I Will Not Faint: Faith in Difficult Seasons and the Strength to Keep Going
- Tatiana Holmes
- Jun 16
- 4 min read
Feeling weary in your faith, business, or life? Discover how Isaiah 40:31 reminds us that not every season is for running. Learn how to trust God, remain faithful, and find strength in difficult seasons.
This past Sunday, I heard a pastor preach a message called I Will Not Faint. The
scripture came from Isaiah 40:31:
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
I've heard that verse many times before, but this time something different stood out... the walking part.
Most of us focus on the soaring and the running. We see the breakthrough, the momentum, the excitement, and the visible progress. But God intentionally included walking because every season isn't a soaring season and every season isn't a running season.
Finding Faith in Difficult Seasons
Some seasons require us to walk slowly, consistently, and faithfully. The promise wasn't that we would always move quickly. The promise is that we will not faint. That realization hit me right on time because if I'm honest, I feel like I'm in a walking season right now.
There have been seasons in my life where faith felt effortless. I wanted to spend hours in worship. I couldn't wait to open my Bible. I was fasting regularly and constantly feeling God's presence.
There have also been seasons in business where ideas flowed easily. Creativity was effortless. Every new project felt exciting and momentum wasn't forced.
This season feels different... Not bad, just different.
I'm realizing that my relationship with God can't be dependent on a particular feeling, level of motivation, or emotional high. Neither can my business because eventually every entrepreneur reaches a season where the excitement wears off.
The website is built, the offer is created, the launch is over, and the idea that once felt fresh and exciting becomes familiar. That's usually where the real work begins.
The dangerous thing is that many of us mistake the absence of excitement for the absence of purpose. We assume that because something no longer feels exciting, God must be finished with it.
But what if the emotional high was never meant to sustain the assignment?
What if it was only meant to start it?
I used to struggle with this. I loved creating, brainstorming, and the initial spark of inspiration. But the moment things felt repetitive and boring, I would start looking for the next thing to build... The next idea. The next project. The next source of excitement.
Meanwhile, the very thing God had already placed in my hands still needed watering. That's what stewardship looks like. Not constantly planting new seeds, but watering the same seed day after day. Even when...
nobody notices.
it feels ordinary.
it feels repetitive.
it feels boring.
the emotional reward is gone.
The reality is that most harvests aren't lost because the seed was bad. They're lost because people stopped watering them before the fruit appeared. That's why the eagle illustration from Sunday's message spoke to me too.
Soaring Like an Eagle
Unlike many birds that avoid storms, eagles actually use storms to rise higher. They don't waste energy fighting the wind. They learn how to use it. And maybe that's what God is teaching me in this season...
Not how to avoid difficult seasons or rush through them. But how to allow them to strengthen something deeper in me. Because faith that only exists when life feels exciting isn't mature faith. Faith that remains when excitement leaves is.
The same is true in business. Entrepreneurs who only build when they're inspired often find themselves constantly starting over. Entrepreneurs who learn how to steward through ordinary seasons eventually build something that lasts.
They keep showing up.
They keep watering.
They keep trusting.
Even when the feelings aren't there.
Maybe that's where you find yourself right now too... Not soaring or running, just walking. If so, I want to remind you of something God reminded me this week:
Walking is still progress. Watering is still progress. Stewardship is still progress.
Faithfulness in a walking season is often preparing you for a harvest that wouldn't be sustainable any other way.
Reflection Questions
Where have you mistaken a lack of excitement for a lack of purpose?
What has God already placed in your hands that still needs watering?
Are you looking for a new seed when God is asking you to steward the current one?
A Prayer for the Walking Season
"Father God, thank You for being faithful in every season. When I am soaring, remind me that You are my source. When I am running, remind me that You are my strength. And when I am walking, remind me that I am still moving forward.
Help me to not build my faith on feelings or my obedience on motivation. Teach me how to remain faithful in ordinary seasons and how to steward well what You've already placed in my hands.
Give me the strength to keep watering the seeds You've already assigned to me, trusting that in due season, I will reap a harvest if I do not give up. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."
Before You Plant Something New
As I sat with this reflection, I realized something important...
Many of us don't need another idea. We don't need another project. We don't need another thing to build. Sometimes what we need is the clarity to discern whether God is asking us to start something new or simply continue stewarding what He's already placed in our hands.
If you've been feeling restless, questioning your current season, or wondering whether it's time to pivot, pause, or persevere, I want to encourage you to start there.
That's exactly why I created the Is This a God Idea? Guide. It's a free Spirit-led framework designed to help you slow down, seek God, and discern whether you're being called to plant a new seed or faithfully water the one that's already growing.
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