It’s where she wages battle on her knees in prayer. In the film, Miss Clara has a closet in her home that she calls her War Room. She’s a character in War Room, a very inspiring movie. She brushed away tears all the way home and was glad Danielle didn’t ask questions.It’s kind of silly, really. “You think about what I’ve said here.” “I will,” Elizabeth said in a daze. She put a hand on the old woman’s shoulder and Clara hugged her. Hope for Tony and Danielle that things could be different. And for the first time in a long time, Elizabeth found something she’d lost. It was a path toward deep forgiveness and love from God that could empower her to forgive and love others. But if Clara was right, it wasn’t just a storybook. Lessons and tales of people who succeeded against great odds. She’d always thought of it as a book filled with stories. With an understanding of grace came a freedom to love she’d never experienced. It’s time for you to take off the gloves and do it.” Elizabeth felt a strength coming, a resolve. It’s time for you to fight for your marriage! It’s time for you to fight the real enemy. But this one was more than a conversation, more than just a few concepts thrown out between two people. Like music played in the background to set a mood, conversations were the same thing.

She really didn’t listen to much of it carefully. You need to kick the real enemy out of your home with the Word of God.” So many of Elizabeth’s conversations through the day were just words and concepts thrown back and forth. And you need to do your fightin’ in prayer. “If I were you, I would get my heart right with God. And he is stealing your joy, killing your faith, and trying to destroy your family.” The old woman was fiery now, like an old-time preacher just getting wound up and ready to pound the pulpit. The one that wants to distract you, deceive you, and divide you from the Lord and from your husband. And then you can turn your focus to the real enemy.” “The real enemy?” “The one that wants to remain hidden. “But, Miss Clara, do I just back off and choose to forgive and let him walk all over me?” “I think you’ll find that when you let Him, God is a good defense attorney. Now, if you want victory, you’re gonna have to first surrender.” Elizabeth pushed the thought away. “Elizabeth, there’s not room for both you and God on the throne of your heart. God helped me trust Him in greater ways than I ever thought possible because of that boy and what he dragged me through.” “And he dragged you through a lot,” Tressa said. He wanted to turn my heart around as much if not more so than my son’s. Whenever I was worried about Clyde, God was doing something in me. We’ve all been heartsick about something or other regarding our kids. You take the parent who prays that a child will get on the straight and narrow. But the point of prayer is not to get what we want. You don’t need a megaphone or a million people to get His attention.

“Now you asked me to answer you and I’m trying to do that.” Cecilia smiled and sat back, also raising a hand as if the floor was Clara’s. Prayer is not informing Him because He already knows what we need and why we’re crying out.” “So why pray at all?” Cecilia said. “Having lots of people pray about something doesn’t force God to listen or act.

Quotes from warroom