What has God already placed in your hands?In this message, we look at a powerful biblical pattern: God often begins His greatest work with ordinary people holding ordinary things. Moses had a staff. David had a sling and stones. A young boy had five loaves and two fish. None of it looked impressive at first, but when it was surrendered to God, it became more than enough.Maybe you’ve been waiting to feel qualified, ready, confident, or resourced before you take the next step. But God is not asking you to start with what someone else has. He is asking you to use what He has already placed in your hands.This message will encourage you to stop waiting, stop comparing, and start surrendering your gifts, skills, story, opportunities, and obedience to God.You are in God’s hands, so use what is in yours.If this message encouraged you, share it with someone who needs to be reminded that God can use what they already have.Join the Better Than Best Brotherhood School community and apply for a complimentary Red Print Hot Seat.https://www.skool.com/better-than-best-academy-5909/aboutCHAPTERS:00:00 Look at Your Hands01:29 My Hidden Seasons03:51 God Uses Ordinary04:00 Moses and the Staff04:49 David and the Stone05:31 Loaves and Fishes06:38 Stop Waiting Start Surrendering07:27 Small Beginnings Matter08:03 Child in the Fathers Hand09:11 Jesus Pierced Hands11:16 Closing Challenge and InvitationWHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!

What armor are you wearing that God never asked you to put on?In this video, we look at David and Goliath through a deeper lens — not as a motivational story about believing in yourself, but as a reminder that the battle belongs to the Lord.David did not defeat Goliath by pretending to be Saul. He did not win because Saul’s armor made him impressive. He won because he trusted God’s faithfulness and used what God had already trained him to use: a sling, a stone, and a history with God in private.Many Christian men are exhausted because they are carrying someone else’s version of success, masculinity, leadership, responsibility, or purpose. It may look wise. It may even get applause. But if God never assigned it to you, it will eventually cost your peace.In this episode, we talk about:How to recognize “Saul’s armor” in your lifeThe difference between wisdom and pressureWhy comparison can make you counterfeit your callingHow God uses hidden seasons to prepare youWhy your confidence must be in God, not your giftsHow to stop fighting for identity and start living from identityIf this hits you, comment: “Use the sling.”And tell me one piece of Saul’s armor you know you need to take off in this season.If you are a Christian man carrying pressure, comparison, fear, false identity, or a battle you are tired of fighting alone, join the Better Than Best Brotherhood School community and apply for a complimentary Red Print Hot Seat.https://www.skool.com/better-than-best-academy-5909/aboutIt may be time to take off the armor that is not yours and use the sling God has already placed in your hands.#ChristianMen #DavidAndGoliath #IdentityInChrist #GodlyMen #biblicalmanhood 00:00 Heavy Armor Question01:18 God Not Self Help02:37 Imitation Versus Obedience05:39 My Saul Armor Story09:04 Discernment Before David10:38 David Private Faith12:26 Take Off The Armor14:52 Stop Despising Sling18:32 Surrendered Gifts Not Idols20:37 Jesus Greater Hero21:34 Three Reflection Questions22:20 Prayer And Next Steps23:21 Brotherhood Invitation24:06 Final EncouragementWHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!

What if your biggest problem is not discipline… but belief?In this video, Coach Red Wallace breaks down why so many Christian men keep starting strong but struggle to stay consistent. You may already know what to do: pray more, be more present with your wife and kids, take care of your body, steward your money, and stop numbing out at night. But knowing is not the same as believing.If your habits keep falling apart, there may be a hidden belief underneath them that needs to be confronted.In this video, we talk about three shifts that can help Christian husbands, fathers, and leaders stop living stuck and start walking in truth:- Identity: stop obeying like an orphan and start living like a son of God.- Presence: stop giving your family your leftovers.- Rhythms: stop chasing intensity and start practicing daily obedience.This is not about shame. This is about renewal, repentance, and becoming the man God has called you to be.Take the next faithful step today.Join the Better Than Best Brotherhood and take the Present Provider Assessment to identify what is draining your presence, discipline, leadership, and peace.https://www.skool.com/better-than-best-academy-5909/aboutCHAPTERS:00:00 Discipline Or Belief00:53 Motivation Fails Fast01:30 Behavior Follows Belief03:04 Meet Coach Red04:04 The Hidden Problem05:48 Driveway Reality Check07:32 Renewing The Mind08:47 Three Shifts Overview09:01 Shift One Identity11:04 Lie Truth Step12:09 Shift Two Presence14:21 First Twenty Rule15:02 Shift Three Rhythms17:59 Pool Of Bethesda19:40 Your Next Faithful Step20:34 Join The Brotherhood21:23 Final EncouragementWHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!

Are you truly content… or have you learned how to call fear “contentment”?A lot of Christian men are not stuck because they hate God.They are stuck because they have learned how to give their passivity spiritual language.They call it peace.They call it wisdom.They call it waiting on God.They call it contentment.But sometimes it is not biblical contentment.Sometimes it is fear.Sometimes it is comfort.Sometimes it is avoidance.Sometimes it is a man burying his gift, discipline, leadership, responsibility, and calling… then calling the burial site “peace.”In this video, we break down the difference between biblical contentment and complacency, why holy ambition is not the same as selfish ambition, and how fear can cause Christian men to bury what God entrusted to them.Christ is enough, so you do not have to strive.But Christ is Lord, so you do not get to hide.We will look at Philippians 4, Matthew 25, and the parable of the talents to ask one uncomfortable but necessary question:Where have you been calling fear contentment?If this video speaks to you, comment below with one faithful step God is calling you to take.Not ten steps.Not a whole life overhaul.One act of obedience.Join the Better Than Best Brotherhood and take this from content you consume into formation you live out: https://www.skool.com/better-than-best-academy-5909/aboutCHAPTERS:00:00 Fear Posing as Contentment02:09 Contentment vs Complacency03:43 Red’s Story and Dormancy04:42 What Real Contentment Is07:57 Holy Ambition and Lordship09:00 Parable of the Talents11:44 Ambition Redeemed as Stewardship13:29 Name It and Take One Step15:26 Closing Prayer and Next StepsWHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!

If your income stopped tomorrow, how long would your family be okay?Most people are not financially stuck because they are lazy. They are stuck because nobody ever gave them a clear plan. In this video, I walk through a biblical framework for building your financial “redprint” so you can stop guessing, start stewarding, and begin creating a plan for your family’s future.We’ll talk about how to recognize where you are financially, renew your money mindset, give every dollar a mission, rebuild your foundation through growth, protection, and investing, and answer seven key questions that reveal where your financial gaps may be.This is not about worshiping wealth, chasing money, or looking successful online while privately drowning in pressure. This is about stewardship.For the Christian, God is master, money is a tool, and stewardship is the assignment.Book your complimentary financial assessment here: https://calendly.com/coachredwallace/let-s-talk-about-it?month=2026-06In this video:00:00 Legacy or Liability01:07 Money as a Tool02:46 Recognize Your Numbers05:05 Renew Your Mindset07:10 Money Needs Mission08:59 Grow Protect Invest10:58 Protect the Foundation11:57 Invest With Clarity13:23 Start Now Compounding17:19 Seven Redprint Questions18:41 Apply and Take ActionWHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!

Work-life balance is a myth.Most Christian men are not exhausted simply because their calendars are full. They are exhausted because they are living divided lives — one man at work, another at home, another at church, another online, and another in private.In this video, we talk about why balance is not the real goal. Integration is.God has not called you to manage five different versions of yourself. He has called you to become one whole man under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.We’ll cover:Why “balance” often leaves men feeling more fracturedHow to stop living a divided lifeWhat Colossians 3:17 teaches us about work, family, faith, and purposeHow to bring heaven into every room you already occupyWhy your calendar should reflect your callingThree shifts that help you live a more integrated lifeIf you are a Christian man feeling pulled in a hundred different directions, this message is for you.You do not need a more complicated life.You need a more surrendered one.Join the Better Than Best Brotherhood: https://www.skool.com/better-than-best-academy-5909/aboutWHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!

What do you do when God feels silent?Maybe you’ve been praying, worshiping, asking for clarity, trying to lead your family well, and still… nothing. No sign. No feeling. No clear answer. No goosebumps.

Join the skool community here: https://www.skool.com/better-than-best-academy-5909/aboutIn this video, we talk about why God’s silence is not always His absence, and how silence may actually be an invitation into deeper trust, obedience, and faith.Sometimes the problem is not that God hasn’t spoken. Sometimes the problem is that He hasn’t said something new yet. The question is: what has God already spoken, and what is your next faithful step?This message is for the man who feels spiritually dry, stuck, numb, or unsure, but still wants to follow Jesus faithfully.In this video, we cover:00:00 When God Feels Silent00:49 Silence As Invitation01:01 Subscribe And Brotherhood02:00 Dry Season Reality03:20 Lectio Divina Story04:45 Addicted To Certainty06:06 Faith Without Feelings06:50 What He Already Said08:17 Abraham Obeyed By Faith09:43 Jesus Plus Nothing10:20 Monday Morning Application11:05 Your Brain Wants Certainty12:21 Three Questions To Ask12:29 Return To Scripture13:19 Obey The Last Word14:17 Next Faithful Step16:01 Closing Charge And PrayerScripture reference: Hebrews 11:8If this encouraged you, subscribe for more faith-based content for husbands, fathers, leaders, and men who want to live better than best.

Join the Better Than Best Brotherhood through the link below.WHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!

What does it really take to build a successful business without losing yourself, your team, or your culture in the process?In this episode of the Better Than Best Academy, I sit down with Todd Crosey, founder of Silver Sun Consulting and a business leader with over 30 years of experience in finance, operations, leadership, and scaling companies. Todd shares how he helped grow The Cleaning Authority Fishers from around $1.8 million to over $4 million by focusing on something many businesses overlook: people.We talk about the difference between healthy growth and toxic growth, why culture is often the hidden driver of profitability, and how leaders can create workplaces where people actually care about the work they do.Todd also shares powerful lessons about:How success can expose what is really happening inside a leaderWhy toxic workplace culture destroys growthHow rewarding the right behaviors can transform a teamWhy people usually do not leave companies — they leave bad bossesHow systems can create freedom instead of more pressureWhy caring for your team can directly improve your bottom lineHow to build something meaningful without burning outIf you are a business owner, entrepreneur, leader, manager, or someone building something God placed in your heart, this conversation will challenge the way you think about success, leadership, culture, and growth.Connect with Todd Crosey:Website: https://www.silversunconsulting.comJoin the Better Than Best Academy community:https://www.skool.com/better-than-best-academy-5909/aboutSubscribe for more conversations on faith, leadership, business, purpose, and living better than best.WHO AM IHey, I'm Red Wallace, a former rapper(10 year career) current drummer turned personal development coach. Through podcast(mostly on YouTube) and 1on1/group coaching, I provide guidance to help you chisel away the parts that aren’t you revealing your true identity, empowering you to live your God given purpose!