Thinking back to the end of September 2023, I remember God waking me up – or me having a dream – and God instructed me to create a prayer closet. I’d heard about them, seen them on tik tok, and have watched the movie. So I knew the purpose they served but had never had any interest in having one.

I received this message shortly after I’d been “demoted” at my job and after I’d awakened to my conscience going in praying to God for something I didn’t even know we had an issue with (see: Prayers from the Inside). I’d been hearing God so clearly as of late that I simply told Him that I didn’t know what battles were coming our way, but I was happy to fight them in my “war room”. Of course, I said this after I griped a little.

90 Day Challenge

Somewhere along the lines, I remember hearing or saying that things would change in 90 days – or by the end of 2023. So I cleaned my closet (because there was stuff everywhere), and I added some lights, a picture, some things that I hold dear, and my Bible. (I added my bills later because we all know they need to be prayed over, too!)

Bring the Calvary

I then sent pictures to some family members and solicited prayer requests. Each of them had several folks that they wanted me to add to the prayer board. Some requests were specific while some were as simple as “pray for so and so.” I didn’t turn down any prayer request, and where specifics were “lacking”, I simply asked God for His will to come full circle in that individual’s life. For me, it was the best way to utilize prayer as a weapon. Bonus: Having a prayer closet/”war room” reiterated that we all fight battles that no one knows, and having a war room offered great protection and a specific place that I could go to meet God.

Funny enough, what I once was hesitant to do, I found great joy in! I sometimes slept in my prayer closet. And on nights when I’d wake up in the middle of the night, I’d climb out of bed and into my closet to read and pray before going back to sleep. (Super peaceful. You should try it! I even envisioned God wrapping His arms around me and protecting me from the storms of life.)

Results

When the results started pouring in, they shocked me though they shouldn’t have.

The same way I’d been getting texts requesting prayers, I started receiving calls and texts advising me of answered prayers. Some of these folks weren’t even aware that they were on the prayer board – and some of the prayers were very specific! God was showing me that He heard my prayers, and for me, that is incredibly humbling. Think about it. God is the God of everybody. He has so many titles and so many jobs. He has so many folks that He’s responsible for, but at a time when I was at a low (remember the “demotion” and the interruption of the prayer from my conscience?), He was showing me that I mattered to Him. And that amazed me.

Champion’s Corner

So let me tell you four things that having a prayer closet has taught me.

Action Item:

What about you? Have you thought about creating a prayer closet or a war room? Is it something you think you’d do? Comment below. Let’s chat about it.