The difference is, as Christians we are able to go to God in prayer to gain wisdom and a godly perspective about our suffering. Suffering is as much a part of a Christian’s life as it is the life of someone who isn’t saved. Peter instructs us, “Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 He didn’t say, “I have overcome the world, so once you’re saved, you’ll never experience tribulation (another word for suffering or anguish). In the world you will have tribulation but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 He said, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in my war room recently is that suffering isn’t always a negative thing. These times of fellowship with God in our war room are essential to our Christian growth, because during these times we learn obedience and submission to God’s will so that we aren’t living according to our own will, but the will of the Father. He also said that He did those things that God told Him to do – He was obedient to God. Jesus said that He came to do the will of the Father. In these times of secluded prayer and fellowship with His Father, He was listening to God’s voice speaking to Him what His will was for Him. This fellowship, though, wasn’t just sitting and chatting with God. He set an example for us, because if Jesus – the son of God, perfect, sinless, and blameless – needed to seclude Himself to spend time with God, how much more do we – humans, flawed, broken, and in need of a Savior – need to pull away from the noise of the world to spend time with Him? Throughout the gospels, we see Jesus often pulling away to be with the Father. This is why, as God’s children and as warriors of the kingdom, we must be vigilant in our war room with a strategy for victory over the goal of the enemy. Each day he begins with a checklist of things he will do to ensure that this goal is accomplished. This is the enemy’s singular goal every day for us and our family. Get this Prayer Strategy Worksheet right in your inbox when you type your email into the form at the bottom of this post! John 10:10 says, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” I have learned why it is vital that, as parents, we stand guard over our home and children. I have learned just how important it is to recognize the strategy of the enemy and how to turn his strategy against him with the holy determination to win the victory through the strength and power of the Holy Spirit. In recent weeks, I have learned just how valuable my war room is to me and my family. 3 Reasons Why Every Christian Needs a War Room Honestly, the terminology doesn’t matter nearly as much as what takes place behind that closed door. Growing up we called it “the prayer closet”. “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Most notably we see Jesus’ instruction in Matthew 6:6. In fact, the concept of having a war room appears throughout the Bible. Yes, I know, the term war room don’t appear anywhere in the Bible, but the concept does. Jesus talked about the war room in Matthew 6. Today we’re going to discover why every Christian needs to have a war room. Maybe you haven’t created a war room yet. Maybe it’s a binder or journal, or maybe like me you make your whole house a war room. Maybe it doesn’t look like Clara’s wall or Elizabeth’s closet.
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