Dear husband.

We are at war. The god of this age desires nothing more than to tear us away from our God, each other and claim our children for himself.

We are at war. Not with one another. Never with one another. We are wearing the same jersey and rooting for the same team. Days are long and challenging and many days the enemy can catch us by surprise and pounce on a vulnerable spot. But what will we do with that- turn on each other or cling tighter?

We are at war. Act as if we are at war. Prepare for battle. Strengthen the muscles and armor up. There will be a siege. We will be brought into battle – how will we respond. Will we cower in fear and defeat? Will we succumb to the lies whispered to our souls to create havoc within our minds?

The war is real. As real as the rings on our fingers and the tides coming in on the shore.

There is a new rise of couples calling it quits after 30 years of marriage. This isn’t an option. The covenant was for life and we must rally tighter and tighter every day through every struggle and hardship. The team doesn’t change. The enemy doesn’t change. The perspective changes. The reality looks different, but it’s not different.

We must choose to win this war. We may not win every battle and some battles are more challenging than others- but for the war, we declare victory in Jesus Name.

We declare that Jesus has supreme authority in our home, family and marriage. We declare to cling tighter and tighter to one another and His Word. We declare to build our foundation on Truth- Absolute Truth.

We are at war. We must not live like we are in a playground.

“My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26