...Ought Always to Pray and Not to Faint

Tired?

Exhausted?

Weary?

Or maybe it’s that quiet feeling of, “I really don’t even know how I feel.”

Trying to put a name to what you’re experiencing…

For quite some time now, whenever I start a conversation with close acquaintances, this has been their response. It just goes on and on.

It’s very easy to get to this point—to feel stuck and not really know what to make of certain things.

While Moyo and I were talking, we got to a point where the Holy Spirit brought this to mind:

“Men ought always to pray and not to faint.” (Bible, Luke 18:1)

I’m not saying you haven’t been praying enough, or that you’ve been doing it the wrong way. I’m simply saying—maybe we can stretch a little further. Maybe we can go deeper.

One of my favorite ministers once said: “The opposite of prayer is not prayerlessness—it is fainting.”

That image of fainting… gasping for breath.

And honestly, that’s what tiredness and exhaustion often look like.

It’s us gasping for breath.

Trying not to drown.

Trying to stay sane.

Trying to survive.

Trying to hold everything together.

We keep trying, and trying, and trying…

But God has already given us a remedy—why not pray about it?

Yes, you’ve prayed. But this time, set the need aside for a moment and ask God to help your heart.

Because when the heart is burdened, everything feels heavy.

But when the heart is lifted, it changes how we see and handle everything.

Even in moments when the words don’t feel powerful enough…

Or when you’re too weary to say much…

You can be sure that “the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous person avails much.” (James 5:16)

It’s not about how loud we scream,

but about the sincerity of a heart reaching out to God and whispering:

“Lord, help me.”

Stay revived.