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Thoughts on the Movie, “The War Room
Yesterday we saw the movie, “The War Room.” Folks if you know my life or have been in one of my many prayer closets that I’ve built where I lived, you know this movie is right up my alley. I believe every person who calls themselves “Christian” that lives in America or who attends a church at least semi-regularly should see this movie before it leaves theaters. Lori and I were the only ones in the theater and I got to stand and shout and praise Jesus as loud as I wanted through the whole movie. What a blessing. At the end, I was down on my knees there in NC, praying for people to make their own prayer closet.
After Lori encouraging me to do it, I am going to begin to share some ideas for anyone out there that wants to start their own prayer closet. The book I published in 2013, just before Malachi was born is entitled, “The Warrior’s Manual,” and inside the book I have a whole section on prayers we can pray as well as types of prayer, prayer strategy and on making your own prayer closet. These articles will be published right here so keep your eyes open over the next weeks.
It is so cool to watch a movie that shares the heart GOD gave me back in 1992 when I made my first space for prayer in my bedroom in Statesville, NC with a huge cross and a bean bag chair where I sat and prayed and read the Word of GOD for hours. In 1995, I built my first prayer closet. Now, I have had 11.
I’ve moved a lot while doing ministry and church planting.
Here is a clip from the movie that really speaks on being on Fire for GOD.
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Christus Victor
Isn’t it amazing that we view our reality through the lenses in which we wear? I mean, if you wake in the morning with a headache, is the day a “headache” kind of day? If we wake in the morning and there are storm clouds and pouring cold drenching rain, does that affect the way you see the day? I mean, really it’s hard to see the sun when the clouds are blocking it.
However, isn’t it true that the sun is always shining whether the clouds block or not?
This is the way I see the days and times in which we live. The sun is shining whether or not there are clouds in the way of my view. I awake and choose to remember the sun is shining whether I see it or not! The clouds don’t change the reality. They simply impede my view of reality.
I have learned over the years that fads and movements have a tendency of running their course and where one generation a pendulum swings one way, the very next will in rebellion swing that pendulum the opposite way.
Does the pendulum’s swing change anything about the reality that what is in the Bible is what it is? No. Truth is truth. The WORD is the WORD.
Let’s ask another question. Is Christ on the throne? Is HE? Is HE on the throne when the Nero’s of the world rule? Is HE on the throne when the church is under pressure or persecuted? Is HE on the throne when we are afraid or things are unknown? Yes. HE has NOT fallen off the throne!!!!! HE has NOT changed, shaken or even been surprised.
Jesus is on the throne. Here is the reality… Christus Victor! Christ is already Victor! HE is victor in our atonement. HE is victor in our struggle. HE is victor. Enough said. People can say what they want. Nothing changes HIS victory.
Therefore I can live in that reality. Nothing else matters. Are there clouds some days when we wake? Yes! Do they change the fact that the sun is still shining and burning and alive?
NO!
Grrrrrrrrrrr!
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