Josh Ott's Podcast

The hero had ordinary beginnings but the right kind of heart. Being faithful in the small things God places in front of you matters. Building character and practicing consistency and faithfulness is an essential step in experiencing victory. Learn to be content without being settled. Learn to find joy in where God has you right now. Learn to be faithful in the small things.

Prayer is such an important part of

our spiritual health. It slows us down and reminds us of what is most important:

who God is, what He has done for us, who we are to Him. It reminds us that we

aren’t alone. It helps us grow, aligns us with what God is doing, and it changes

things. Most importantly it changes us. Find your space to pray and create a new

rhythm of prayer.

I’m holding on to hope. Sometimes we just need to declare that in the middle of difficult circumstances. Jesus is preparing His disciples for the difficult days ahead. I am going away but I’m coming back. Your moment isn’t forever and your current circumstances aren’t how your story ends. Hope is found in close proximity to Jesus.

It is hard to ask for help. It’s harder to ask for help and not receive any. Those are the moments when our hope and faith starts to slip. But even in those moments of uncertainty God is up to something. This message is all about how to grow your confidence and trust in God.

Everyone follows someone or something. Who are you following? The path to experience true happiness comes from following Jesus. But, how do you actually follow Jesus? It’s a question we often get asked. In this message we look at practical ways to actually follow Jesus.

We waste so much energy trying to

justify ourselves so we feel better about our choices and fail to acknowledge that we

aren’t always right. What is easier, better, and leads to more true happiness is living

right. Living the way God designed us to live and following his direction for our lives.

The real question is do you believe God is good? If he is, His ways are good for us.

So why not let Him be your guide.

Happiness isn’t just something to know about it is something to experience. God wants you to experience all he has for you and one way to experience it is to have concern/regard for the weak. ITs backwards. To experience happiness we need less self focus and more care for others. It is simple and something we call can do and yet we all struggle with it sometimes.

Happiness isn’t a destination. It’s more like a journey. Something to be experienced along the way, every day. Hard to imagine because most of us re exhausted from carrying the heavy stuff through life. Not the least of which is brought on by ourselves. Jesus came to set us free. Freedom from the heavy...from the guilt and shame. David new this hope that moved him from heavy to free.