Listen to the Lord and do what he tells you. That single instruction is the heart of the Twelve I Wills, and it's where we move from spiritual values into practical ones — because artists and creative people work in the real world, with real things. In this episode I share two conversations from the same week — a stranger in a Greenwich Village coffee shop and a close friend whose job is being reshaped by AI — who both arrived at the same conclusion: as the digital world expands, the real becomes more important. In a time of unprecedented challenge, the only way to navigate is to learn to hear God's voice and act on it. Not listen and obey like a pet dog, but hear and follow as someone called to rule, reign, and partner with God. What we cover Three things that mimic listening to God: fifteen-minute devotionals that change nothing, Bible study that replaces relationship with the Author, and chasing conferences, books, and ministries for a word from God Why religious ideas can quietly protect diseased thoughts and beliefs, and how pride shuts down your ability to hear Listening to God as Teshuvah — returning to God's thoughts and God's ways instead of laying our perceptions over Scripture A simple daily practice: turn off the noise, settle your soul, keep a notebook, and start with the Gospel reading A simplified Lectio Divina: read the passage three times — listening with your head, your heart, and your hands The questions that reshape a day: What's on your agenda today? Who do you want to be for me? Who do you want me to be? How are you praying for me? Why this should take less than thirty minutes, and why the morning conversation is meant to continue all day long Scripture and references Isaiah 55 · 1 Corinthians 2 (the mind of Christ) · John 5:39–40 · John 10 (the Good Shepherd) · Hebrews 7:25 · Lectio Divina · Teshuvah *:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> Listen to the Lord and do what He tells you Our message is the ministry. So don't just listen to this teaching — do it. This week, find a quiet place and turn everything off. Take your notebook and the daily Gospel reading. Read it three times: with your head, with your heart, with your hands. Then ask Him what's on His agenda today. Do that for seven days. Most people who actually do this start hearing from God in less than a month. Seven days is enough to know something has moved. Your inner life determines your creative output, and this is where the inner life begins. Come under the roof Belonging House is a movement of artists and creative people, now reaching thirty-eight nations, learning to listen to God together. We are not trying to survive the storm. We are the storm. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0"> The Friday email — the thread that holds us together. Sign up at belonging.house and you get the full archive, your very own private library. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0"> Make the Belonging House Commitment — the Twelve I Wills — and you're welcome to join our Mighty Network community. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0"> Pray with us daily at 7am ET / midday UK, and gather with the House of Artisans each week at 1:00 ET: Belonging House on Zoom. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0"> Real Mail — original artwork in your mailbox every month, crafted with Human Intelligence. p]:pt-0 [&>p]:mb-2 [&>p]:my-0"> We are a 501(c)(3) through the Missionary Church International. Give to Belonging House here. Follow and pass it on Follow Belonging House Fellowship in Apple Podcasts so each week's teaching comes to you, and leave a short review — it's how another artist finds us. Then send this to one creative person who has told you God doesn't speak to them. We aren't recruiting. We're raising up, one person at a time. Fear not God can be trusted.
