible is talking about a “spiritual fainting”. It is very important to pay attention to the signs of “spiritual fainting”. This is caused by fainting believers and before the fainting occurs, there will be signs all around us. Some signs are irritation, doubt, and lack of motivation. This may lead to gossip, anger, unforgiveness, and many other things.
In irritation, anything may set you off, the kids, the news on television, the economy, the weather. It’s the small things that will cause you to lose your temper.
In doubt, you may begin to doubt yourself. Doubt your ministry. You may start second guessing the way you look at things, even God’s calling on your life.
In motivation, you become lack-luster in your worship with God, your prayer life, even taking care of yourself.
The heaviness of burdens, the pressure from anxiety, a sense of being overwhelmed, attacks from the enemy, an infirmity, or adversity.
But what do you do when you faint, physically? Nothing, just rest. When we are tempted to faint under affliction, spiritually, God tells us, not to. He tells us to “be strong and of good courage," for God knows our strength and that courage is fleeing.
Yes, our souls may grow weary, our hearts may grow weak, and our faith may stagger, at times, especially, under trials and tests. We may feel that we can’t bear it any longer. God tells us not to faint.
So how does the Lord deal with His fainting people? He gives us power. “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength, but those that wait upon the Lord.”
Yes, some of us will have “fainting spells”, but when we feel the “fainting spell” coming, go ahead and take an “ELIXIR”, and that is Jesus Christ.