What Are You Really Holding?
Conviction Over Price
Most people say they own bitcoin. Very few actually hold it. And that distinction has far less to do with wallets or keys than it does with the heart.
Because ownership is temporary. Conviction is covenantal.
Ownership shows up when price is rising. Conviction is revealed when price falls and no one is watching. When obedience costs something. When faith is required without immediate reward.
Scripture has a word for this tension.
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” -Hebrews 11:1
Here is the uncomfortable truth. Volatility doesn’t test markets. It tests belief.
When price surges, everyone sounds like a visionary. When it drops, the masks come off. Tweets quiet. Group chats thin out. The same people who spoke confidently about “long-term thinking” suddenly ask how long the pain will last.
That question alone exposes the heart. Because if you are constantly asking when, you were never anchored in why.
Jesus warned about this posture long before bitcoin existed. He spoke of seed falling on shallow soil. It sprang up quickly. It looked promising. But when heat came, it withered. Not because the seed was bad. But because the roots were shallow.
“The seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” - Luke 8:15
Many people hold bitcoin the way they hold opinions. Lightly. Conveniently. Ready to be traded the moment it becomes uncomfortable. That’s not stewardship. That’s tourism.
And faith works the same way.
It’s easy to profess belief when outcomes are favorable. It’s much harder to remain steady when the story doesn’t make sense yet. Drawdowns have a way of clarifying what we actually trust. Not what we say on Sundays. Not what we post online. But what we truly build our lives on.
Stewardship is not proven in headlines.
It’s proven in silence.
When no one is clapping.
When the chart is red.
When obedience costs something.
Bitcoin has a strange way of acting like a mirror. It reflects your time horizon, your emotional discipline, and your theology of value. If you see only price, you will react to every movement. If you see purpose, you will endure seasons.
That distinction separates builders from tourists.
Tourists chase momentum. Builders endure cycles. Tourists need constant reassurance. Builders operate from first principles. Tourists ask, “Is this still working?” Builders ask, “Is this still true?”
When a hurricane hits, tourists leave. Builders build. Truth does not change because price does.
Temporary owners are outcome-dependent. Covenant-level conviction is principle-dependent. One requires constant validation. The other requires patience and faithfulness.
Scripture is blunt about divided conviction.
“The one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” - James 1:6
And patience is increasingly rare.
We live in a world trained for immediacy. Instant answers. Instant returns. Instant gratification. But nothing of lasting value is built instantly. Not families. Not institutions. Not character. Not sound money.
Holding, or HODLing, is not passive.
It is active restraint.
It is choosing not to act when fear demands movement. Choosing not to sell when doubt grows loud. Choosing alignment over applause.
This is where Kingdom stewardship comes into focus.
God is not surprised by cycles. He is not shaken by volatility. Order is woven into creation. Scarcity has purpose. Time is a teacher. And throughout Scripture, God consistently uses waiting to refine His people.
That is why so few people truly hold. Because holding forces you to confront yourself.
What do you believe about the future? What do you believe about truth? What do you believe about time?
And perhaps most revealing. What do you believe when outcomes are delayed?
Faith, by definition, operates without immediate proof. It does not need daily confirmation. It does not collapse under uncertainty. It waits. It perseveres. It stays planted.
The same is true of sound stewardship. If you need constant price affirmation, you are not holding an asset. You are holding anxiety. If your conviction evaporates the moment things get uncomfortable, you were never stewarding. You were speculating.
And there is no shame in being honest about that. The danger comes from pretending otherwise.
So let me ask the question plainly. What are you really HODLing?
A chart.
Or a conviction.
A trade.
Or a long-term belief about truth, scarcity, and stewardship.
Because in the end, what you hold will shape you far more than what you own. And the seasons that test you are often the ones preparing you.
Not for profit.
But for responsibility.
Prayer 🙏🌍🕊️
Father God,
Thank You for being a God of truth, patience, and eternal perspective.
We ask that You would search our hearts and reveal what we truly hold. Where our conviction is borrowed, refine it. Where our faith is shallow, deepen it. Teach us to steward uncertainty with wisdom, restraint, and trust in You rather than outcomes.
Strengthen those who build for the long term. Steady those tempted by fear. Expose speculation disguised as stewardship. And establish conviction that can endure silence, delay, and testing.
May price never replace purpose.
May patience outlast panic.
And may what we hold align with what is true, not what is loud.
We trust You in the waiting and in the refining.
In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🙏✝️🔥