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Saturday, January 16, 2016

War Room: A must see movie about prayer and God



I see in you a warrior that needs to be awakened… – Miss Clara, The War Room, 2015.

I saw this movie last Sunday and decided to save a copy on my mobile phone. It’s a great story that doesn’t just challenge you to pray but allows you to get a clearer picture that what God’s promises are true and when applied can be a powerful tool.

The story is described by IMB as:

Filled with heart, humor, and wit, WAR ROOM follows Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a couple who seemingly have it all-great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, their marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. With guidance from Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can start fighting for her family instead of against them. As the power of prayer and Elizabeth’s newly energized faith transform her life, will Tony join the fight and become the man he knows he needs to be? Together, their real enemy doesn’t have a prayer.


After watching it the second time around, I tried to write some of the lessons. Here are some of the things I’ve realized:

1. Family circumstances can change when we let God be in control – There was a part in the movie that shows Elizabeth praying in her closet after learning that Tony was with another woman. It was at this point that she shows an open heart to accept that in order for her family to change, she has to accept that she’s not in control. Elizabeth quoting the scriptures while praying strongly shows that scriptural prayer works powerfully and that when we declare what God promises in His word through our situations, God takes the lead behind the scenes.

2. The truth sets us free from condemnation and deceit – There were some funny parts of the story that gives simple truths, one of this is when Miss Clara shared spiritual truths through simple examples. Also, Elizabeth overcame her fear from condemnation and made declarations for her home and family. One of the strongest most powerful scene is when she prayed across the room and declared that her house is under new management. I had goosebumps while watching that scene.

3. Believing even when change is not yet seen –What Elizabeth said about trust gives us the assurance that even when we are not seeing the result yet, God will answer it His way one way or another so that “we can all win…”. She started to pray longer, spends more time with her daughter and influenced her in a positive way. The story also shows that when we start praying, the first thing that will change is our own perspective of things, our attitude and response to situations.

4. Sometimes, our fear itself cripples our thoughts to see the change we want to see –the story shifted from Elizabeth to Tony once he read the message from her wife’s friend about the recent visit to Atlanta. He feared for his life and made him think of negatively of his wife. He swapped his meal thinking his wife has bad intentions for preparing dinner.

5. Our response to situations changes when we rely on the Lord to move in our behalf- Tony responded differently when he got kicked out of work but Elizabeth responded differently. She was more positive instead of being sarcastic and angry. Tony on the other hand ends up fearful and distracted,even to the point of defending what has happened.

6. Realization brings freedom to see the change God is doing in our midst – When Tony was looking for his gym bag, he noticed that his wife’s closet was empty and prayer letters were posted on the wall. Tony also came home with a new perspective after his pep talk with his friend and by looking to what his wife was doing. He started to look at the situation differently and it was noticeable that He also wanted to change and ends up with the scene Tony kneling down to pray.

7. God changes our mindset and forgiving someone is our starting point – Tony asked for forgiveness for what he did to his wife and daughter and Elizabeth extended forgiveness to his husband. The same thing happened after Tony made a visit to his former boss and asks for forgiveness from him. His former boss forgave him on a later part of the story.

8. Never live in our past regrets – Elizabeth’s visit to Miss Clara shifted from grumbling to sharing the good things of what’s going on. Elizabeth wanted to meet his mentor’s husband and this is when Miss Clara shared her own story and told Elizabeth on her past mistakes. This part of the story gave me a better ubderstanding on how we should handle past mistakes. It shows a very good lesson that when we let go of our past, we don’t let go of the lessons it entails but move on to do something about it.

9. We can never share what we have not seen or heard – the story as a whole revolves around our own familiar circumstances and how God can change our perspective and the entire situation. Miss Clara challened Elizabeth to share what she has experienced and she also prayed for another person to meet where she can teach her to fight for her family on her knees.

10. Redemption is embedded in our christian genes – Not all story has a happy ending but this one has – Tony gets a job that he wants, Elizabeth was treated well with ice cream and a foot massage while Miss Clara got her prayers answered through Elizabeth taking the challenge. Its is part that I realized that grace is truly one gift that we can have even when we don’t deserve but redemption is our very destiny regardless of the outcome is. It is what Christ did on the cross that sets us free from regrets, our failures and sin. It was His promise and will not change in time.

As a whole, the story just didn’t just challenged me to start praying but gave me a clearer direction on what to do. The love I received from Him in my own life is something worth to keep and share. It is important that we keep sharing what we’ve heard and learned through the scriptures. And that its also important to respond correctly when circumstances arises.

How about you, what have you learned through the movie? Share it to others because you’ll never know how God can use that situation for His name to be known.

God bless!

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The Voice of The Prophetic Youth

2016 is a year of awakening. It's a great day to see the manifestation of God's kingdom mandate for the youth. Momentarily, we will see the fulfillment of the love of the father through the works of the ministry, thus, seeing the power of God's anointing to overflow. But the question lies, who among the generation do we see as someone effectively becoming a witness to the world?



In 2014, I read about an article in Christianity Today about christian leaders and they're below 33 years old entitled "33 Under 33". As a start for this year, I will be posting known and unknown believers I have seen bringing impact to society in the Philippines. I'd like to ask you guys to send me links, autobiographies, youtube pages and the like of people you're seeing and hearing talk about the prophetic move of God.

I'm excited to what this project is all about as my intention is to share real people in this side of the globe who are ministering to the older and younger generation and they are still young! Keep posted!

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Friday, January 15, 2016

Changing The Name

This blog has been named "The Prophetic Youth  Movement" to "The Forerunners Movement" to just becoming "The Forerunners". Three name changes with one cause, three blog template changes but one specific calling - to raise the next generation of believers to becoming Forerunners of change in this end time.



With these in mind, I'm opening the blog to all who has the desire to change the world through the power to change the mindset of the young ones, to bring in the sudden change of acts and seeing the completion of the great commission wherever the Lord has placed us.

It is my prayer that many will answer the call and received the revelation of God to equip, challenge and fulfill our God-given mandate this 2016!
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

2016: Receiving the favor of God Through The Works Of The Ministry

2016 is a year to receive the favor of God through the works of the ministry. In this new season comes the greater manifestation of zealousness for the Saints to expand the horizon of God's kingdom mandate.
I believe that we are seeing the confirmation of 2 Timothy 4:7 for our generation which declares "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." This declaration was part of the Apostle Paul's final instructions to Timothy to accomplish and remember the mandate God has given in his life. Like Timothy, we are called to finish the task set before us for the completion of the work of the ministry.



Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 

It is also on this season that we see the fulfillment of the dreams of long ago, the completion of what was to come and the beginning of a new chapter for some. In these great times will come greater magnification of the promises through His words - to become a beacon of hope for the weary, the pathway light for the lost and directive from the setting place to the destined place.

Signs and wonders will follow to those who will walk in the greater anointing, it is into going deeper that we will flow through the grace set before us.

For when tribulation comes refining, and when refinement comes the consuming fire that wipes out the works of the enemy, prunes the character of the church and magnifies the power that is working within us - our hope of glory, Christ our King through the spiritual manifestation of the king eternal, immovable and powerful through the seasons of times as the Creator of the heavens and the earth as the head of the church - the King of glory would come in.

Let 2016 be the year of greater revelation, bigger manifestation and expansion for His greater glory alone. Amen!
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