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# Where Inheritance Lies
- URL: https://www.belonging.house/where-inheritance-lies/
- Published: 2025-05-16T10:02:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-24T23:51:20.000Z
- Author: Christ John Otto
- Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1784937001272, #Import 2026-07-24 23:50

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThank you for your prayers.  
  
I have only said "no"   
to the opportunities before me  
two times since Belonging House started.  
  
The first was when God said move to London.  
I didn't say "no,"  
but I delayed  
**and called it "discernment."**  
That delay has cost me a lot,   
and made it a lot harder to get established.  
  
And I was offered a place in a doctoral program  
at St. Andrew's University.  
That would have solved my visa issues  
and given me a level of perceived credibility   
that would have made a lot of things easier.  
I would have gotten my Doctorate before Covid.  
  
In both cases  
**I trusted my eyes**  
and not the Lord.  
  
I did get on track,  
and I did get into London,  
and although I am not established,  
I have a toe-hold.  
  
It's not been easy,  
but somehow,  
God continues to provide.  
I often look at the amount of money   
going out   
and know that sometimes a lot of resources  
pass through my hands,  
even though the bank account looks pretty slim.  
And I have always had a place to sleep,  
indoors,  
and I have always had very nice food.  
And often,  
very nice company.  
And most extraordinary of all,  
without an office,  
and staff,  
**or things people say you need**,  
I keep writing,  
preaching,  
teaching,  
and doing discipleship with emerging artists.  
Our community grows,  
and we see miracles and transformed lives.  
  
It is the life of the Holy Spirit  
**creating though me.**  
  
One day I was sitting with a friend in London  
and we were talking,  
and we discovered  
that I have slept in every borough of London.  
(I don't recommend this.)  
  
Somehow  
God has gone ahead  
and I have scoped out the place  
where our inheritance lies.  
  
Even if you miss an opportunity,  
if you **keep moving**,  
and you **keep listening** to the Voice of the Shepherd,  
you will end up   
where you need to be.  
  
So keep going,  
and don't stop.  
Jesus wants to **make something**   
beautiful  
with   
your life.  
  
He Never Fails,  
  
Christ  
  
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*Belonging House International is a community of artists and creative people called to build Jesus a throne in the earth. In other words, we make disciples who will disciple the nations in the world of creativity.*

Christ John Otto writes long form essays at https://christjohnotto.substack.com

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