Joshua Watson knew God had given him gifts. He wanted to understand what God wanted him to do with them.

In Part 3 of his testimony, Joshua shares his search for purpose, a powerful experience with God, and an unexpected calling. While worshiping in his workshop, God gave him a sense of peace about a future he still didn’t fully understand. Later, a story written for a Bible study became the beginning of something he hadn’t planned. As one step led to another, he began seeing how God was using the experiences he already had. The work was growing beyond what he could manage alone, and following God meant moving forward without knowing every turn ahead.

This is a story about finding purpose in what God has given us and learning to trust Him before we can see the whole plan.

▶ Pt 1 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wzqYJVJvLDn8CVAtxlyrU?si=84J_UcGoSDyN90Z5neug8w

▶ Pt 2 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aMLSNQ15IAZCAhhkUoF84?si=XvFFJltNT82x2y1EylLf_g

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Thanks for watching the video Trusting God Without Seeing the Whole Plan | Joshua Watson (Testimony) | EP #88 (Pt 3).

Guest: Joshua Watson

Host: Chad Beck

Sound: Steven Cooley

Editing: Chad Beck

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - God Gave Me These Gifts

05:00 - Putting Family First

10:45 - The Need to Fall in Love With Jesus

16:30 - I Wrote a Book in Two Months

20:20 - No Control Publishing Through Amazon

26:00 - The Lord Showed Me My Life

32:00 - The Holy Spirit Showed Me Again

36:00 - Building a Publishing Company

41:30 - The Holy Spirit Provides the Guardrails

48:40 - Ephesians 2:10

51:50 - Closing Credits

Joshua Watson thought he was confident—but control was really a mechanism he wielded was a way to protect himself from being hurt.

In Part 2 of his testimony, Joshua recounts his pursuit of a music career, the pride behind his decisions, and a turning point with God. He had a plan for his life and little room for anyone who questioned it. When a sermon challenged his choices, he found reasons to dismiss it. But when his own plans stopped working, he became willing to listen. He asked God for wisdom, and over time, God began changing how he saw himself and treated the people he loved. He had spent years insisting on his own way. Now he was learning how to serve.

This is a story about the control we mistake for confidence and what begins to change when we finally let God lead.

▶ Pt 1 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wzqYJVJvLDn8CVAtxlyrU?si=84J_UcGoSDyN90Z5neug8w

▶ Pt 3 - Coming October 26th

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Thanks for watching the video When Confidence is Control, and Control is Self-Defense | Joshua Watson (Testimony) | EP #87 Pt 2.

Guest: Joshua Watson

Host: Chad Beck

Sound: Steven Cooley

Editing: Chad Beck

00:00 - Intro

00:18 - A False Sense of Authority

04:10 - Start of a Career in Music

09:00 - It's My Way or the Highway

14:00 - Control is a Mechanism to Avoid Being Hurt

20:55 - Temptations of a Life on the Road

24:45 - The Things I Would Have Done Differently

34:00 - Hitting the Bottom

36:55 - An Encounter With Jesus

41:45 - Starting to See a New Reality

46:00 - Recognizing the Voice of the Holy Spirit

Joshua Watson thought he knew the Bible well enough to judge the preacher—without reading it for himself.

In Part 1 of his testimony, Joshua recounts his parents’ divorce, a reunion with his father, and the pride behind his certainty. Reconnecting with his dad filled a hole he hadn’t known was there, and he credits God with how a short visit became a lasting reunion. He listened closely to his father’s lessons about the Bible. But when he went to church, he was measuring the sermon against what he thought he knew. He believed God had something for him. He also believed he already had the answers.

This is a story about the things we miss when we’re sure we have nothing left to learn.

▶ Pt 2 - Coming October 19th

▶ Pt 3 - Coming October 26th

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Thanks for watching the video Thinking You Know the Bible Without Reading It | Joshua Watson (Testimony) | EP #86 Pt 1.

Guest: Joshua Watson

Host: Chad Beck

Sound: Steven Cooley

Editing: Chad Beck

00:00 - Intro and Prayer

03:00 - Growing Up In a Town With a Population of 198 People

08:40 - My Dad Was Always Talking About the Bible

12:00 - We Started the Field on Fire

22:15 - Navigating Discipline When Your Children Live With Their Mother

25:35 - I Didn't See Any Value in School

29:50 - Spending Christmas With Dad

31:00 - Hearing From God in Dreams

41:37 - Pushover Dads Aren't Good for Kids

44:20 - Don't Despise Discipline

51:45 - Think With the Mind of God