The Journey Of A Thousand Miles

It's a popular saying right....The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Or something along those lines. In tonight's post, I want to share a history that you may have heard a lot about my life, but more importantly....For anyone going through a rough time in their life. I hope and pray this can be some inspiration for you.

I had it all, so I thought. Earning thousands of dollars a week, working from home. Very successful online businesses, bought multiple home. Married the woman of my dreams. I had it all.....

What I didn't have was, a guarantee that the life would continue like it was going. You guys know by now, one fine April morning back in 2017 I got the email....

"Your account has been suspended"....Directly from PayPal.

So the spiral happened very quickly. As PayPal froze my companies account, we couldn't make pay roll. We had business loans out that they essentially stopped and we were on the hook for. I lost my business, pretty much overnight.

And the rest of my life continued that way....Slowly at first, but eventually I had to sell my home because I couldn't afford to pay for it anymore. Then I started living in my parents-in-law basement for a few years. Then during COVID I struggled to get my family across the country to try to start a new life out east.

Oh family...Did I forget to mention that I had 2 new sons around these time as well just to add some spice to the adventure. What I didn't lose was two things...

My wife, thank God. And she's stuck with me through the thick and thin!!! And my desire to 'get back to normal'. So I slowly started to rebuild. Inch by inch. I tried to breathe new life into my old businesses, and eventually brought everyone from my community over to the blockchain.

I had found something to pour my heart and soul into. Which really helped me ignore how bad things were getting because my focus was right here. I kept telling myself, this crypto stuff will eventually pay out. All I need to do is build.

And that's what I did. Every single day, $HIVE was my focus. And while it never became the million dollar crypto I thought it would, it has helped contribute to where I am sitting right now, 7 plus years later....

These years have been a struggle to say the least. And I joke about it all the time during the 'Jongo Journals' I post from time to time. Mainly I don't want to bore you with 'poor me'. Because as bad as I thought I had it, it's always worse for someone.

Which brings me to my faith.

When I was on top of the world, I had quite a strong prayer life. Even thought I wasn't what you would call a 'model Christian', back then I made prayer a priority in my life.

And then, the spiral started....And slowly, my faith drained. I would pray less and less, and started to now even feel guilty about it. Then it happened....I can't tell you the exact date but it felt like God said...

"This is your lowest, and now you are about to change things around. You just need to trust me again."

I stopped trying to 'rebuild' per se. I just let God present to me what I felt was His will. Which was of course.....Less crypto and business, and more Kingdom building!

Fast forward, to November 1st, 2024.....And I'm about to take possession of the first home I've owned in over 7 years. Since losing my last one.

And for the first time, in their lives, my sons are about to have a home of their own. With their own yard. And their own bedrooms. And wow, I can't begin to describe how that makes me feel.

Grateful. Humbled. Thankful. Blessed. I guess those words can kinda sorta do the job for now.

But for anyone that might feel like it can't get any worse right now....All you need is a wee bit of faith. Not massive faith. That's not what I think anyone 'down in the dumps' can conjure up on a whim. Just a little bit.....

And let God take over. Sure you need to put in some effort, but when you stop trying to do it all yourself....Amazing things happen. Just a little bit of faith...

That first step!

April 2017 to November 2024....I will never forget these years of my life.

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