When Weariness Attacks | Perry Stone

Key Wellness / Resilience Lessons (from “When Weariness Attacks” — Perry Stone)

1) Recognize the “cycle of weariness” (and don’t make major life decisions while depleted)

Stone emphasizes that weariness is a real spiritual/mental battle, even for anointed people. He points to examples such as David, Jesus fasting, and Daniel’s prophecy about people being “mentally worn down” in the end times.

Practical takeaway:

• Don’t make big changes while tired and worn out, such as:
  • leaving a church because you’re exhausted
  • leaving a marriage due to being worn down
• Understand that weariness can cause poor judgment—wait until strength and resistance return.

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2) “Don’t faint” — maintain resistance until your due season

He teaches from Galatians 6:9 (“be not weary in well doing… if you faint not”), explaining “faint” as losing resistance—like a bow that loses its string and becomes ineffective.

Self-care / coping strategy:

• Hold resistance (don’t give up too soon)
• Keep faith steady through God’s “due season” (God’s timing)
• When you feel you’re fading:
  • remind yourself: God will help in due time
  • use affirmations/prayer in the moment (encouraging yourself spiritually)

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3) Use spiritual community like “Aaron and Hur” (support systems prevent collapse)

Stone stresses the value of a local congregation as more than a slogan—people help you endure real battles.

Community support pattern:

• People who hold up your arms when you’re weak
• People who help keep you from being pushed out of God’s will
• Encouragement and perseverance until you “cross the finish line”

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4) Build a “remembrance account” through consistent faithfulness (prayers + giving)

A major portion of the message centers on Malachi 3:16–17—the idea of a Book of Remembrance in heaven (“zikaron”). God records:

• fear/awe of the Lord
• meditation on God’s name
• speaking to others / witnessing
• prayers and giving as memorial acts (connected to Acts 10:1–4 and Cornelius)

Repeatable habit strategy:

• When giving (tithes/offers), label it as a remembrance (e.g., write “Book of Remembrance” or “Malachi” in the memo)
• Do it consistently, not once
• Trust that God can “spare” and help families—sometimes dramatically

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5) A personal example: long-term struggle, then restoration through consistent faith

Stone shares his own breakdown after years of nonstop labor and how strength returned over time. He also describes how this “remembrance” teaching applied to his son’s long-term addiction and eventual recovery/restoration—framing prayer/giving consistency as long-horizon spiritual investment.

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6) Guard your attention: resist misinformation, deepfakes, and corrosive gossip

Stone warns that modern media can be spiritually damaging, including:

• deepfake/AI impersonation of preachers
• sensational false reporting
• defamation-by-storytelling that harms peace and joy

Boundary-setting strategy:

• “Follow the fruit, not the nuts.”
• Don’t recommend or amplify sources that feel manipulative or untrustworthy.
• Avoid practices that defile your spirit and drain joy/peace.

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7) Forgiveness as inner healing (especially when trauma created bitterness)

Near the end, Stone urges those hurt to forgive God if bitterness exists, and to frame suffering within a faith perspective—distinguishing between evil/wicked systems and God’s will.

Inner healing / emotional reset:

• release responsibility/burden you’re holding toward God
• pray for hope and inner healing
• pursue restoration rather than staying stuck in anger

Theme summary: Don’t let weariness dictate decisions. Resist fainting, lean on community, practice faithful remembrance, guard your attention, and allow forgiveness to heal the inside.

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Presenters / Sources

• Presenter: Perry Stone

Scriptural sources cited

• Daniel 7:25
• Daniel 7 (Aramaic discussion)
• 2 Samuel 3:29
• Luke 4:2–3
• Galatians 6:9
• Acts 10:1–4
• Malachi 3:16–17
• Philippians (fruit abounding to your account)
• James (precious fruit / early and latter rain)
• Nehemiah (theme of “remember me”)
• Matthew 18 (tormenting spirit referenced)
• 1 Samuel 17 (Goliath story referenced)

Other referenced figures (examples / friends / influencers)

• David, Saul, Jesus, Cornelius, Simon Peter
• Aaron and Hur (support imagery)
• Nicknamed NFL analogy: “Jalen Hurts” / “tush push”
• Jenson Franklin, Ted Shuttlesworth, Marcus Lamb, Steve Munsey, Rich Wilkerson (called him to pray/support)
• Jimmy Swaggart (used as an example in discussion of false reporting)