We want communication that never fails, romance that never fades, and conflict that never happens. We expect marriage to feel effortless and natural every day. But when perfection doesn’t happen (and it never does) disappointment sets in. But here’s the good news: covenant marriage was never meant to be built on perfection. Marital bliss is built on persistent faithfulness.

If you strip away all the complexities of relationships, what do people really want in marriage? It’s not just romance, not just companionship, not just fun. Those things matter, but they don’t reach the deepest longings of the human heart. Deep down, every man and woman longs for safety and security—to know that they are loved, that they won’t be abandoned, that their spouse is “all in” no matter what.

Christians, we are all Charlie Kirk. Not because we agree with every argument he ever made, but because we share the same calling: to stand boldly, to speak clearly, to live courageously for Christ in a culture that would rather we stay silent, or worse, willing to silence us. The time for half-measures is over. The time for euphemisms is gone. Truth must be spoken, even when it costs us. Especially when it costs us.