DON’T JOIN THE CONGREGATION OF YEYE PEOPLE IN 2026

King Musko had a clever jester whom he considered to be a very yeye person (𝑨𝒔𝒌 𝒂 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒈𝒑𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 😊).

One day, the king summoned him, handed him a staff in front of everyone, and said, “Take this staff and keep it with you as the most yeye person in my kingdom, until you find someone more yeye than yourself.”

Months later, the king fell seriously ill and became convinced he would not survive, even though friends tried to comfort him with false hope.

Knowing that his jester always spoke the truth, he summoned him and said he was going on a very long journey and might never return.

Curious, the jester asked, “My king, do you have friends or anyone to welcome you when you arrive there?”

The king answered, “No.”

“What preparations have you made for the journey?” the jester asked again.

“Nothing,” the king replied.

The jester smiled wryly and handed the staff back to the king.

“When you gave me this staff as the most yeye person in your kingdom, you instructed me to give it only to someone more yeye than myself. You are travelling to an unknown land, with no preparation, no one to receive you, and nothing arranged. My king, you are now the most yeye person in this kingdom.”

When I read this story from one of the books at our bookstore, I could not help but think about anyone entering 2026 without a plan.

I almost skipped planning myself, because most of what I planned in 2025 did not work out. Many of us already know that conversations around resolutions are gradually becoming a sham. Yet, reflecting deeply, I wonder what our lives would look like without any plan at all.

When the Bible says that a man may plan his ways but God will establish his steps, I often ask myself: what exactly do we want God to establish when there are no plans in place?

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

𝐃𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐬.

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐦.

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