Build an Inner Court
Don’t just build a life people admire — build a place where God dwells.
You can have ambition, gifts, favor, and even fruit…
but if you don’t build an inner court, it all becomes fragile.
The outer court is where people see you.
The inner court is where you meet with God.
The Pattern
In the Old Testament, the tabernacle had layers:
- The outer court — visible, accessible, busy.
- The inner court (Holy Place) — sacred, reserved, intentional.
- The Holy of Holies — where God’s presence dwelled.
Jesus tore the veil so you could live from that center.
But most men stay stuck outside — admired, active, empty.
Signs You Haven’t Built an Inner Court
- You process life mostly through productivity or performance
- You don’t know how to sit in stillness without reaching for a distraction
- You feel distant from God but don’t know how to draw near
- You live reactive, rarely reflective
- You sound wise in public, but feel scattered and dry in private
What the Inner Court Is
- A spiritual place — where you and God meet
- A mental place — where thoughts are sorted and stilled
- An emotional place — where you tell the truth before God, not just others
- A sacred place — where you hear the real assignment and let Him shape you
How to Build It
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Make space before the day makes demands.
Don’t let others dictate your soul’s center. -
Name what’s crowding it.
Old wounds. Addictions. Noise. Hurry. Shame. Clear it out. -
Create liturgy.
You don’t need legalism — you need rhythm. Word. Prayer. Stillness. Repentance. Joy. -
Return often.
Don’t just visit when things get hard. Dwell there.
“One thing I ask… that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life…”
— Psalm 27:4
Connected Notes
- Presence & Posture
- rise early, walk forward
- be emotionally grounded
- live like you’re free
- spiritual fatherhood
Final Word
You can build platforms, companies, churches, relationships —
but if the inner court is neglected, it all collapses under pressure.
Don’t just work for God.
Walk with Him.
What you build in secret is what will carry you in the storm.