12 Marriage Devotional: The Armor of God
Marriage After God
Aaron & Jennifer Smith
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we talk about the importance of putting on the armor of God and how it impacts our daily lives and marriages. Scripture reminds us that our battle is not against each other, but against spiritual forces of darkness, which means we need God’s strength, His truth, and His righteousness to stand firm.
We walk through several pieces of the armor—like the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, and the shoes of the gospel of peace—and discuss what they practically look like in a Christian marriage. When we anchor ourselves in truth, guard our hearts with righteousness, and cling to the peace that comes from the gospel, we are better equipped to resist temptation, overcome fear, and cultivate unity in our relationship.
Our hope is to remind couples that God has already given us everything we need to stand strong—we simply need to put it on daily.
In this episode-
- The armor of God is essential for spiritual protection in marriage.
- Each piece has a purpose—and understanding that purpose helps us stand firm.
- We must rely on God’s strength, not our own.
- Truth fosters unity, vulnerability, and trust in marriage.
- Putting on God’s armor daily helps us build a Christ-centered marriage.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Aaron. |
| 0:01.5 | And I'm Jennifer. |
| 0:02.3 | And we're the host of the Marriage After God podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | Our desire is to help you cultivate a marriage that chases boldly after God's will for your life together. |
| 0:08.5 | We want to invite you to subscribe to our show wherever you watch or listen. |
| 0:12.2 | We are so glad you're here, and we pray that our discussion truly blesses you and your marriage. |
| 0:16.5 | Welcome to the Marriage After God podcast. |
| 0:26.4 | Thank you. Welcome to the Marriage After God Podcast. Welcome back to another episode of the Marriage After God podcast. |
| 0:29.8 | I'm your host, Jennifer Smith. |
| 0:31.1 | And I'm Aaron. |
| 0:32.2 | And today we're going to be talking about putting on the armor of God to protect your marriage. |
| 0:36.2 | Before we get into that, we want to invite you to like and subscribe to this show. Also, if you haven't yet picked up a copy of our devotional's, Husband After God, Wife for God, which this 30-week series that we're doing is based on. You can go to shop.mourageaftergod.com. Pick up a copy there, and that way you can not only bless this show, but also bless your marriage and follow along in the book, write your own answers, be able to get, go through these together at home. And we'd love to invite you to get those. So yeah, why don't we get into the topic for, we're on week 12 of 30 weeks. Almost halfway. Almost halfway. But this is awesome. |
| 1:13.3 | So we're glad to have you all. So this episode is about the power and the gift of the armor |
| 1:18.3 | of God. And if you've been a Christian for a substantial amount of time, you probably have heard |
| 1:24.6 | about the armor of God over and over and over again. So this might be just a really good reminder for you to be aware that we're supposed to be |
| 1:31.6 | suiting up daily. |
| 1:33.3 | Or if you're a new believer, this might be kind of a new concept to you. |
| 1:38.3 | But we want to apply it to just the daily ends and outs of marriage and how it can benefit our marriage. |
| 1:46.0 | And so we're going to be talking about just those different pieces of the armor of God. |
| 1:50.2 | And our heart is always, it's to encourage you and your spouse to draw closer to God |
| 1:55.3 | and your spouse every single day. |
| 1:58.5 | And the purpose of that is so that you both would be chasing after his will |
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