The Seek: Learning to Tarry
the Cycle of Overflow:
The cycle of overflow begins with a need, which leads to seeking.
“A year of overflow will require more effective seeking.” -Pastor Michael
Today’s Goal: Equip you with a strategy for seeking that is proactive rather than passive.
The Importance of daily Secret Place:
DAILY SECRET PLACE | Five More Minutes
When we set apart time and space to meet with God, Holy Spirit responds to our expectancy with His presence. When we make the secret place our priority, we become the place where Heaven touches Earth.
Seeking happens primarily in the Secret Place—a daily time and space to meet with God.
If you make time with God a priority, it builds intimacy with Jesus and develops you spiritually.
Daily Discipline:
Just like physical training builds strength, daily engagement in the Secret Place builds spiritual strength.
3 Components of the Secret Place:
Prayer
Adoration
Word
Tarrying: Key to Intimacy with JESUS
The Lord's Invitation:
Jesus asked His closest disciples to tarry with Him (Matthew 26:40).
Tarrying with Jesus means to:
Not to leave Jesus
Remain in unbroken fellowship with Jesus
Be present with Jesus
What happens when we tarry with Jesus:
Build Intimacy: Jesus desires to reveal Himself and His heart to us when we tarry in His presence.
Build Trust: Through tarrying, Jesus shares His burdens and trust us with His heart
Preparation:
Tarrying prepares us for the trials ahead
Tarrying in the Spirit strengthens us for what is to come
Exposing The Strategy of the Enemy:
I am afraid that your minds will be corrupted and that you will abandon your full and pure devotion to Christ—in the same way that Eve was deceived by the snake's clever lies. 2 Corinthians 11:3
Enemy’s Tactics:
The enemy seeks to corrupt our minds (e.g., distractions like social media) and reduce our devotion to Christ.
We resort to the Quick Fix: We often seek quick solutions and avoid the discipline of tarrying.
Solution:
Learn to tarry, giving God time and attention, despite distractions.
5 Tips to Train in Tarrying:
Fast Social Media
Avoid distractions (e.g., short videos, reels) that fry your brain.
Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry
Practice slowness—take the longest checkout line, drive in the slow lane, leave margin for thinking and prayer.
Set Apart Time
Create margin to sit with God (e.g., wake up early, stay up late, create silent moments with God).
Engage in 5 More Minutes
Commit to tarrying for 5 more minutes in the Secret Place
See Secret Place as a time for Spiritual Training
Engage in rhythms of prayer, adoration, and reading of the Word.
Tongues (Jude 1:20)
Adoration
Intercession
Requests
Don’t rush through secret place time—build endurance and relationship with God during this time.
Start small and build your prayer, reading and worship stamina over time.
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Ministry Moment:
Exodus 33:7-11: The Tent of Meeting
7 Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.” Anyone inquiring of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. 8 And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent. 9 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke with Moses. 10 Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent. 11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent. (departed not out of the tabernacle KJV)
Pray Daily: May we be like Joshua.
Teach us to LOVE Your presence
May we tarry in Your presence
May we not depart Your presence
May we remain in unbroken fellowship with You
Resources for Going Deeper:
TEACH US TO PRAY BY COREY RUSSELL
THE RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY BY JOHN MARK COMER
THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY BY DUTCH SHEETS
