Hop, Skip and Jump to 10,000

On May 19, 2009 I wrote, "The Lord is playing a hop, skip and jump game with the forces that took the S&P 500 to 666 on 3-6-9. “3-6-9” is the hint. The Lord says, 'Watch the market hop, skip and jump.' The Lord showed the stock market has hopped (steeply) up from March 6 to March 23. It has skipped (along a more gently sloped rise) from March 23 to now. And it will jump up (a steeper rise) in the future to place the DOW at 10,000. Incredible? No :-)"

My logic says a jump is bigger than a hop. The hop was about 1300 points on the DOW. Did the jump start on July 13, 2009? We will see.

I'm looking for the jump.

I'm looking for the DOW to go to 9200.

I'm looking for the DOW to go to 10,000.

My expectations had been the DOW at 9200 last month and the DOW at 10,000 by September 16, 2009. I was wrong about the DOW at 9200 in June. Despite my timing being a bit off, is the Hop, Skip and Jump still an accurate word from the Lord? I'm believing. Is 9200 soon still accurate? I'm believing. Is 10,000 later this year accurate? I'm believing.

And I put my money behind my beliefs. Fully invested with no cash on the sidelines. I have been exceedingly well rewarded so far and I give Him the honor He deserves.

I simply can't believe His intention to provide recovery and restoration for retirees a few months ago would change abruptly. If I had a great earthly father and mother, which I did, how much more loving and awesome is our heavenly Father? He only asks we acknowledge Him and give credit where it is due. Even if we cannot see the heavenly spiritual winds that blow and resuscitate lives.

As a side note, many Christians as well as secular investors have been citing the following song... completely independently and unbeknownst to each other. I've read at least two different Christian prophets, one internationally recognized, reference this song as well as one secular investing newsletter. I have been singing and agreeing as well. It's been a splendid summer which has surprised my socks off. In the midst of a supposed recession which some Christians think is leading to even a depression, I've been living off of my investments and spending some time hiking in the Sierra Nevada. I'm a real estate broker by trade and my income had plummeted last year and this year due to buyers failing to get financing and sellers not wanting to sell in this market. I was indeed fearful about my financial situation at the beginning of this year, that I would have to sell the home I had prayed to spend the rest of my life in. But somehow He led me into the stock market and buy a stock which pays out a generous 14% dividend and which also appreciated in my portfolio (my average purchase price was $5.25 and the stock is now trading over $9). He had a delightful plan for me even though all my striving and laboring in my real estate brokerage came up with rocks and thistles.

The Lord is spectacularly, awesomely and stupendously good, which we all know. But sometimes I, too, through my fears or judging perspectives (he who judges will be judged) turn down the volume on the superlatives. This summer He showed me my new financial future in the stock market and how He operates is indeed spectacular (in contradicting reason and facts), awesome (in bailing my finances out while the government bails the banks out) and stupendous all around. Who the Son sets free is spectacularly, awesomely and stupendously free... even getting free financially in the worst recession since the great depression. May God, oh may God actually get the glory for once for His kindness! He rains on the righteous and unrighteous alike, and I thank Him for that!

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Oh, Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry

One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky

But until that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With your daddy and mammy standing by

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry