Designed to be a Warrior
ERIC & LAURA CARLSON
My husband Eric and I have walked with the Lord throughout our marriage, and after more than 20 years at the same church, we began attending LC3 in 2020. Eric has always been a wonderful husband and father, yet I longed to see God stir an even deeper desire in him—to love the Lord above all, to love people in a way that reflected Christ, and to lead our family with a heart tuned to the Spirit. I prayed faithfully for years, learning to trust Jesus and His timing over myself.
In the fall of 2023, our son and son-in-law attended Every Man a Warrior (EMAW) gathering at our church. I had hoped Eric would go, but he didn’t feel ready. After the meeting, they ran into a mutual friend who, sensing the Lord’s prompting, bought the first EMAW book for Eric. Later, as our son and son-in-law waited in the car, they called and encouraged him to join them. God used that moment, and Eric agreed—eventually completing all four books.
As he walked through EMAW, I began to see a beautiful transformation. He committed to daily time in God’s Word, even memorizing Scripture despite how challenging it was for him. He became more intentional in prayer, more tender toward our family as he prayed for and encouraged them in their faith, and more compassionate toward others after years in law enforcement had hardened parts of his heart. I saw a renewed willingness to follow wherever God led - including into a ministry position at church that I’m not sure he’d have been willing to do prior to attending EMAW.
Eric is not the same man he was. God used EMAW to ignite a passionate love for Christ and a warrior-like courage to lead his family. I am so thankful for the ministry of EMAW. EMAW changes lives. I believe the Lord designed men to be warriors in His army and leaders of their family and in their communities, and when they are, there is no limit to what He can do in and through them for His glory.
My husband Eric and I have walked with the Lord throughout our marriage, and after more than 20 years at the same church, we began attending LC3 in 2020. Eric has always been a wonderful husband and father, yet I longed to see God stir an even deeper desire in him—to love the Lord above all, to love people in a way that reflected Christ, and to lead our family with a heart tuned to the Spirit. I prayed faithfully for years, learning to trust Jesus and His timing over myself.
In the fall of 2023, our son and son-in-law attended Every Man a Warrior (EMAW) gathering at our church. I had hoped Eric would go, but he didn’t feel ready. After the meeting, they ran into a mutual friend who, sensing the Lord’s prompting, bought the first EMAW book for Eric. Later, as our son and son-in-law waited in the car, they called and encouraged him to join them. God used that moment, and Eric agreed—eventually completing all four books.
As he walked through EMAW, I began to see a beautiful transformation. He committed to daily time in God’s Word, even memorizing Scripture despite how challenging it was for him. He became more intentional in prayer, more tender toward our family as he prayed for and encouraged them in their faith, and more compassionate toward others after years in law enforcement had hardened parts of his heart. I saw a renewed willingness to follow wherever God led - including into a ministry position at church that I’m not sure he’d have been willing to do prior to attending EMAW.
Eric is not the same man he was. God used EMAW to ignite a passionate love for Christ and a warrior-like courage to lead his family. I am so thankful for the ministry of EMAW. EMAW changes lives. I believe the Lord designed men to be warriors in His army and leaders of their family and in their communities, and when they are, there is no limit to what He can do in and through them for His glory.
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