Working Poor Dream

GameStop Part II

Gamestop:
52 week low:   $  2.57
52 week high:  $ 483 (2/27/21)
last Tuesday close: $ 90 (2/2/21)
this Tuesday close: $ 60 (2/9/21)

In the lead up to last week’s discussion on GameStop, I had this dream the morning of 2/2.

I was on a train looking out over city neighborhoods – could have been the outskirts of Chicago, or maybe NYC. As the train went by, I could clearly see families in multi-family homes, sitting out on their porches, gathered in their homes. The height of the buildings were 3 stories. It was row houses – not much land. It was a simple scene – nothing fancy. People were outside BBQing and hanging out with extended family. Densely populated neighborhoods. These folk didn’t have much, but they had a simple life and they had family together, friends and each other. Sense was that many ethnicities were represented, as well as many recent immigrants.

When I woke up from the dream, I felt the Holy Spirit was saying – the point about GameStop is that I care about the working poor and the working class (bottom 20%). These are the ones who matter. The Redditors vs. Wall Street Establishment is not the fight that matters. Itch for another fight. The fight for survival of the weak and the downtrodden – help train and equip the poor. Young ones, old ones, look to Your Maker. Instead of rallying to beat the man, rally to help the helpless, the downtrodden, the weak and infirmed, the heavy laden, those who need the most help. Invest in them. That’s the game. That’s the democratization of the economy.

“The righteous consider the cause of the poor” – Psalm 29:7

“The wealth of the sinner [finds its way eventually] into the hands of the righteous, for whom it was laid up” – Proverbs 13:22

“One who increases his wealth by interest of any kind, collects it for one who is gracious to the poor.” – Proverbs 28:8

“Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days. Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.” Ecclesiastes 11:1‭-‬2

Other possible interpretation keys

  • Chicago = Milton Friedman’s poor
  • BBQ = Sacrifice to God
  • 3 Stories = 3rd Heaven

Exploration:

  • Let us explore together with creativity what this might look like
  • Imagineering

Questions that follow:

  • How could banking profit or remain solvent if they are helping the poor?
  • Would it work? Wouldn’t people just squat in houses and attempt to get free cars and other stuff?
  • How can the Church help? Not just in charitable donations, but in discipling people in a New Breed of thinking, in a new way of being – in Christ? To be entrepreneurial. To show people how to plant, cultivate and grow apple trees, not just hand out the apples.

Try me in these things, says God in His word.

You are the New Breed!