Calling Husbands to the Forefront

The enemy comes to fight the head of the family. The husband according to the word is seen as the shepherd (leader) of the family. This leader is always under attack from the enemy, whose goal is to get us off in various areas including; finances, communication and relationship with our wives and children. The word says in Ephesians 5:17 “Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of God is”. It is the will of God for us to be the head and love our wives as Christ loves the church and nurture, cover and protect her and be teachers of our children by example of Christian love, forgiveness and holy living.

What we must realize as men of God is that as we begin to line up God will begin to tame the tongues of our wives and resolve the insecurities they feel because of our lack of being effective communicators. The enemy wants to pit husbands against wives and wives against husbands but the word says in Galatians 5:15 “But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another” He wants you to began to attack one another and be consumed by each other and with situations instead of looking to Christ who is the solution for both individuals.

As couples we must be on one accord working toward the same end, praying for the same goals. When we do this we cause things to be able to move quicker in our lives. As we unify our efforts we will begin to see God answer our prayers quicker.

The trap of the enemy for husbands is to hinder and stop what he is working for. Many times this is simply the peace of the household. When we allow the peace to be disrupted a spirit of confusion, heaviness, anger and depression is given authority to rule in its place.

Wives must be careful of their words to their husbands because they can unknowingly drain them by petty arguments, questioning decisions, and complaining.

We as men must remember that “…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” (Deut. 8:3; Mt. 4:4; Lk. 4:4)

Also we as men must fight to remain spiritually minded. When we allow ourselves to think naturally about our lives we tend to over analyze and try to figure things out for ourselves. This leads us to living our lives in fantasy more than in reality. When this happens it can only come to one thing- regret. Then we are forced to fight to get our minds right so that we can raise up and be the men of God that we have been called to be. This is a viscous cycle that is hard to break. Romans 8:1-11 tells us that this carnal (natural) mind is actually hatred of God. We cannot allow ourselves to weigh our own intellect above God’s leading. This spiritual mind will provoke us to say “I know that God is going to do it!”

One thing that we must remember as men is that as we take care of God’s business he is obligated to take care of ours (Mt. 6:33) Allow yourself to be found in a place of seeking God’s face and laying your requests before him, laying your finances before him. Be found putting your hands to good works. Look for areas of need and make things happen. Men remember it is your faith that is on trail , 1 Peter 1:7 says” That the trail of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ”. Men make sure that the end of your test, struggle, argument and situation we should see Christ and the power of his solution manifested.

The enemy comes to challenge things that are moving for God. He sees the potential of our growth and knows the end of us doing well. He has no reason to attack a person who is doing nothing or not going anywhere. Therefore, when we begin to do what we know is right when we begin to press to live upright we should expect a greater fight.

Finally we must not be moved to make compromises of sin because of the fear of confrontation. The world tells us to pick and choose our battles but the word tells us that we are more than conquerors. (Rom. 8:37) With this knowledge we can fight lust, we can resist adultery, and we can discipline anger. Come men and rise up to fight! The kingdom is looking for warriors not wimps!