Does God Tell You Specifically What to Buy and Sell With Your Money?

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seoulsearch

seoulsearch

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Snackersmom said:
Hey Miss Seoul, great thoughts and questions! As far as the part I quoted above, I read the article twice and it didn't say how much the couple had actually "invested" in the crypto, just that their holdings were, at one point, worth $90,000.

It did say they had held on through 5 years and 2 bull runs, so I was thinking that their actual investment was more like 20 or 30 grand, but I could be very wrong about that! If they indeed started with 30 grand then even selling at 60 grand after 5 years would still be a decent return on their investment if I'm not mistaken.

It's possible they were never actually led to buy crypto in the first place, or maybe they were led to buy it and also led to sell it when it hit 90 grand and they were about to buy a house. Maybe they ignored the leading in hopes it would go higher. I would be curious to know if they felt they needed a bigger/stronger "sign" to sell it than they got when they bought it. God could be using the 30 grand loss to teach them about leading and seeking signs and letting go at the right time, I don't really know.... but seeing as how I have way more experience with leading than I do with investing, that is what I personally would have been asking the couple about, trying to see their thought process there. Money comes and goes, but learning how to hear and follow God is a lesson that will benefit them their entire lives.
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Hi Snackers,

Thank you for catching these little details that I missed.

I went back and re-read the article as well, and it said while they were holding about $60,000 in crypto now, it was up to $90,000 before the tariff announcements. You are right in that it doesn't say how much their original investment was, and I also liked your point in that it could be possible that God directed them to invest in these cryptos to have money to pay their bills.

It's intriguing to me because then the argument becomes, "If God wants THE BEST for us (which as Christians we all believe,) wouldn't He direct them to sell at the very top?"

So this would leave the question as to "why" "God" didn't direct them to sell at the height of $90,000, or, as this lady was saying, maybe it meant they were to hold and it would go even higher, and they would be directed to sell then.

I think it's a tough call either way. I can certainly understand both sides. I like clearing out debt as quickly as I can, but if I felt God directed me to something, I would have confess that I'd be thinking He wouldn't tell me to sell when it was down from my highest gains, either.

But of course, I could be completely wrong.

I find it to be a fascinating subject and I'm thankful for the input others have given here.
 
Bob-Carabbio

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Chuckle!!! I must have gotten "Windowed". Oh Well.

But in about 75 years of dealing with God, and the Holy Spirit, before and after I became a Christian in '63, I'd have to say that in MANY CASES His leading didn't go exactly like I THOUGHT it would, and there have been surprises along the way.

But LOSS??? Never.

Mom relied on PS 37:5 - "Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in him, AND he WILL BRING IT TO PASS".

and:

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purposes

Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

That's proven to be accurate in my own experience.

So looking at the 4-generation family my wife and I kicked off in '65, and looking at our status 60 years later, I've got no complaints.
 
seoulsearch

seoulsearch

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Bob-Carabbio said:
Chuckle!!! I must have gotten "Windowed". Oh Well.
But in about 75 years of dealing with God, and the Holy Spirit, before and after I became a Christian in '63, I'd have to say that in MANY CASES His leading didn't go exactly like I THOUGHT it would, and there have been surprises along the way.
But LOSS??? Never.
Mom relied on PS 37:5 - "Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in him, AND he WILL BRING IT TO PASS".
and:
Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purposes
Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
That's proven to be accurate in my own experience.
So looking at the 4-generation family my wife and I kicked off in '65, and looking at our status 60 years later, I've got no complaints.
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Very interesting testimony -- thanks very much for taking the time to share! :)
 
Snackersmom

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seoulsearch said:
Hi Snackers,

Thank you for catching these little details that I missed.

I went back and re-read the article as well, and it said while they were holding about $60,000 in crypto now, it was up to $90,000 before the tariff announcements. You are right in that it doesn't say how much their original investment was, and I also liked your point in that it could be possible that God directed them to invest in these cryptos to have money to pay their bills.

It's intriguing to me because then the argument becomes, "If God wants THE BEST for us (which as Christians we all believe,) wouldn't He direct them to sell at the very top?"

So this would leave the question as to "why" "God" didn't direct them to sell at the height of $90,000, or, as this lady was saying, maybe it meant they were to hold and it would go even higher, and they would be directed to sell then.

I think it's a tough call either way. I can certainly understand both sides. I like clearing out debt as quickly as I can, but if I felt God directed me to something, I would have confess that I'd be thinking He wouldn't tell me to sell when it was down from my highest gains, either.

But of course, I could be completely wrong.

I find it to be a fascinating subject and I'm thankful for the input others have given here.
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I totally get what you are saying, and although I have no idea what God did or did not actually tell the couple, it did annoy me that Ramsey said they couldn't possibly have heard from God. Ol' Dave might know how to turn a dollar but that don't mean he speaks for the Almighty. 🤨

But yeah, I would be inclined to think that the couple either missed/dismissed God's prompt to sell at $90 grand, or are supposed to hang on for the rebound, OR never heard from God about buying crypto in the first place. I really don't know, and without more info about their process for discerning leading I don't think there's any way TO know. Very interesting subject though! 🤓
 
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