I don't say this very often,

but Belonging House is an apostolic ministry.

And our primary mission and ministry

is to raise up an army of artists to build the throne of Jesus in the earth.

In other words,

we are called to train and equip artists

to lay a foundation to expand the Kingdom of God

in the realm of the arts and culture.

Why?

Because where the arts go,

everything else follows.

One of the great problems that the church has

is that it sees the artist and creative person as something other.

so they give artists a pass.

You don't have to become disciples because you are good at media.

You don't have to align with the Kingdom.

And my primary concern is not the church so much as the artist

in the world.

In order to make a difference in the world,

you have to be really centred and grounded in the kingdom.

Too many try to mix the world with Christianity.

Again and again when you do this, you will hate the one and love the other.

This week I want to talk about an undivided heart.

This is all about where your allegiance lies.

When I was praying about today,

the Lord showed me many hearts that were torn down the middle.

One was pulling toward the world, and the other was pulling toward the Lord.

And when you are torn in this way

you cannot move.

And as I looked at this image,

I saw these torn hearts spilling blood

as the life that flowed poured out of the tear.

The Lord is calling us to return to him

and move in one direction.

And like a heart that is torn in two,

you can't live for very long in that condition.

Eventually you will die.

An undivided heart is a pure heart.

Christ John Otto directs Belonging House, an international community of artists and creative people. This teaching is from our Sunday congregation, Beth Charashim, the House of Artisans. You can find out more at https://belonging.house Get our Friday email, https://christjohnotto.substack.com If you enjoy these teachings, share them with your friends or buy a coffee to show your support. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christjohnotto These teachings are made possible by our patrons. You can be one too at https://patreon.com/belonginghousemedia Thanks to all our patrons! We are so grateful.