![]() ![]() This is at the core of a healthy marriage. God extends grace to us, even though we don’t deserve it. ![]() Then she asked, “Does God still love him? Does he deserve grace?” It’s a rhetorical question. Clara asks Elizabeth to write down everything her husband had done wrong. The themes of grace and forgiveness permeate the movie, just as they permeate life. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 (ESV) Submit yourselves therefore to God. But Satan is the one who wants to destroy marriage, and he does it by pitting husbands and wives against each other. In most struggling marriages, husbands and wives begin to see each other as the enemy. Lesson #2: We need to fight the real enemy. Clara challenged Elizabeth to pray for her husband, and that’s when the story changed. The movie illustrates the importance of the “trifecta” for christian living: God’s Spirit (and prayer), God’s Word (the Bible), and God’s people (mentoring).Ģ Chronicles 7:14 (ESV) …if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Clara, who was willing to invest in her as a mentor. There was no tenderness toward each other, and divorce was imminent. In the movie, Elizabeth grew bitter as her husband Tony grew distant. Most people give up too easily on their vows. Marriage is difficult, and it requires a strategy and tools. Lesson #1: We need a strategy to fight for marriage. Watch the movie for yourself and talk with a group or mentor about some of its main lessons: The movie War Room from the creators of Fire Proof and Courageous tells the story of a young woman who learns to fight for her marriage through the power of prayer. ![]()
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