Justin D. Belt | Author & Podcaster

For anyone stuck in the middle of a story that doesn't make sense.

I don't write from the other side of the breakthrough. I write from the trenches. Still in the middle of my own story. Still pursuing. Still believing.

Always Pursuing. Never Arriving. Still Believing.

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My Story
Justin Belt

Justin D. Belt

I waited 11 years. It lasted 6 months.

In October 2024, my wife and I planted Pursuit Church in Frisco, Texas. A dream we had carried for over a decade. We believed with everything we had. We gave everything we had. And in May 2025, we held our last service.

Pursuit Church didn't fail. It fulfilled its purpose for this season. And I'm still figuring out what God was doing.

I'm Justin Belt. I'm a writer, podcaster, and minister who knows what it feels like to be stuck in the middle of a story that doesn't make sense. I've doubted God. I've wondered what was wrong with me. I've prayed and heard nothing back.

I write and talk about it honestly. Not from a place of having all the answers, but from the trenches of still asking the questions. If you've ever felt forgotten by God, lost in the waiting, or like your life has been placed on hold with no explanation, you are exactly who I'm here for.

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The Books

01 / The Pursuit Trilogy

The Purpose in the Pause

Trusting God When Everything is on Hold

For the person whose life feels paused and who wonders if God has forgotten them altogether. Written from inside the silence, not from the other side of it.

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02 / The Pursuit Trilogy

Slaying the Lion

Hunt What is Hunting You

An honest look at the forces that come for a man's faith, identity, and calling. And the courage it takes to stop running and turn around to face them.

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03 / Devotional

Rise Up

60 Days of Spiritual Strength for Men

A 60-day devotional for the man who keeps showing up even when everything in him wants to quit. Daily fuel for the pursuit.

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FaithFormed

New Episodes Every Monday

Honest faith for people who don't have it all together. Every week, a real conversation about faith, doubt, waiting, and what it actually looks like to keep pursuing God when He feels silent.

No polished answers. No performance. Just truth from someone still in the middle of it.

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The Writing

Latest on Substack

The Hardest Article I've Ever Chosen to Write

I'm a "failed" church planter. We waited 11 years, planted Pursuit Church, and it lasted six months. I've been afraid to say that out loud. Until now.

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What Are You Pursuing?

Honest, unfiltered writing about faith, doubt, waiting, and the ongoing pursuit of a God who sometimes feels very far away. Published on Substack, free to read and free to share.

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