A Culture of Non-Striving — Inspired by Forrest Frank | Rest. Love. Jesus

In a world where everyone is trying to prove something, outperform someone, or clap back at criticism, Forrest Frank lives by a different spirit — a culture of non-striving.

You can hear it in his music.

He doesn’t try to sing in keys that stretch his voice or force a vibe that isn’t authentic. He stays where God has graced him. He creates from rest, not pressure.

You can see it in the way he handles confrontation.

Whether it was people mocking his journey after breaking his back…

Or the way he responded to the Dove Awards situation…

Forrest didn’t fight fire with fire.

Instead of attacking publicly, he followed Jesus’ teaching to go to people privately and handle things with humility (Matthew 18:15).

This is the way of Jesus.

Not striving.

Not proving.

Not fighting to defend our image.

But resting in the love of God and letting that love flow out of us.

Jesus said:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) “Take my yoke upon you… for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:29–30) “By this everyone will know you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35)

Forrest’s life and music remind us that the purest form of Christianity isn’t performance — it’s love.

Not striving for identity, but receiving it from the Father.

Not attacking others, but covering them with grace.

Not living from pressure, but from peace.

This is the way forward.

A culture shaped by rest, rooted in identity, and marked by love.