War Room

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An extract from my prayer journal (War Journal)

In 2015 the Movie War room was released and I remember how exciting I was to watch it after seeing the trailer. When I first watched the movie I was literally in tears (for my constant readers you probably already know I am a softy and a cry baby 😂). The message hit me so hard that to date I have watched the movie over 10 times. 

I thought to myself 'I also want a war room'. I want a room where people walk in and they know that somebody has been praying in there. Unfortunately, I don't own my own house yet and I can't go around asking for an extra room when I am only renting one room. Later I realised that it wasn't about the room but the journey. It was about making prayer a habit. 

In 2016 I bought and note book and adopted the habit of writing my prayers down. I had a format. I would start by writing down my requests in a list, then I would write down my prayer. Prayers also included thanks giving. Part of my prayer habit was to read a bible verse and mark the prayers that God had answered. Occasionally when I felt discouraged or when my faith was shaken I would read through my prayers and be reminded of how the Lord has been working. How he constantly answered my prayers. 

On the 7th of November 2020, I opened my prayer journal once again because I just had so much to thank God for despite the year we had. As I started writing took, I a break and just started reading some old prayers. So I decided to take some pictures and send to my friends and remind them that they have a friend that is praying for them and a God that is working in them. We may not be where we want to be right now, we may not be living the lives we want to live, we may not have everything we think we need to solve our problems but we have a God that is always on the clock.

I honestly cried 😭 when I was reading my old prayers and seeing how many of them God has answered. Before I started writing my prayers I often felt like God wasn't listening to me. I really believed that there was a way to pray and I wasn't praying right. Sometimes we pray for things and forget about them so when the prayer is answered you don't notice because you have already put that request out of your mind. 

So in order to remind my friends that God answers prayers I took pictures of parts of my prayer journal where their names where mentioned. I wanted to encourage them by reminding them of the things we have prayed for. Get yourself a war room or just create a habit of praying.

My prayer journal is also my diary and the very place where I keep my deepest conversations with God. Sometimes I just sit down and pour my heart out to Him. It feels super good. So many times I have been angry with God and I lashed out at Him. The thing about God is that He understands us and knows our hearts. The more we pray the more we get to know Him and understand His plans for our lives.

The picture above is a prayer request that seemed impossible at the time. Right now I am writing this blog from my office cubicle in Cape Town. I moved to Cape Town in November 2019. God's timing is always right. The plans we have can sometimes be God showing us His path. 

The prayer below is one of the days I was just angry and tired. I mean who prays to the God of life to take away their life. The thing is, life can get too much and God understands so who better than Him. Who else should we take our death wishes to. Right now I am glad that I am still alive and that God has a plan and purpose for me.

Whenever you feel lost and discouraged remember Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Remember that this is your war room or war journal, so don't be afraid to fight your darkest battles there. 

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