This Month’s Theme
“Love is a Battleground!”
As we move steadily through 2026, we find ourselves stepping into February’s theme. One of our West Team co-leaders prayerfully sought the Lord for direction, and this is what the Holy Spirit placed on his heart:
2 Samuel 24:18
“I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
This moment echoed the message clearly: Love requires surrender. Love requires sacrifice. Love requires laying something down. Jesus gave everything for us. In response, true love calls us to give something back. Our comfort. Our time. Our resources. Our lives. Russell shared that since receiving this revelation, he now plays this song before serving, especially before entering the prisons to minister to our Brothers in Blue. It has become a reminder that loving well, loving like Christ, will cost us something, and that cost is a privilege.
“I now consider it an undeserved honor when it costs me something to truly love, because love is a battleground.”
