faith-lift

English

Etymology

Blend of faith +‎ face-lift.

Noun

faith-lift (plural faith-lifts)

1. (informal) An act or instance of strengthening one's faith.
   • 2008, Diana Lynn, Soulutions: Your Spiritual Makeover, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 13:

     If your vision ever becomes cloudy, and you find yourself losing faith, your spiritual makeover suggests you treat yourself to a “faith-lift”!

   • 2008, Mark Stibbe, Andrew Williams, Breakout: Our Church's Story of Mission and Growth in the Holy Spirit‎^[1], Saffron House, published 2010, →ISBN:

     They simply believe that we are not called to manage decline but rather to oversee the expansion of the Kingdom of God through the local church. I like hanging out with such people, simply because they give me a much-needed faith-lift.

   • 2013, David Stanford, "That's Not Odd … That's GOD!"‎^[2], WestBow Press, →ISBN, page xiii:

     Perhaps you don't fit either of these categories, but you simply need a booster-shot of faith. God's providence to Debbie and me has certainly bolstered ours, so our prayer is that these stories will give a faith-lift as well.