This week, we’re keeping it light but still full of grit. Because joy is not fluff — it’s faith fuel.

Today we talk about how grit (perseverance), grace (God’s kindness), and mercy (His compassion) weave together in the Christian life.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9

Today we’re talking about what happens when you pray for things… and it turns out they weren’t in God’s plan at all. James 4:3 – “You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.”

Welcome to Holy Grit—the podcast where we believe you don’t need a pulpit or pearls to lead people to Jesus.

Bring the joy back into faith, explore church culture quirks, and laugh ’til you’re laid out in the Spirit.

Living grateful and wounded—led by the Spirit through it all.

We’ve got folks equating luxury with lifestyle, but let me tell you—being able to wake up, breathe, and tell the story? That’s the kind of wealth the world can’t define.

Have you ever been in a situation where something—or someone—saved you, and you couldn’t explain it? Maybe a stranger who appeared at just the right moment and then disappeared just as quickly? Or maybe you felt a powerful sense of peace or protection when everything around you was chaos.

That kind of moment makes you wonder: Was that an angel?

Today Josh's wife is with him and they disscuss how God uses trials to grow our faith, even when we’d rather skip the hard parts. When we understand what God is doing in our trials, we can face them with joy—even if we’re gritting our teeth at first.

When you feel like God’s not listening, you don’t quit praying — you start praying differently. You start inviting the Holy Spirit to take over, to stir you up, to pray beyond what your words can carry. Gritty prayer isn’t polished — it’s persistent.