Wedded In A Real War

Though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

–2 Corinthians 10:3–4

The Bible teaches that we are in a real war with a real enemy (2 Cor. 10:3–4; Eph. 6:10–20).

God has given us a mission, so we cannot allow ourselves to get “entangled in civilian pursuits” (2 Tim. 2:4). Picture a nice house with a white picket fence and your happy family lounging inside. Now imagine a full-scale war unfolding just a few blocks away. Your friends and neighbors are fighting for their lives while you are remodeling your kitchen and hanging your new big-screen TV. You have contractors installing better windows so you can tune out all of the noise.

It is a pretty pathetic picture, but it’s an appropriate comparison for the lives that are offered to so many Christian couples. They are ignoring Jesus’s mission in hopes of enjoying this life. But don’t fall for it. Real life is found in the battle. Right now, we have many brothers and sisters being tortured overseas because of their faith. Let’s pray for them and be encouraged by their example to enter the fight.

Being in war together may be what keeps us from being at war with each other. Rather than neglecting the battle to work on your marriage, maybe the best thing for your marriage is to enter the battlefield together.

TALK ABOUT IT

Are you part of God’s global mission together as a couple?

How can your marriage participate practically in the spiritual struggle for the souls of humanity, rather than tuning out what’s really going on in the world, while trying to build your own façade of heaven here?