“I want all of you to know, while Charlie died far too early, he was also ready to die,” Erika continued. “There was nothing, nothing he was putting off. There was nothing that was too hard or too painful, nothing that he just felt like he didn’t want to do it. He left this world without regrets. He did 100% of what he could every day.”
She added, “Charlie died with incomplete work, but not with unfinished business.”
Erika Kirk Challenges Husbands To Lead Their Wives
Erika then shared how Charlie lived out his conviction of reviving the American family, and she encouraged husbands, saying:
When [Charlie] spoke to young people, he was always eager to tell them about God’s vision for marriage and how if they could just dare to live it out, it would enrich every part of their life in the same way that it enriched ours. And someone once asked me how Charlie and I kept our marriage so strong when he was busy traveling, and our little secret, it was love notes. Every Saturday, Charlie wrote one for me, and he never missed a Saturday. And in every single one of them, he’d tell me what his highlight was for the week, how grateful he was for me and our babies, and always at the end, he would always end it with asking the most beautiful question. He’d always end it by asking, “Please, let me know how I can better serve you as a husband.” Charlie perfectly understood God’s role for a Christian husband: a man who leads so that they can serve. To all the men watching around the world, accept Charlie’s challenge and embrace true manhood. Be strong and courageous for your families. Love your wives and lead them. Love your children and protect them. Be the spiritual head of your home, but please be a leader worth following. Your wife is not your servant; your wife is not your employee; your wife is not your slave. She is your helper. You are not rivals. You are one flesh, working together for the glory of God.
Erika Kirk Challenges Wives
Erika followed her challenge to husbands with one to wives, saying:
I was Charlie’s confidante. I was his vault, his closest and most trusted advisor, his best friend. I poured into him and loved him so deeply, empowered him, because his love for me drove me to be a better wife. Every day he honored me, and I prayed that I could be the wife that God needed me to be for my husband. Women, I have a challenge for you too: Be virtuous. Our strength is found in God’s design for our role. We are the guardians. We are the encouragers. We are the preservers. Guard your heart. Everything you do flows from it. And if you’re a mother, please recognize that is the single most important ministry you have. In our home, I made sure that when Charlie returned from work, it was his sacred landing place away from the worries of the world. I didn’t make him feel guilty for being away too long or too much or getting home too late. I always told him, home is here for you and it will be ready for you. And I made it into this place where he wanted to be as soon as possible when he was on the road. There was no keeping score between us. We were a team working together for the same mission. I never wanted to be the one standing between Charlie and the task that God prepared for him, had set for him, and I knew Charlie would always do his best to help me with the same. My marriage with Charlie was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I know it was the best thing that ever happened to him as well. He wanted everyone to experience that joy.
Charlie’s mission though, Erika said, was aimed at those who weren’t married. “He named his organization well; he knew things were not right with America, and especially with young people, and they needed a new direction,” Erika said.
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Erika said that “Charlie passionately wanted to reach and save the lost boys of the West. The young men who feel like they have no direction, no purpose, no faith, and no reason to live. The men wasting their lives on distractions, and the men consumed with resentment, anger and hate.”
“Charlie wanted to help them,” she explained. “He wanted them to have a home with Turning Point USA, and when he went onto campus, he was looking to show them a better path and a better life that was right there for the taking.”
‘Charlie Wanted To Save Young Men Just Like the One Who Took His Life,’ Says Erika Kirk
In one of the most powerful moments of her speech, Erika told the millions of people listening to her all around the world that “my husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life.”
