Rylee Meek tells a friend that wanting to live on peanut butter and jelly while doing ministry is selfish. How can you help others if you can barely provide for yourself? The conversation shifts what success means, from personal fulfillment to responsibility for those in need.
First time I met Rylee in person, where he's asking me like, like, what do I want to do? Um, you know, he's like, like, think big vision. And I'm like, man, if I could just make enough money where I could do full-time ministry, I'm okay eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I'm okay with that as long as I could do full-time ministry and my time is fulfilled doing that. And he looks at me, he goes, bro, It's the most selfish thing I ever heard anybody say in my life. I was like, what a jerk, right? And I was confused by it. I was like, what do you mean? Like, isn't that like the noble thing to think? Like, I don't want much. And I really got to thinking about that because what he said after that really unlocked something in me. He said, if all you could do is afford peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for yourself, how can you provide for somebody else who's in need? And I was like, oh, that makes sense.
