And then again, I say to you, it is easier to put a camel through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.  – Matthew 19:24

I was talking to my Algebra class a while ago about investing.  Probably around 2017, I heard about this new asset class called cryptocurrency.  I researched it a bit and decided that I had already missed the boat.  Bitcoin was almost $20,000 and I was like “Oh well, not buying any of that.”  I dug in a little deeper and saw these super cheap guys called Dogecoins.  I had no idea what it was, and didn’t really care, I just knew that I could buy around 5 for a penny.  I wound up with 424,000 Dogecoins that at the time were worth around $750.  I completely forgot for a few years that I even owned them.

Fast forward to 2021.  I checked my little Robinhood account and saw that my little investment was worth around $10,000.  I had more than 10x’ed my money, so I was one happy camper.  I sold them all, paid something or another off, and thought I was the next Warren Buffet.

Fast forward three months later, Elon Musk was talking about them on Saturday Night Live, and they were worth around 70 cents each.  I quickly did the math . . . $296,000.  I felt kind of sick. 

I was telling my class the story and one of them told me, “Don’t you wish you had waited?”

I said, “no.”

He said, “Why?”

I said, “Because I would have done something stupid like quit teaching and just do a bunch of stuff that I want to do.”

He said, “What’s wrong with that?”

I said, “You guys are one of the best and most fun Algebra classes that I have ever taught.  Had I cashed in for all that money, I wouldn’t even know your names.  God came into and began to change my life when I was around your age.  I know how much He cares about you.  Because He cares about you, I care about you.  Without Him, I’d be the most selfish dude on the planet.  He knew $10k was plenty.”

Lord, You are the only one in the Universe who knows the end from the beginning.  You are already there standing at the end of my life.  I look so forward to the day my faith becomes sight.  Help me hear the words “Well done, my good and faithful servant!”  If I hear them, it will only be because of You who led me, guided me, grew me . . . it will only be because of You.  Bless me, keep me, make Your face to shine upon me, and be gracious to me.  Bless me indeed and increase my territory.  May Your hand be with me as You keep evil from me.  Thank You, Lord!  There’s no one like You, Lord.