Prayer Tip #4-Know His Voice

So the Jews gathered around him and said to him,
"How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly." 
Jesus answered, "I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name testify to me; 
but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep.
My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.
John 10:24-27 NRSV 

How can we hear God in prayer if we are not familiar with His voice? If we are not familiar with the way He speaks, then we can easily confuse our stream of thought with His words. The best way for us to know His voice is by studying His word. When we know what God wants for our lives, it is a bit easier to discern between our thoughts/wants and His voice. Trust is also a vital part in knowing His voice. We have to trust that He will speak to us and has been speaking to us. Our hearts and minds must be given to the Father sot hat we can be tuned into the proper frequency. When you are in prayer and you feel that you hear something from God, test it against His word and then you will gain confidence in your ability to hear. 

Key points: 

1. God's voice comes as spontaneous thoughts, visions, feelings or impressions.

2. Remember to still yourself

3. Try to picture yourself sitting with Jesus as you pray

4. Don't get frustrated and keep pursuing Him in prayer!

Peace and Blessings,

Prayer Tip #3-An Ear to Hear

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Revelation 3:22 NIV

One of the number one questions that many seem to have when developing a prayer life is, "Will I hear from God?"  The answer to that question is YES!  A prayer life is communication with our Heavenly Father.  He speaks to us and we speak to Him.  It is definitely two-way communication even though there may be some days where you only need to listen.  God has made Himself available to each and everyone of us by way of the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit dwells within us and if we submit ourselves to quiet time with our Father, we will be able to hear what He has to say regarding every area of our lives.  Don't make the mistake of thinking that God only speaks to your pastor or certain people.  He has a desire to speak with you as well, but we have to have an ear for His voice.

Now developing an ear may take a little time and a little patience, but it is well worth the effort.  Pray that God would speak to you in a way that is clear for your understanding.  Pray that He would still your mind and silence the voice of the enemy so that you can hear Him and Him alone.  Pray that you would be tuned into the proper frequency of the spirit.  Tell Him that you desire to hear from Him in order to develop a more intimate relationship with Him.  Remember that whatever you ask in His name shall be given so don't be afraid to tell the Father that you want to know Him better by being able to hear Him more clearly.  Your prayer life changes drastically once you can hear what your Father has to say because He gives insight on all areas of your life.  Go to Him today and don't stop until you receive the desired result which is an ear to hear!

Peace and Blessings,

Prayer Tip #2-Place of Peace

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.  
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
John 14:27

Prayer is a time for you to leave everything behind that has been bothering you, distracting you, or weighing you down.  That includes the job, the spouse, the kids, etc.  Prayer is a special moment between you and God.  We often find ourselves trying to rush through prayer so that we can check it off of our "to do" list for the day, but it should be something we desire that gives us relief from everything else in the world.  Jesus said that He leaves us with peace and gives us peace.  You will never leave prayer the same way you entered it if you truly allow your mind and body to be at peace.  Let the Father wrap His arms around you and calm your spirit.

Let's try not to rush through prayer like we rush through life. It may take a little discipline to seek Him early, but if you do it enough it becomes a part of your day.  You may have to find a secret place to pray (that's what the old saints meant about prayer closet) so that you can completely be free to pray aloud, walk and pray, or just sit and pray in the spirit.  Whatever you decide to do find a place of peace so that God can bring peace to your heart.

Peace and Blessings,

Prayer Tip #1-Earnestly Seek Him

You, God, are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you,

my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land

where there is no water.

Psalm 63:1 NIV

If we focus on the beginning of the verse, David discusses how he earnestly seeks God.  The definition of earnestly means to do something in a serious manner.  It is an adverb meaning that it describes how an action will be done.  But if we take a look at the root word which is earnest that will give a better understanding of how we are to seek God.  Earnest means of an important or weighty nature; a part or portion of something given in advance as a guarantee of the remainder.  In the Strong's concordance, the Greek word for earnest is arrabòn and states it is a large part of payment in advance for security.

If we put everything together, earnestly seeking God in prayer is a serious intention to put a large deposit towards our security in God.  Large describes the importance of it!  Seeking God in advance simply means to seek Him early in the day.  When we wake up in the morning it should be the first thing that we do.  Before we start running our to-do list or stressing about what awaits us at work, we need to seek Him.  When we seek God early, He will download instructions for our day.  He provides understanding, protection and peace.

Don't let your morning go by without speaking to your Father.  It can change the outcome completely!

Peace and Blessings,

The Great Shift series!!!

Good afternoon Bara Family!  I'm so excited to share with you the series that we will begin on Tuesday, December 4th.  God has been showing me that there is going to be a shift that takes place before the end of the year so I wanted to make sure that your spirit, heart and mind were prepared. 

 Are you ready for The Great Shift?  Are you ready to switch gears in your life?  

Each Tuesday and Thursday we will have a guest minister, pastor, or an evangelist on the line to share with us.  I don't want you to miss it nor do I want your friends and family to miss it.

Call 805-399-1000 access code 199794#

International callers can add us on Skype-

1. Click add contact

2. Type freeconferencing.8053991000 (there is a period in between)where it says enter name or number

3. Change contact name to Bara Prayer!!!

Make sure you set your alarms because praise and worship will begin at 5:50am each Tuesday and Thursday then prayer will follow.  We will also have guests to lead us in worship!  I promise you this is not something that you want to miss.  As usual all prayers will be recorded so you will be able to get the recaps following prayer.

Here is a little peak at what's in store for you in these next coming weeks:

We are equipping our brothers and sisters of the kingdom for the shift that God has in store. New ministries will be formed. Christian leaders are going to be placed in the marketplace. There will be a birth of new visions as well so while there is still time left in 2012, we must establish some things in the spirit realm that will be released on earth!  Remember this is the 12th month of 2012 so God is placing establishing and placing things in order.  The year isn't over and neither is your assignment!!!

Tuesday, December 4th

Praise and Worship-Jessica Robinson

Message-Elder Mark Moore, Jr.

www.markmoorejr.com

Prayer-Shineka C. Karim

Thursday, December 6th

Praise and Worship-Jessica Robinson

Message/Prayer-Minister Carlos Concepcion, Jr.

www.ccjrministries.com

Tuesday, December 11th

Praise and Worship-Keturah Morris

Message/Prayer-Evangelist Chante Truscott

www.wivesinwaiting.com

Thursday, December 13th

Praise and Worship-Jasmine (Jae) Bishop

Message/Prayer-Minister Tiffany R. Wood

www.facebook.com/ministryisme

Tuesday, December 18th

Praise and Worship-Kionica Tolbert

Message/Prayer-Reverend Wallis C. Baxter, III

I pray that all of you will be in attendance for this mighty move of God!!!

Peace and Blessings,

ALL IN!!!

Good evening my loves!  I know that my posts are pretty sporadic, but I try to share when God places something on my heart so that it's beneficial and not just some foolishness.  Anyway....This past week has been absolutely wonderful.  Not just because I got to see my first nephew during Thanksgiving or spend time with my brother that was out of state, but more importantly because I had the opportunity to spend some much needed time with my heavenly Father.  

As many of you know, I am expecting my first child very soon so I recently stopped working so that I could prepare for her debut.  Prior to my decision to take off from work, I had been very busy.  Busy working. Busy preparing for my daughter's arrival.  Busy being busy.  So busy that my time with my Father had been neglected.  It was eating me up inside that I was not giving Him my all.  I was not able to connect with Him the way I needed to in order to stay focused and continue on the path that He has laid out.  I felt like I was not being effective in ministry because I was not hearing from God the way that I had previously.  So I knew it was time for a break from everything.  And when I say everything I mean everything.

Holiday Schedule

Good afternoon brothers and sisters!  The holidays are vastly approaching and I wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of what our prayer schedule will be.

We will NOT have prayer the following dates:

November 20th

November 22nd

December 25th

December 27th

January 1st

January 3rd

As many of you know I am also preparing for the birth of my daughter sometime in late December or early January (whenever she decides it's time to make her debut)  so I will keep you all posted if any other dates need to be adjusted.  Thank you in advance for being understanding.  Please enjoy the holidays with your family and friends.  Make sure that you give thanks in all things and try to be a blessing to someone else this season.

Love you all!


Peace and Blessings,

Don't forget about prayer!!!

Good evening all!  I just wanted to remind everyone that we will resume prayer this Tuesday, October 2, 2012.  I am so excited and have truly missed each and every one of you.  This week we will start our focus on understanding what prayer truly is.  Being that we are a prayer movement, it is very important that we gain a thorough understanding of what prayer is and how to effectively apply it to our lives.  We cannot enhance the prayer lives of our brothers and sisters if we do not have a real conversation about prayer.  I do pray that you will join us on Tuesday and that you will invite a friend.  Remember that Bara is for EVERYONE!!!

On another note, Bara is working on a project just for each of you.  God has given us an assignment to help our brothers and sisters enhance their prayer lives so we truly need some input from you all.  I am asking that you all email me or comment below with prayer topics/areas of concern that you or someone you know may have.  You don't necessarily have to write a prayer request, but you can list topics like finances, marriage, vision, purpose, ability to have children, difficulty with children, purity, etc.  By October 31st we hope to have enough feedback from you all to complete the project.  Because God has given the assignment, I know that it will be beneficial to all who read it.

Well, I will see you on Tuesday at 6am EST.  Call 805-399-1000 ac 199794#



Peace and Blessings,

IMPORTANT!! IMPORTANT!! IMPORTANT!! IMPORTANT!!

Prayer for this coming week and next week is cancelled!!!!

We will NOT have prayer:
Tuesday (September 18th) 
Thursday (September 20th)
Tuesday (September 25th)
Thursday (September 27th)

I pray that you all will be understanding about this much needed break and my time to rejuvenate for what God has prepared for this ministry as well as in my life.

Prayer will resume on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 6am EST.

In the meantime I will continue to keep you all lifted and covered in prayer.  Please don't hesitate to email baraprayermovement@gmail.com if you have any prayer requests or need individual prayer.  I will still be answering emails, tweeting words of encouragement and posting on FB.

Please make sure you share this information with our other brothers and sisters.


Peace and Blessings,

Birthing Season!

Good afternoon family!  Are you ready for promises to be delivered?  

Are you ready for new things to be birth in the earth?

Well get ready because we are having a 4 day series called Birthing Season.  We are doing 4 days because the number 4 represents the earth and we are calling everything down that God has already released in the spirit realm.  We are declaring that breakthroughs, miracles, signs and wonders will be released over your houses.  Nothing happens until something is spoken so we are standing in agreement with our Heavenly Father as well as our brothers and sisters in Christ to speak those promises into existence.  

What is going to be birthed? New relationships with Christ!  New businesses!  New marriages! Children to "barren" women!  New ministries!  New mindsets!  New disciples!

***Make sure to listen to the prayer recap from last Thursday called Active Labor (<----click here) so that your mind is prepared for what is about to breakthrough on Monday!***

This week's schedule:

Monday, September 3rd-6am EST (5am CST)

Tuesday, September 4th-6am EST (5am CST)

Wednesday, September 5th-6am EST (5am CST)

Thursday, September 6th-6am EST (5am CST)

Call 805-399-1000 access code 199794#

Tell everyone that you know!  Tell men, women, college students and teens about what they just can't miss this week!

Peace and Blessings,

Our condolences

Bara Prayer Movement would like to extend its deepest condolences to everyone in Colorado right now.  We are in prayer for the family and friends of the victims that were involved in the shooting in the movie theater.  Nothing can prepare our hearts for news like this, but if prayer was ever needed, it is needed now.  We must lift each other up as one family.  We may not know each of the victims personally, but they are our brothers and sisters in Christ.

If you now someone that was in the shooting and need someone to pray with you please don't hesitate to email us and we would be more than happy to pray with you in this difficult time.  Email us with your phone number and information to baraprayermovement@gmail.com.

We are praying that God's peace would touch each and every person during this time.  Colorado will need God's love for days, months, and even years to come because of the pain that comes with a senseless tragedy.  We love you all with God's love and are constantly thinking of you.

Peace and blessings,

Updates

Sisters of Bara-

We feel so blessed and privileged to be able to share with you what the Lord places on our hearts.  Our cups are truly running over with everything that God has given us to share with you. He is adding so much to this prayer movement, so we want you to just prepare your hearts, minds, and souls for all that God is preparing to release over  all of us.  

As we prepare to delve into new projects that will benefit us all, God has revealed another woman that will be leading us in prayer. We will introduce her to you next week and we know that you will be blessed by what God has given her.

In addition, beginning next week prayer will now be held on Tuesdays and Thursday only (6AM EST). Please pass the word to other sisters as we want to make sure that everyone is aware of the updates.

We look forward to an increase in the spiritual as well as the natural.

Peace and Blessings,

*****The Royal Flush*****

Monday-Wednesday

May 21-May 23

Yokes Destroyed!

Blind Eyes Opened!

Diseases Healed!

Crooked Limbs Made Straight!

Incomplete Wombs Made Complete!

Our Heavenly Father wants to flush some things out of your life. God loves you so much that He cannot bear to leave you the way you are. The Royal Flush is God’s desire to touch your life, body, and spirit in a new and exciting way. May 21-23, Monday-Wednesday, are the designated times for this mighty move of God. We will meet at 6am EST each day to seek the Lord for this monumental direction of the Holy Spirit.

Healing testimonies will come forth of closed wombs being opened, injured knees being pain free, and fibromyalgia symptoms removed from the body. God has promised to exceed those testimonies on the line!

We would love for you to join us on this journey as God speaks and touches through the physical healing of diseases, injuries, sicknesses, depression, deafness,  blindness, barrenness, suicidal thoughts, and everything else God wants to heal. Invite any and every one you know who needs and desires to be healed by the Lord. This is an epic event, don’t miss out!

Call 805-399-1000 a/c 199794#

We always start praise and worship 10 minutes before so don’t be afraid to call in early, He will be waiting for you.

Peace and blessings,

A little vacay...

Good evening ladies!  As many of you know 7 Days of New Beginnings was absolutely amazing.  We appreciate everyone that called in, listened to the recordings, lifted us in prayer, etc.  After much discussion and prayer, we have decided that we will need a short break to get back on track.  The three of us have husbands that play overseas so in the midst of moving back to the states, finishing up seasons, preparing for 7 Days, and our individual assignments and/or ministries, we are in need of a little time to recoup.  We will not be having prayer this week.  The recaps are available on the site and we will continue to keep you all lifted in prayer.  We will still be heavily involved in the FB group and checking emails if you all need anything from us.  Please do not hesitate to FB message or email Amber Marshall, Chante Truscott or Shineka (Hisjewel) Karim if you need ANYTHING at all. We do apologize if this causes any inconvenience, but pray that you all will understand.

We will see you on Tuesday 4/17/12 and Thursday 4/19/12 for prayer at 6 am EST 805-399-1000 a/c 199794#. We love you ALL more than you will ever know, but God loves you more. Please repost this on your status to spread the word or share it with friends that you know that call into the prayer line. Peace and Blessings ♥ ♥ ♥



Peace and blessings,

7 Days of New Beginnings!!!

Year of establishment! 

Transformational! History making! 

Life-changing! New levels in faith! Greater intimacy! 

Healing Power! Breakthroughs!

 Divine Purpose!

Bara Prayer Movement is creating new beginnings in the lives of women around the world.  We are kicking off the month of April with 7 Days of New Beginnings.  April 1-7^th will launch us into a new dimension in prayer, worship, and praise.  We will be going before the Lord at 6am EST each day to intercede on behalf of women all over the world.  The global ministry of Bara has touched women nationally and internationally in Israel, Italy, Cambodia, Russia, and Poland to name a few and we do not want you to be left out.

We would love for you to join us on a journey that will be life transforming and history making.  God is waiting on you to tap into what He has already set forth in the spirit realm.  Don't miss this opportunity to truly grow in God and experience new levels in Him.  We will be waiting for you and bring a sister!

Call 805-399-1000 ac 199794#

We always start praise and worship 10 minutes before so don't be afraid to call in early!!!

Peace and blessings,

Welcome to Bara Prayer Movement!

Welcome sisters in Christ!  We are so blessed that you have taken the time to visit our site and we pray that you are enriched by the Holy Spirit with the information that we have to share with you.  Our goal is to intercede on behalf of you and your family, but while also teaching you how to do the same.  We are here to encourage, inspire and uplift you as you seek to make Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, head of your life.

Bara has a full agenda of Kingdom-building projects on the horizon and we cannot wait for you to be a part of them.  In the meantime, please utilize all functions of the site as we go higher in the Lord.  We look forward to spending this time with you in the presence of Jesus Christ. If we can do anything to make your experience more fulfilling, please let us know. Thank you for being obedient to the Word of God.

Peace and blessings,