In life there is often a fine line between success and failure, and many times this fine line is something simple and easy: something as simple and easy as a hug. I am
not sure exactly how it started, but within a few years of our marriage, my wife and I would hug each other and pray for each other before I left for work. When my wife hugged me she prayed that the Lord would bless and protect me at my job, and I would pray the same for her. This hug was simple, easy, and fun, but had profound results. When things got rough at work, I had confidence knowing that God and my wife were with me; and when I had tough decisions to make, I knew I had divine anointing. This had a similar affect on my wife with all the challenges associated with taking care of children and a household.

Another benefit of the hug is that it is an expression of the union that occurs in marriage. A hug signifies and promotes this union: that we are one and not two; everything that benefits me benefits her and everything that benefits her benefits me. The enemy is continuously trying to destroy marriages, but a simple hug can defeat his assaults.