A Text From My Dad That Changed Everything

I recently lost every bit of savings in the stock market.

Most of the savings came from my dad.

I had traded stocks, options and futures for more than 10 years.

I had trading mentors and coaches.

I had good systems in place.

I still lost it all.

My confidence was at an all time low.

How did I screw it up?

I so desperately wanted this savings account to work into something more.

It was a dream to have this kind of money.

All I had to do was mange it.

Just grow it.

And I blew it.

Funny enough, the day before I lost it all, my dad visited from Chicago.

The day my account was liquidated, we had lunch.

I felt like trash.

I was in a complete fog.

I wasn’t quite sure what to say.

My dad was aware of what was happening in the account.

We thought I may be able to get out of it and be somewhat ok.

But when we sat down, I told him. “Dad, I lost it all. My account was liquidated.”

I won’t say how much it was, but it was EVERYTHING I had.

So yah, to me, it felt like a billion dollars.

The next hour or so at lunch we just hung.

I can’t remember too much about what we talked about.

But, just to sit there with him was comforting.

I felt truly blessed to have a dad who was still alive and helpful in my life.

Lunch finished and we hung another day.

It was really nice.

Just walk around, hung out and had dinner as a family.

In the midst of the worst moment of my life, having him there meant everything. God knew what I needed and when I needed it.

The following day my dad had to fly back home.

I remembered he was heading out and sent him a text to say thanks and how much it meant that he came to visit.

His response was everything a son could dream of in my position. A son who had lost it all. A son who had squandered a gift given to him by his father.

I wrote this for so many sons who may never get a message like this from their dad. Especially when they lost everything.

I also wrote this for dads who maybe have never received the recognition they deserve for being awesome human beings.

Big picture, yah, my dad is amazing. But I also think it gives us a pretty good indication of the type of dad God can be in our life.

And, if you look back at your life, your flaws and disgusting lifestyle, I think you’ll see God for who He is in your life.

A good dude.

My hope today is regardless of your dad on Earth — God has your back.

If you lost everything like I did, God is saying the same thing to you.

Never give up.