Imagine that your marriage is like a beautiful house—the kind of place where everyone would want to live. It has strong walls, a sturdy roof, and rooms filled with love and memories. Now, just like any house, maintaining it is key to keeping it safe and beautiful. If you neglect it, over time, the paint could chip away, the doors might start to creak, and the foundation can begin to weaken.

In Dr. Reva’s lesson, she talks about the concept of generational curses and negative spiritual elements as being akin to termites that gnaw at the very foundation of your marriage-house. These termites could be fear, jealousy, or dishonesty, and they’re not always easy to spot. Sometimes, they come from deep under the house in places you don’t see every day, passed down through the family line like an old, forgotten pipeline that’s been leaking for years.

Now, imagine that each room in this house has a door, and these doors are meant to keep the warmth in and the storms out. But what if someone left a window cracked open or a door ajar? Wind, rain, and critters could sneak in, causing damage quietly over time. These open doors in Dr. Reva’s analogy represent unresolved issues, like unforgiveness or past emotional trauma, and they invite harmful influences into your relationship.

Spiritually speaking, Dr. Reva advises to go about closing these doors and repairing this termite damage with the practice of repentance, identifying hidden problems, and engaging in spiritual warfare—which is akin to calling in your trusted repair team to fix the house, oil the hinges, seal the windows, and exterminate any pests.

The evil altars Dr. Reva mentions can be thought of as the source of the termites or the storm that relentlessly tests the integrity of your house’s structure. They’re places where the elements conspiring against your home’s serenity are fueled and strengthened. To dismantle these spiritual “termite colonies,” she suggests using powerful tools like scriptures (the pest control formula), anointing oil (the protective sealant), and nightly prayers (the watchful repair crew working around the clock to fortify your home).

By participating in the Let’s Get to the Root of Divorce Challenge and using the provided worksheets and guidance, you’re essentially enrolling in a master class in home maintenance, specializing in termite prevention and weatherproofing your spiritual house, ensuring that the marriage within stands strong and resolute against the elements and the tests of time.