War Room Page #3

but it got me nowhere.

And then I really started studying

what the scriptures say.

And God showed me that it wasn't my job

to do the heavy lifting. No.

That was something

that only He could do.

It was my job to seek Him, to trust Him

and to stand on His word.

Ms. Clara, I've never seen

anything like this.

And I admire it, I really do. I just...

I don't have time to pray

that much every day.

But you apparently have time

to fight losing battles with your husband.

Elizabeth,

if you will give me one hour a week,

I can teach you how to fight

the right way with the right weapons.

Since you're good with the asking price,

I'll go ahead and list the house.

I'd like to think about

our other discussion.

Elizabeth, please forgive me

for being so direct,

but I see in you a warrior

that needs to be awakened.

But I will respect

whatever decision you make.

Thank you, Ms. Clara.

I hope you have a good day.

You, too.

Don't let me push too hard, Lord.

I know I got a big mouth.

If they do that stunt

in the competition, they'll win.

Why don't you ask your dad

about helping us get uniforms?

He's not here.

It's not like he would care anyway.

Can you ask your mom?

My mom already gave part of the money.

Come on, we can go to my room.

So, I told my dad that he could jump with us,

and he totally started laughing.

He said he would only do it

if Mom did it with him,

which, of course, she would never do.

So, they, like, start talking

about doing the worst routine ever.

Like, in a funny way.

And she starts laughing so hard,

her face turned bright red.

Then she starts squeaking

'cause she couldn't breathe.

It was hilarious.

I wish I lived at your house.

Whenever my parents are together,

they just fight.

Jennifer, how's your family?

Fine.

Would you like to stay for dinner?

You're welcome to eat with us.

Okay.

Okay, well, I'm gonna go change.

I'll call you girls down

in a few minutes.

Danielle...

You know we love you, right?

That wasn't very convincing.

Well, I think you love me a little bit.

A little bit?

Danielle, you're my daughter.

You're the most important thing

in the whole world to me.

You gotta believe that.

What's my team name?

The Firecrackers.

That was last year.

What are our colors?

What jump rope tricks

did I just learn to do?

Who's my new coach?

What award did I win

last week on my team?

You won an award last week?

Danielle, I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

Well, good morning.

Her heart is just breaking

and I was completely unaware.

Tony, he's completely unaware.

That man is running

out of time, Ms. Clara.

He's off in his own world

being top salesman somewhere

while his daughter is growing

more and more calloused to him every day.

He shows no interest

in anybody but himself.

And another thing.

I don't have proof of this,

but if he's not getting it from me,

he's got to be getting it from somebody.

He makes all these little flirtatious

comments to other women...

Elizabeth, just so I know,

how much of the one hour

we got together today

are you gonna spend

whining about your husband?

And how much we gonna spend

on what the Lord can do about it?

I'm sorry, Ms. Clara. I just get so wound up

the more I think about it.

Your thoughts about your husband

are almost entirely negative, aren't they?

He acts like an enemy to me.

See, you're fighting the wrong enemy.

Now, your husband certainly has

his issues, but he's not your enemy.

When I fought against my husband,

I was fighting against my own marriage

and my family.

Now, I tried for years to fix Leo,

but I couldn't do it.

Well, I haven't got anywhere with Tony.

'Cause it's not your job.

Who said that it was your responsibility

to fix Tony?

It's your job to love him, to respect him

and to pray for the man.

God knows he needs it.

And men don't like it when

their woman's always trying to fix them.

Elizabeth,

you got to plead with God

so that He can do what only He can do.

And then you got to get out of the way

and let Him do it!

I don't even know where to start.

Here.

You will find some

of my favorite scriptures in here.

They were my battle plan

to pray for my family.

You can start with that.

Mom?

I'm in here, Danielle.

Mom, are you okay?

Yes. What do you need?

Why are you eating chips in the closet?

I'm just having some private time. Okay?

Okay.

Jennifer wanted to know

if I could spend the night.

I already did my chores,

and it's okay with her parents.

Okay, but I want you home

by lunch tomorrow. Okay?

- Yes, ma'am.

- And, Danielle,

don't tell anybody

I was eating chips in this closet.

Don't tell anyone my mom

was eating chips in the closet, okay?

- Who are you talking to?

- Jennifer.

Jennifer?

Yes, ma'am?

I'm asking you not to tell anybody

I was eating chips in my closet.

- Okay.

- Thank you.

What's that smell?

That would be my shoes, Jennifer.

And if you girls would kindly shut the door,

you won't have to smell it anymore.

Is she not allowed to eat chips?

I can have all the chips I want!

This is my house!

Great.

Hello, Tony. How are you?

- Julia, how're you doing?

- I'm doing well, thanks.

- Having a good day?

- I am, thank you.

Coleman's expecting you

and Tom's in there, too.

- Thanks for the heads up.

- You're welcome. Right this way.

All right, thank you.

- Tony! How's my favorite rep?

- Real good. How're you doing?

- Heard we got the Holcombe account.

- Yes, we did.

- That's fantastic. You did it again.

- Appreciate that. Thank you.

Even Tom was impressed,

and you know that's hard to do.

- Good work.

- Thank you.

Look, I know you're on your way home,

but we just wanted to say thanks.

And you got a nice bonus check

coming your way.

- I like that.

- Yeah, you do.

- How's Elizabeth?

- She's good.

- Tell her I said hello.

- I'll do it.

- Good to see you.

- All right.

Cynthia, it's not gonna do you any good

to fight about it.

You can't get the job for him.

Well, is he trying at all?

Is he sending out resumes

or making calls, anything?

I know.

Well, I'm sorry, but he's making it hard,

not just on you but everybody around you.

No, I'm not saying that we're not gonna help.

We're still talking about it. Okay?

Listen, Tony just got home.

I need to call you later.

Yeah. I love you, too. Bye.

- How was your trip?

- It was good.

- I take it that was your sister.

- Yep.

Darren getting a job?

Not yet.

Not yet as in he's trying?

Or not yet as in he's still sitting

on the couch playing video games?

Tony, what he does

is not Cynthia's fault.

Listen, she just needs one month's rent

and a car payment.

I think we should at least do that.

Cynthia married a loser. Okay?

That was her choice

when everybody told her not to.

- It is her fault.

- Tony, she cannot control him.

She's got a job, but it's not enough.

Listen, I'm not asking

for $5,000 anymore.

I'm asking for one month's rent

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