I have wanted to create a war room ever since we watched the movie. But I really didn't know where to start. What verses did they use? How can a Mom spend any amount of time locked away in a closet? And where am I supposed to put my clothes anyway? ​
It has taken me a long time to just sit down and tackle all those questions and come up with a solution that works for me. Now that I've done it, I wish I would've started a long time ago.
I decided what I need is a portable war room. One that I can take anywhere and be inspired by anytime. Here is what I used:
I took my dear old Bible that I have had since 3rd grade and started paging through it. Every verse that ever spoke to me is underlined so it was easy to find inspiration quickly! I found prayers in the epistles, verses of praise, verses of victory, verses on battle and verses of worship and copied a bunch of them down in my journal
Some of verses that I used:
Page of Praise -Isaiah 64:8 -Isaiah 61:10&11 -Psalm 135:13 -1 Chronicles 16:34 -Psalm 86:11-13 -Psalm 72:17-19 Page of Praise & Victory -Colossians 1:9-11 & 12-14 {I wrote these down separately - one as a prayer and one as worship} -Isaiah 54:17 -Psalm 30:1 -Psalm 20:6&7 Page of Praise & Seeking God's Heart -Ephesians 1:16-19 -Ephesians 1:21&22 -Jeremiah 33:2&3 Isaiah 55:1-3 Page of Praise & Waiting -Psalm 71:14-16 -Psalm 8:1,3,4&9 -1 Corinthians 1:9 -Psalm 62:5-8 -Psalm 63:3-5 Prayer for Guidance -Psalm 25 I used a mix of translations - mostly KJV {slightly reworded in my own words} and The Open Bible. I especially loved the Open Bible translation for the Old Testament passages. I also reworded some of them. For example, Ephesians 1:21&22 I wrote down like this: Jesus, You are far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else in this world or the world to come. And God has put all things under Your authority for our benefit!
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With the passages that were originally Paul's prayers for the churches he was writing to, I wrote down in a way that I can pray them for myself or my husband, children and friends.
"Lord, may I {he/she} be filled with the knowledge of Your will with all the wisdom of spiritual understanding. May I {he/she} always walk worth of You, Lord..." {Colossians 1} I encourage you to search the Bible, pray for God's leading and direction, and write down the verses in a way that you can pray them to God! Then you will have a portable war room that will work anywhere and anytime! You can use it at your kitchen table, in your bedroom, by the couch, your workspace or on the floor as you watch your kids! Or you can simply leave it open on your kitchen counter so you can pray while you wash your dishes, cook for your family, etc. You can travel with it, write down specific prayer requests to help you remember them and any inspiration you got from your Bible study.
Some things that I am working on to make my prayer time more effective:
The Names of God Verse Mapping How To Use Your Bible To Grow In Your Prayer Life ​6 Truths You Need To Know About Your War Room 10 Powerful Verses For Your War Room ​ ​So, that's how my war room is working right now. Have you created a war room? What have you found to work for you? I'd love to hear about it! <3 God bless you as you battle onward for Jesus!
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23 Comments
3/1/2016 05:38:14 pm
Enjoyed your post today. The closet thing doesn't work for me either, but I have a chair that I love. Spending meaningful time in prayer, reflection, and study is the more important than location. Great tips and resources in your post today. I'm sharing this on my FB.
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3/1/2016 11:16:35 pm
These are great ideas, Stefani! I love the names of God list you shared. I was just talking with my kids about thisthe other day and your list will give me a great jumping-off point to help them learn the various names and character of God. Wishing you blessings, my friend!
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Amanda, I wrote the prayer verses in the back of my journal, and then I keep prayer requests in the front, and am also working my way through it with Bible Study, Scripture mapping, etc. A printable in the pantry is a great idea! I love keeping Bible verses in my kitchen, and places that I am at often. Writing them with a dry erase marker on a frame or mirror is one of my favorite things. :)
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jess lee
3/4/2016 04:23:31 pm
I have to say that I love this idea and had been thinking about a way to build my war room, and since I DO NOT have the room to make one (as we live in an apartment) and no real place to put it... even in the closet I had started to think about making a book for my travelers notebook (because it is both my planner and journal) and I carry it every where i go. :) these were some really great points. thank you. :)
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3/6/2016 01:49:38 pm
What a practical & inspiring post! I love the idea of creating a portable war room. After all, we need to be praying throughout our day, and some of us don't have the luxury of being home all day.
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4/26/2016 07:44:18 pm
This is such a good post, Stefani, and I'm just seeing it now. (Life has been CRAZY the last month. :-) ) Thanks so much for sharing my links. Just happened to open my blog stats and saw your post.
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5/3/2016 06:03:38 pm
I too don't have a closet. Sooooo. I got one of those tri-fold display boards. I covered it with felt. Now I am putting Scriptures on it and photos of all I will be praying for. So I can move it to the living room after my husband goes to bed. Or in my craft room or bedroom. Quite portable. I imagine I'll run out of room over time. I call it my prayer wall. Wailing Wall.
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5/9/2016 01:05:44 pm
What an awesome idea, Linda! I love it! It's just like a mini war room wall. :)
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steff
6/7/2016 08:57:32 pm
I love dis and will start every step today. The war room kept me in joyful tears. God bless u and thank u 4 dis guide.
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Pray all day
6/22/2016 10:20:48 pm
I have a weird little piece of space in my bedroom that is sort of attached to one of the corners; this, alcove I guess you could call it, is my prayer closet.
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sandi
5/1/2017 01:18:48 pm
Many years ago a friend's church studied _A Place of Quiet Rest_. Somewhere during this they decided to make prayer baskets as a portable way to contain and take their prayer room wherever they might need to.
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