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There is something deeply concerning about watching people carry responsibilities that their spiritual maturity, character, or preparation may not yet be equipped to sustain. This isn’t about expecting perfection. Every mature leader was once a beginner. People need opportunities to learn, grow, and develop. The concern is what happens when position comes before preparation, opportunity comes before formation, and the weight of an assignment exceeds the substance of the perso

There is something unsettling about realizing you don't remember what you said or did. Maybe it happened a month ago. That may be understandable. Life moves quickly. Conversations blur together. We have responsibilities, interruptions, disappointments, and a thousand things competing for our attention. But what about yesterday? What about this morning? What about a few hours ago? At some point, forgetfulness stops being about memory and starts becoming a question of attention

There is a difference between being frustrated with what is happening around us and being convicted about what is happening within us. This isn't a rant. It is a wake-up call. And before I point a finger at anybody else, I have to be willing to let God point His finger at me. “Search me, God, and know my heart.”That prayer from Psalm 139:23–24 may be one of the most uncomfortable prayers a believer can pray because it leaves God room to show us what we would rather explain aw

Men, this is for every husband, father, brother, and son connected to MRTS, our communities, and my life. We have to stop hiding behind the rules of being a provider and using “we’re fine” as a shield. Providing is part of our responsibility. But it was never meant to become our identity, our excuse, or our hiding place. Some of us need to step out of the shadows. Tell the truth. Let somebody in. Find your brothers. Take responsibility. Heal what needs healing. And become the

Overcoming Arguments and Strongholds | Mista Yu Learn how to recognize the arguments, assumptions, and thought patterns that keep you stuck—and how faith can help you take your thoughts captive. Not Every Battle Is Happening Around You Some of the hardest battles we fight aren't happening around us. They're happening within us. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 10:4 that the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but powerful through God for tearing down strongholds. He then descr

Everybody Wants the Fruit We have become very good at celebrating fruit. The money. The house. The business. The platform. The position. The influence. We see the fruit and assume the tree must be healthy. But before there was fruit, there was a tree. Before there was a tree, there was a seed. And before there was a seed, there was a decision to plant something. We want the outcome without the process, the harvest without the planting. Seedless fruit isn’t the villain. But it

There is something discouraging about building something nobody else can see yet. You have the vision. You have the idea. You have the conviction that what you’re working toward matters. But all anyone else can see is what exists right now. And sometimes, what exists right now looks pretty small. A small audience. A small business. A small opportunity. A small platform. A small beginning. It can be tempting to look at what someone else has built and wonder why your own effort

From the Mind of Mista Yu

🔥 Perhaps the greatest danger facing the Church isn’t that we have lost the mission. Perhaps we have simply become distracted from it. We know the language. We know the Scriptures. We know what we believe. But knowing the mission and living the mission are two very different things. Jesus didn’t call His followers to become spectators. He called them to follow. To serve. To sacrifice. To make disciples. To love people. To carry the Gospel into places where it had not yet bee

💤 There is a danger facing the Church that may be more serious than the enemies we spend so much time arguing about. It is the danger of falling asleep. Not physically. Spiritually. Morally. Culturally. Missionally. And the frightening thing about spiritual sleep is that it doesn’t always look like inactivity. Sometimes it looks like being incredibly busy while accomplishing very little of eternal value. We attend church. We consume Christian content. We debate politics. We

There are moments when you need to stop, look around, and truly appreciate the people who have been walking alongside you. Today is one of those moments for me. I want to say thank you. Thank you for believing in the vision.Thank you for showing up.Thank you for trusting me enough to allow me to lead.Thank you for bringing your stories, your struggles, your victories, your questions, your wisdom, and your willingness to grow into this foxhole we call the Men’s Roundtable Seri

The people you meet are often a reflection of the perspective you bring. 👣 🌾 A traveler approached an old farmer and asked: 🧍‍♂️ “What are the people like in the next town?” 👨‍🌾 The farmer replied, “What were the people like in the town you just left?” 😒 “They were selfish, dishonest, and unfriendly.” The farmer simply answered, “You’ll find the people here much the same.” Later that day, another traveler stopped and asked the very same question. 👨‍🌾 Again the farmer

I’m wrestling with two realities: Forever is a long time. And we don’t have as much time as we tell ourselves. Too many of us make permanent decisions based on temporary situations—driven by identity struggles, lack of clarity, limited perspective, and a painful lack of self-awareness. At the same time, we measure life by the calendar when the real clock isn’t on the page. Every day we wake up is another opportunity to fulfill an assignment and walk in our purpose. The challe

Shoutout to the heroes! The day is approaching where this medium will no longer be a steady conduit for my voice and the media work I’ve endeavored to do faithfully for years. Until then, I’ll be consistent in thanking all of our friends, family, and viewers for supporting us, subscribing to us, and listening to our incredible shows. No shade. No sarcasm. This is simply a harbinger of things to come. I believe that I can be successful in the podcast game without having to be

🚨 PODCASTERS & CONTENT CREATORS… THIS IS A WAKE-UP CALL Some of you may think everything is fine. But if I’m being completely honest… But I smell the smoke. 💨 We started as a community. A family. A group of misfit creatives bold enough to hit record when nobody was listening, support one another when nobody cared, and celebrate each other's wins like they were our own. But somewhere along the way, the landscape shifted. Some of us became so laser-focused on building brands,

Too often, we’re waiting for the dramatic. 🌩️ The thunder. 🔥 The fire. 📣 The booming prophetic word. 🚪 The sudden open door. We’re looking for Heaven to explode in our favor while overlooking one of the most powerful things God has placed within our reach: ✅ Our YES. Throughout Scripture, breakthrough was often preceded by someone’s agreement with God. 📖 Mary said, “Be it unto me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). Her yes didn’t just change her life—it changed the cour

One of the hardest realities to accept is that sometimes you can pour into people, pray for people, support people, sacrifice for people, and still find yourself rejected, forgotten, misunderstood, or shut out of the very lives you invested in. That hurts. 💔 It challenges your identity. 💔 It tempts you toward bitterness. 💔 It makes you question whether your investment mattered at all. But here’s what I’m learning: Your value is not determined by who chooses to stay connect

There’s something humbling about calling yourself a high-performance coach while not having a line of high-paying clients beating down your door. A younger version of me probably would’ve felt embarrassed admitting that publicly. I might’ve tried harder to manufacture the appearance of success instead of sitting honestly in the process of building something meaningful. But I’m learning to be okay with it. Not because I lack ambition.Not because I don’t believe in my gifts.And