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When He Reigns, He Rains
Learning to Let God Take the Throne in Your Life
Everyone else is white-knuckling their way through life hoping God shows up eventually. Here's what happens when you finally let Him take the lead.
Most men don't drift from God because they stopped believing. They drift because nobody ever showed them what full surrender actually looks like. Not the Sunday version. The real one. The kind that touches your addiction, your marriage, your anger, and everything you've been white-knuckling on your own.
In When He Reigns, He Rains, Joshua Smith tells you the truth from the wreckage of divorce, addiction, and a season so dark he wasn't sure he wanted to keep going. Then he shows you how God met him there and started rebuilding what should have been beyond repair.
Inside, you'll discover:
✔ Why fear hits hardest right after your biggest breakthrough, and how God's whisper is louder than the enemy's roar
✔ The difference between grace that sets you free and the "magic Jesus" most people settle for when they want blessing without obedience
✔ How to stop self-sabotaging and start going to war with the man you've become for the man you were created to be
✔ How to forgive the hardest person you'll ever face, the one in the mirror, and why freedom starts the moment you stop drinking your own poison
✔ How to rebuild honor, integrity, and trust in every relationship you've damaged, starting with the way you show up when nobody's watching
This isn't a book about becoming the perfect Christian. It's about becoming the man God already called you to be. Through surrender, not performance. Through honesty, not image. Through letting go of the throne and letting God take His rightful place.
Does this sound familiar?
You believe in God, but if you're honest, you've been running the show yourself for years. You pray when things get hard. You show up on Sundays. But the stuff that really controls your life, the anger, the habits, the shame you carry, you haven't handed any of that over. And deep down you know the version of faith you're living isn't the one that actually changes anything.
You've heard all the right answers and none of them have worked. "Just pray about it." "Just trust God." "Just have faith." You've tried. You've sat in services, read the books, gone to the altar. But nothing sticks because nobody ever told you that faith without obedience doesn't produce freedom, it produces frustration. And now you're stuck between knowing what's right and actually living it.
You've hit a wall and you're not sure God can still use you. The divorce. The addiction. The lie that finally came to light. The damage you caused to people who trusted you. You've replayed it so many times that the shame feels permanent. And somewhere along the way you started believing the lie that you've gone too far, that the man God called you to be died somewhere in the wreckage of who you became.
If any of this sounds like you, join the waitlist.
Meet the author
Joshua Smith
Joshua Smith is a builder in every sense of the word; of businesses, of people, and of purpose. With nearly 30 years of experience in construction, he began in HVAC and worked his way up to business ownership.
He is also a licensed insurance professional with extensive experience as a public adjuster, independent adjuster, appraiser, and umpire on complex property claims. Known for navigating high-stakes disputes, Joshua has built a reputation for bringing resolution where conflict exists.
Outside of his professional work, Joshua has competed at an elite level in strongman, earning a place in the Official Strongman Games World Finals in 2025. He is a man of faith, driven by discipline, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of growth in mind, body, and spirit.
Joshua’s life is marked not just by success, but by restoration. Through personal trials, setbacks, and seasons of rebuilding, he has experienced firsthand what it means to be pulled from the lowest moments and called into something greater.
When He Reigns, He Rains is not just a story—it’s a testimony. A reflection of faith, forgiveness, and the power of God to restore what feels lost. Joshua writes with the same intensity he brings to every area of his life: raw, honest, and unwavering, offering readers proof that no matter how far life may seem, redemption is always within reach.
