Place: Church
Time: 10 AM
Duration: 20 mins
Streak: 8 Days
Previous Streak: 34 (ended Nov 12)

1 Kings 8:43 (NIV)
“Then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name.”

Luke 1:14–16 (NIV)
“14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.”

The first reading struck me because it is, once again, a promise:
God will do whatever we ask of Him — but only when it aligns with His will.

We often forget that His plan is already perfect. We’re simply the gloves; He is the hand. He uses us in ways we don’t always understand yet.

Yesterday I felt like I took two steps back in crypto. I closed three trades in losses. No matter how we tell ourselves to be emotionless in trading, losses are still painful. But looking back, I’m glad I closed them — the losses freed my mind so I could attend church today without carrying that burden.

Something interesting happened last night that I only understood today.

My mom and I went to dinner at a crowded spot, and we ended up sharing a table with someone I’ll call Uncle C. I had never met him in my life. The first thing he brought up out of nowhere was trading — how he just attended a course, how I should consider it at my age.

This was even though I gave zero indication I trade or do anything related to crypto.

At that moment, I didn’t think anything of it.
Even last night, I brushed it off.

But this morning, with scripture after scripture talking about the Holy Spirit, it clicked:
Maybe Uncle C was sent as a signpost. A reminder to keep my spirit steady and trust in the system God is shaping in me.

Yesterday’s three losses were tough, but necessary. Looking back, I was overtrading. My energy readings were getting fuzzy because my mind wasn’t neutral anymore. I was forcing things, chasing money instead of letting God lead.

Here’s what happened:

It reversed right after almost hitting my TP. Third time this has happened — the setup changed, but I hesitated. Lesson learnt.

Classic scam wick. Hit my SL, now heading down again. Annoying, but that’s perps.

No chance at all. It just sank.

Thank God I had already downsized my position sizes on perp sells. I could feel that I was still learning, and I didn’t want to enter a gambling mindset.

• Don’t force energy readings. When a coin wants to show energy, it will.

• The more emotional I am, the less accurate the readings become.

• Set TP and SL zones but avoid overly tight levels. Especially for perps — scam wicks are real.

Today I didn’t test any coins. It’s Sunday — God’s day — and I needed a reset anyway.

The sermon today was on the full armor of God and how to stand firm in spiritual battle. Three powerful reminders:

Not in obvious ways, but subtle ones:
Discouragement when you’re tired.
Thoughts of “you’re not good enough.”
Conflicts that escalate out of nowhere.
The heaviness when you try to worship.

But God says: just stand.
Jesus already won. We’re just holding our ground.

• Belt of Truth: Anchor in Jesus so you don’t fall for spiritual scams.

• Breastplate of Righteousness: Protects your emotions and sense of worth.

• Feet of Peace: Stand ready, grounded.

• Shield of Faith: Extinguishes doubts, lust, envy, anger — all the flaming arrows.

• Helmet of Salvation: Guard your mind so your heart can rest.

• Sword of the Spirit: The Word of God. Our only offensive weapon. One verse spoken in faith can destroy a thousand lies.

Prayer is not an emergency tool — it’s daily warfare.
We pray not because we’re weak, but because God has power.

I felt the Holy Spirit very strongly in church today.
I felt God’s reassurance that this Substack and crypto path — this fusion of faith and finance — is what He wants me to continue.

I may not see the full picture yet, but I trust the One who does.

I will keep going.
Keep learning.
Keep writing.
Keep trading — but with God at the center, not money.

Seek first the Kingdom. Everything else will follow.

I will continue walking in faith.

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