Armor Up Your Marriage

Most couples are fighting the wrong enemy.They're exhausted, frustrated, and on the verge of giving up—not because their marriage is irredeemable, but because they've been attacking each other when they should be fighting together.In the movie The Untouchables, Sean Connery's character, Jimmy Malone, advises Eliot Ness on how to deal with Al Capone's gang in Chicago. He says: "e;You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife; you pull a gun. That's the Chicago way!"e;Now, I'm not advocating violence here—stay with me. But there's a principle in that line: Don't show up to battle unprepared. Don't bring inadequate weapons. Don't fight alone when you could fight with superior firepower.The Question: "e;Why would ANYONE bring a knife to a gunfight? That's foolish, right? You'd be outmatched, outgunned, outpowered."e;The Parallel: "e;Yet that's exactly what many of us do in our marriages. We face spiritual battles—attacks on our unity, our intimacy, our commitment—and we show up with individual armor, fighting individual battles, when God intended us to fight TOGETHER, as a unified force."e;This book is about the Armor of God—but not the way you've heard it before. Not just as individuals, but as COUPLES.Your spouse is not your enemy. Satan is.And while you've been fighting each other, he's been winning.