Our lives in Christ, our marriages, and our families are all living, walking testimonies to how the Spirit of God is at work within us, changing us from the inside out. The dead do not testify. Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life. When He called Lazarus out of the grave (John 11), a stone was rolled away, and Lazarus walked out of the grave wearing graveclothes; he lived! Jesus demonstrated His power over death by raising a dead man to life. Best believe, Lazarus was changed! He had to remove those graveclothes, wash, change, and serve as a living, walking testimony to the power of Christ.

A life spent gratifying and pacifying the flesh through carnal want and pleasure is the fast life that the world and culture peddle to consumers to hurry up and buy daily. The fast life is a life spent living for the flesh or walking in the Spirit. Jesus said to his disciples, If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me (Matthew 16:24). The lie of instant gratification is repackaged and sold in every generation. We, as Christians, err when we do not know the Scriptures or the power of God (Matthew 22:29) to move in our life, marriage, and family.

If we had to be married to everything we gave our "yes" to, many of us would be more intentional before the agreement. An agreement, passive or intentional, is our word. It is accepting to be bound to what we give our "yes" to. We often give our "yes" to the spirit behind an agreement only to find out later there were terms of the deal we did not bargain for. The fine print is what God warns us about in Scripture. Join AC as she breaks down how the enemy repackages the same old lie He wants every generation to blindly agree with.

To profane is to violate. When there is no distinction between the things meant to be set apart as holy for the Lord, it diminishes our worship. Instead, we offer up the things of God to be devoured by the lust of the flesh, the word, and the enemy. We are called as Christians to be holy as God is holy. Marriage is holy. How we raise these little ones is our reasonable service to the Lord. Creating an atmosphere of worship is a heart posture. It is reverence for God as Holy and a heart posture of worship.

A heart on fire begins with the Gospel message. The Spirit of God is a promise for the believer. It gives us a fervor for the things of God and ignites a sense of urgency in us to be about the Father's business. The business of God is doing the will of God. That means seeking first the Kingdom of Heaven and His righteousness. The good news of the Gospel begins with our personal walk with the Lord. It then branches out to affect God-honoring change in our marriage, household, and within the ministries He has given us stewardship over. These precious gifts can not be neglected; otherwise, we labor in vain.

Periodic examinations of your life include holding up your relationships to the light of Christ. The people in your life who are genuinely excited to see you mature in Christ, want your marriage to succeed, encourage healthy familial bonds, and challenge you in your ministry growth are what AC calls "the camp." Know who's in your camp as God moves in your life, family, home, and ministry. Understand how we suffer losses when there is trouble in the camp. Have the courage to respond in faith as the Lord leads.

How we view and respect the men in our lives is a testament to how we value God's design for marriage, family, and how a society should function. AC makes the real-life contrast between the biblical narrative of two queens in the Book of Esther. There is nothing new under the sun. The cautionary tale of one queen who used her position to spread contempt and anger toward the governing authority and her husband is worth retelling. Our conduct as women and queens of our home can be the instrument God uses to preserve a nation, or we can tear it down with our own hands (Proverbs 14:1)