There are so many tips and ideas about prayer that I saw in the movie War Room that I would like to share with you. Today’s blog post is dedicated to those tips and ideas in hopes that you will find a greater desire to be with the Lord in your personal war room. Some of these ideas may be doable for you. Others may be impossible. Whatever the case, I pray that you will choose to spend more time with God. So let’s get started.

In the movie, Miss Clara opened Elizabeth’s eyes to a spiritual realm all around. Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) tells us, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Satan is our enemy and his goal is to steal and kill and destroy. Therefore, we must have a battle plan.

Create Space

Miss Clara created a war room in her home. It was her closet. Jesus said “when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6 – NIV) You may not be able to clear out a closet for your war room, but a specific place to pray will be so beneficial.

This space should be private and with distractions. In the movie, the women moved everything from their closets. There was nothing to distract these prayer warriors. Again, this may not be possible to remove every item from your war room, but maybe you can find a corner of a room that you are able to use in this fashion.

Create Time

This is so important. With our busy lives, it’s easy to say “there’s just no time!” Well, make time. Be intentional. Be consistent. Don’t let anything or anyone get in the way of your prayer time with God.

Once you’ve created the time, don’t rush. Take your time with Him. Spend time talking and listening. God will join you in the battle. God will show up in the war room. You can be certain of this.

What Will I Do in My War Room?

This is the fun part. You can be creative or you can be traditional. It’s up to you, but here are a few things you may want to do in your war room.

1) Get a prayer journal and keep a pen handy. Use this journal to keep track of prayer requests and answers to prayer. You can write your favorite or relevant passages of Scripture in this journal. You can even color in this journal. It’s up to you.

2) Get a prayer strategy. Plan to pray for and over each area of your life.

3) Put up some reminders. Tape lists, prayers, photos or other reminders on your walls. These will help you to stay focused during prayer time and you will be reminded of the results of your prayer.

4) Keep a Bible handy. If you don’t know what to pray, pray Scripture. Allow God’s Spirit to bring to mind verses of Scripture that are relevant to your situation. He has such words of wisdom and encouragement already written for you in His Word. Don’t neglect them!

5) Don’t be confined to one position in your war room. Stand, sit, lie down, or jump up and down. Make it comfortable and give yourself space to move. You will find great joy in variety!

6) Use music and prayer apps to help you. In our day in age, there are so many technological things available for us to help with our prayer time. Why, I even use my phone to remind me to prayer walk each day! So if you can use them wisely and without distraction, use them.

7) Allow God to do the work. Your part is to approach the throne of grace as a forgiven saint. Make your requests known to God. Share your heart with Him. Then, watch. See how God is at work in your life and in the lives of those you love. It will be amazing!

Finally, I have to say that I was reminded through War Room to share what I’ve learned about prayer. Miss Clara urged Elizabeth to find a younger woman to mentor, just as she would be asking the Lord to send her another. Let’s not keep this to ourselves. Pass it on. Share your prayer strategy with another. What blessings you will receive because you’ve chosen to share.

And just in case you think this might be a waste of time, remember James’ words. “The prayer of a righteous man (or woman) is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16 – NIV)

Friends, there is a battle raging. You have a couple of choices. You can continue down the path you’ve been on or you can decide to get off that beaten path and pray.

My prayer is that you will determine to be a prayer warrior. Put on your armor (Ephesians 6:10-18). Let’s get in the battle together and let’s not allow the evil one to do any more damage to us, our families, our marriages, our church, our community or our world. Let’s send the devil packing! Are you with me?

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Donna