Our pastor, Bill Elliff, recently said that he felt that “marriage and family were under attack TODAY more than he had seen in the last 40 years!!” As part of the staff of FamilyLife, we see the attacks on a daily basis. And it was confirming to see our Pastor and many other pastors and leaders recognizing the same attack!

"What should be our response to this attack?", you might ask. There are many ways that we COULD respond, many of them good ways. We feel the BEST FIRST RESPONSE to the crisis in marriage and family is prayer! Yes, prayer!

So Shawn and I are also asking you to pray for us: that the Lord would use us in any way He chooses to reach out to couples with the hope and help that ONLY Jesus can bring supernaturally. I also ask that you would pray that prayer for yourself as you read this. God wants to use you, wherever you are, to build His Kingdom. The question is, for you and for me, "Am I available and am I listening?" Honestly, the speed of life for me makes me wonder if I ever slow down enough to hear the "still small voice" as He speaks.

Thanks for praying! Prayer to the Lord is one of the most powerful weapons we have to fight this battle. Thanks for going to battle for us in prayer!