Pra Lisney de Font | No te Rindas | 12-03-23

Summary of Key Wellness, Self-Care & Perseverance Strategies

• Acknowledge you will get tired—then set a boundary with giving up

  • The message repeatedly distinguishes:
    • Natural tiredness (physical exhaustion from work/schedules)
    • vs spiritual weariness (a heaviness that targets prayer, worship, reading the Word, and service)
  • Core directive: “Don’t give up” even when you feel tired.

• Recognize “spiritual weariness” early (and don’t romanticize it)

  • Spiritual fatigue may show up as:
    • Sleepiness specifically when it’s time to pray, read the Bible, or attend services
    • Loss of appetite for “heaven’s food” (the Word/message)
    • “I’m too tired” feelings that appear at the exact moment obedience is needed
  • Countermeasure: identify it as opposition and resist rather than comply.

• Resist demonic opposition by continuing the practice (not just feelings)

  • Examples (Abraham, Elijah, Elijah’s spiritual weariness; her testimony) argue that when fear/darkness advances, continuing devotion interrupts the cycle.
  • Practical emphasis:
    • Get up and keep going (don’t wait for motivation)
    • Hold on for one more step/mile/month when quitting feels “reasonable”
    • Walk into worship/service even if you feel heavy—often the heaviness lifts when you show up.

• Maintain consistency in spiritual routines

  • Staying faithful is portrayed as protection against gradual withdrawal:
    • Missing one service can become two, three, and then withdrawal grows
  • Wellness angle: small interruptions compound—so protect your schedule and habits.

• Use prayer/“heaven intervention” when you truly can’t

  • It’s not framed as weakness to admit limits:
    • “I can’t… I need heaven’s help.”
  • Confession + surrender is described as empowering because it invites support beyond human strength.

• Persevere through contradictions between reality and promises

  • Difficult seasons are presented as not canceling promises—rather, they can signal you’re still on the path and being pressured to stop believing.

• Endurance tools (repeated motivational “next step” guidance)

  • Hold on “a little longer”
  • Walk “an extra mile”
  • Endure “one more argument/problem/month”
  • Keep serving even when exhaustion rises—service is framed as a target for opposition.

Key Illustrative Self-Care / Motivation Examples Used

• Abraham

  • Exhaustive preparation for sacrifice; the turning point comes when he doesn’t surrender even while fear/darkness approaches.

• Elijah

  • Weariness is framed as spiritual opposition leading to apathy, sleepiness, and avoidance.
  • Angelic help comes when he is “arisen and eat” (re-engaging nourishment/obedience).

• The speaker’s testimony

  • A period of being unable to pray, including falling asleep while trying to pray.
  • Interpreted as spiritual attack and resisted through spiritual warfare in practice.

• Rispah (2 Samuel 21:10)

  • Perseveres day and night to protect bodies from birds/animals despite extreme exhaustion and horror—used as an endurance model.

Presenters / Sources

• Presenter: Pra Lisney de Font

• Biblical sources referenced:

  • Genesis 15 (verse references around 11–13)
  • 1 Kings 19 (Elijah under the broom tree; angel “arise and eat”)
  • 2 Kings 13 (Elisha; striking only three times)
  • 2 Kings 3 (prophet angry; resistance/continuing)
  • Genesis 16 (Hagar; promise after being tired/exhausted)
  • Second Samuel 21:10 (Rispah protecting bodies)
  • James 4:7 (Submit to God; resist the devil; he flees)

• Referenced figure/testimony: “Israel” (her son mentioned in the testimony)