Why We Fight

I have recently become a father.  This duty is the greatest blessing I have ever received.  In the last few weeks, it has called me to re-evaluate what I do with my life and why I do it.  It has also shown me that there is a magic and miracle to new human life that is beyond my understanding.  My wife's nature as she nurtures our son, shows me that God has entrusted her with powerful and unique gifts.  And that is something Satan wants to destroy.

I thought I understood my role as protector when I got married.  I thought I saw why I was asked to intercede between my wife and the world.  I didn't.  Now that I see my wife raising my son, I understand the importance of protecting this tiny home from the storms outside.  I see now that my primary purpose in this home is to stand between my loved ones and the world's desolation; to create a bubble where my wife and son can be at peace and the lessons of the gospel can be imparted.  In time, it will be my duty to call my son out of the bubble and ask him to take his place on the line, defending his home and his children.

We fight because the devil will destroy our children if he can.  We fight because it is the only language that he will listen to.  We fight because God entrusted our wives with the power of creation, and He needs us to  make sure that power is protected.

As a man, if you allow pornography to enter into your heart, you take yourself out of the fight.  If you have children, you have left them vulnerable to the power of Satan.  If you partake in pornography, you are party to the abuse of someone else's son, someone else's daughter.  I say this not as condemnation, but as a call to stand up and be counted as one of God's sons, a protector of life and creation.