How I Escaped the Rat Race at 24

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In a culture that either demonizes men or excuses them, we need men to know that God has a mission for them to pursue. To lead and love well.
Join me as I work through the challenges, and joys of what it means to be a man. This is a place for men to be strengthened on their mission to lead and love.

[ThomasSmith-zq]

3 things that helped me and literally changed my life

1. I stopped watching porn
2. I read the book called ‘25 Money Secrets From Donald Trump’
3. Stop drinking

[Nick-ijnt]

When I was a young teenager all I wanted was money, fame and girls. Now I'm 24 just like you and for the last 5 years all I've wanted was a loving wife, happy kids and a job that pays well enough to provide for them.

[ragnarok]

I live by the concept of "work hard, then rest hard". I'm 32 and I've been working my ass off in isolation since I was 25 in trying to build my life to where I want it to be. I have successfully put myself in a situation where I never have to work again or never have to worry about money. I now have all the freedom to do whatever I want to do for the rest of my life and start a family.

[jawlig]

I've overcome my anxiety from hurry and the rat race but honestly, I think it comes from a place of privilege. I have no dependents and my family are pretty well-off, so I can afford to pace myself with life and work on things on my own terms. Some people can't afford to live like that and live on the edge every day

[hannahh]

Thank you for making me aware..this makes so much sense. I’m 22. These last few years I’ve been running myself to the ground working 6 days a week, 2 jobs etc. I’m like this because I live in a unhealthy household and I’ve experienced homelessness, struggle etc growing up and it’s created this mindset to do anything and everything I can to never experience that again. I need to ask God to heal that trauma.

[monouch]

Thanks brother I really needed a video like this I feel like I’m in a constant race living at the speed of light not taking proper time to just stop and sit.

[nathananderson]

This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my YouTube channel 5 months ago about self development. Now I have 322 subs and > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.

[WilliamPreat]

This is such a powerful video. I’m 18 now and the past year I feel like I’ve been lost in a hurry trying to achieve my goals as fast and efficiently as possible, though as time went on I feel I began losing something that was much more important then anything achieving those next “wants” could get me. Even when I got those things I still felt like I wanted something EVEN MORE and it has been a cycle the past few years. This video has made me aware how distractive this mindset has been, while I have made so much progress, I feel I’ve only fallen behind spiritually and at the end of the day that’s what matters most. Thank you man ❤️

[DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

I think I really needed this. Thank you and God bless.

[harrisonzeller]

I love that book! Thank you so much for this video!

[sammyp]

One of the best and most relatable videos I’ve EVER watched!

[naytrain_actual]

Praise be to God for getting me to this video, and a massive thank you to you for making it. These last two weeks have felt so rough for me spirituality and you put exactly how I've felt into words. Panickied, rushed, anxious, and lagging behind but I had no idea in what. But when you said "If the devil can't make you bad, he makes you busy" it clicked. I stopped getting my validation, significance, and purpose from God without even realizing it and starting trying to get it from the world around me again. Thank you so much for the video, God bless

[stevene-jiengoh]

I’m a 24 year old Bible believing business owner and it’s great to spend time making The business His!!!!

[BahjaAbdi]

Wow. This was everything I needed and more! Yesterday I made a prayer "oh god don't allow for my work to consume me to the point where you are no longer my priority or to the point where I forget you". God lead me to this video and it perfectly sums up everything that I've been going through. Thank you!

[doompod]

The common belief in the rat race is that you need to progress in your career to get nicer things. Society says, “don’t be content with what you have, covet what your neighbor has.” But scripture says to be content in what God has given you. Maybe God will take you down a path of great success, but if He is not leading you in that pursuit, your pursuit is in vain.

[AliceInWonderlandWasHigh]

This has been me these days. I thank God for speaking to me through you. God bless you and protect you Isaac!

[EjRoma-svpu]

Glory to God, this message is so helpful to us in this era. You're already enough when you have Christ. God bless you for this message.

[dragonfyre]

Amazing man. I struggle with sitting in peaceful moments and this was a great reminder that that's a gift. Thank you :)

[SadieBu]

Not a guy (though I’m also just 24) but I just wanted to say wow your content and ministry is amazing! Thank you so much for being willing to let God use you as a vessel for His wisdom and glory — as an ambassador for Jesus among the guys in our generation. Keep it up! Praying for you!

[Freakyfunk]

Thank you so much for uploading this. It's like you're describing my exact situation for the past few months. Looking to others for validation, burnout at my job, rushing and working LONG days in order to "get ahead" or something like that. Had to take some time off this week and have been re-evaluating my attitude and disposition. Your words are certainly helping me out in these processes. I am like you - I tend to ignore and push off spiritual discipline and commitment during seasons of rushing - but why? Can't do that anymore.

Thank you for your channel and insights. You are helping more than you know!