I had the pleasure of going to see the movie, War Room yesterday. If there is any way you can make your way to a theater this weekend to view this movie, I would encourage you to do so.

In War Room, there is a call for prayer warriors to make space and time in their lives to go to their personal war room, get on your knees and pray. I know, from personal experience, the transformation that will take place when we seek God’s face in the midst of our busy lives. So if I know this transformation, why wouldn’t I want to ask God to show up in the lives of my family, my friends and my neighbors?

Do you remember this verse of Scripture? “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14 – NIV)

We, who are called by the name of the Lord and Jesus Christ, are called to follow these steps:

Step 1 – Humble ourselves

Step 2 – Pray

Step 3 – Seek God’s face

Step 4 – Turn from our wicked ways

When we’ve done these four things, God says He will:

#1 – Hear from heaven

#2 – Forgive their sin

#3 – Heal their land

In my younger years, this verse of Scripture was put to music. I still recall the music and can recite the words because of that song. But until I actually follow the steps listed, there will be no hearing, forgiving or healing. It is my greatest desire to do these four things. I pray that you have the desire to join me on this journey.

One of the things I enjoyed about this movie was the practical steps given to move us toward prayer. You can look forward to a blog next week that will share some of these ideas. But until then, spend some time with God. Just do it. He is waiting for you.

If you’d like to watch the movie trailer for War Room, click here.

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Donna