Your Warfare Inner Chamber

Prepare for battle. Strategize in your war room and pray against the spiritual forces of evil and darkness and call forth the light of Christ to shine through in victory.  

April’s Awakening, Day 27

Enter into the inner chamber of you mind. Shut out all things save God and whatever may aid you in seeking God; and having barred the door of your chamber, seek him.

 —Anselm 

Next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer.

 —D. L. Moody  

It is a basic spiritual truth: words have power!

 —Grant Dean, “Practical Step to an Awesome Life through Changing Your Words”

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:6 NIV 

After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, Matthew 14:23 NIV

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  Matthew 26:41 NIV

            If you’re going to be undertaking spiritual warfare in prayer, it would be good to have a war room for such purposes. This allows isolation of yourself from all the outside distractions. Warfare preparation is key. You should always have your spiritual armor on, and if need be, remind yourself by putting it on again verbally piece by piece (Belt of Truth, Breastplate of Righteousness, Shoes of the Gospel of Peace, Shield of Faith, Helmut of Salvation, and grab the Sword of the Spirit—the Word of God, and remember to clothe it all in the armor of Christ’s light). You should always have a Bible with you and it is always good to start with reading a Scripture and meditating on it to hear what the Holy Spirit, the Divine Whisper, is telling you. A great way to prepare your heart for battle is to worship and praise God at this point and thank Him for all He’s done for you and all He’s going to still do. Focus on Christ and the Cross, for He is the Victor and the One who will lead you into battle, and the Holy Spirit is ever present to direct your thoughts and your words. It is also good to keep a journal with you, along with your Bible, so you can write down names and prayer requests and God’s answers to your prayers. This will help to motivate you even more to keep praying as you see God answer—sometimes answers may take a while or be unexpected, but nevertheless, answers and results will come. And now you’re ready to pray and do battle in the spiritual realm.

            Once you’ve become comfortable is this, then eventually you can transfer your physical war room to become a permanent inner chamber of your mind. That way, you are always ready and can pray and do serious spiritual warfare wherever and whenever you are on a moment’s notice as you go about your daily routine. I personally find this most effective because the war room light is always on and prepared for battle—the enemy will never catch you off guard.