Mo Magic Weekly — Issue #4 "What Belongs to God, and What He Refines"

Hey friends,

Last week, I mentioned silver and a few of you reached out asking why it matters.
Not as a trade. Not as hype. But as something quietly woven into everyday life.
This week, I want to follow through on that thought, and connect it to honest work, honest money, and the slow, steady ways God builds things that last.

I know silver is at an all-time high right now.
That’s not lost on me and it’s not the reason I’m bringing it up.

I’m not talking about silver as a trade or a timing play. I’m talking about it because it’s already everywhere.

Silver is used in phones, computers, medical equipment, solar panels, and more everyday technology than most people realize. It’s not sitting in a vault waiting to be admired. It’s being consumed. Used up. Built into things we rely on.

That matters more than price.

What really caught my attention is that more silver is used each year than is mined. Quietly. No hype cycle. No flashy headlines. Just steady demand doing what steady demand does.

I don’t look at silver as a get-rich asset. I look at it the same way I look at honest work. Functional, tangible, and useful even when nobody’s talking about it.

In a world where money feels increasingly abstract — numbers on screens, rules changing overnight — there’s something grounding about assets with real-world purpose.

Silver doesn’t shout.
It doesn’t promise.
It just works.

You’ll hear the term MOASS — Mother of All Short Squeezes and it usually sounds ridiculous if you’re not already deep in it.

Here’s what it actually means, stripped of memes.

MOASS refers to what happens when paper claims vastly exceed the real, physical thing they’re supposed to represent. When more promises exist than supply, the system only works as long as nobody asks for delivery all at once. Eventually, someone does. In markets, that moment is when:

That’s MOASS.
Not magic. Not hype. Just math and limits catching up.

Silver ends up in that conversation because it’s one of the most heavily paper-traded assets in the world, while at the same time being physically consumed every day in technology, medicine, and energy.

When something is both essential and finite, pressure builds quietly until it doesn’t.

That doesn’t mean overnight riches.
It means eventual reckoning.

And this idea that value must be backed by something real, measurable, and honest isn’t modern finance talk.

It’s ancient.

And when you start thinking about money that way — weight, measure, ownership — you end up right back where Scripture starts the conversation.

Because gold and silver were never meant to be illusions.

They were meant to be stewarded.

Scripture doesn’t avoid the topic of money.
It puts it in its proper place.

That verse settles ownership right away.
Gold and silver were never meant to be idols, trophies, or illusions of control. They belong to God and whatever we hold is stewardship, not possession.

The Bible also connects money directly to honesty.

Weight. Measure. Balance.
Not hype. Not shortcuts. Not distortion.

That same language shows up again not about money this time, but about people.

Silver isn’t refined gently.
It’s refined by heat enough to burn away what doesn’t belong, but not enough to destroy what’s real.

There’s another verse that’s always stayed with me:

That’s forging language.
Pressure. Fire. Time.

And when I look back on my own life, that metaphor fits more than anything else. Not removal refinement. Not punishment preparation. Not destruction but clarity.

Faith doesn’t promise comfort.
It promises purpose.

And when money, work, and life are viewed through that lens, things change. You stop chasing outcomes and start focusing on integrity. You stop rushing timing and start trusting process.

That’s the kind of wealth Scripture points toward and the kind that lasts.

For transparency, I do own a little silver.
Not as a bet but as part of thinking about value, stewardship, and balance.

And just to be clear, none of this replaces why I still believe in Bitcoin.
Scarcity, fixed rules, and honesty matter there too.

Quick note: I’m not a financial advisor I’m just sharing my journey, what I’m learning, and what’s helping me rebuild. Always do your own research and make the moves that feel right for you.

One of the reasons I chose New Haven for my halfway house wasn’t just Gateway Community College it was the city itself.

New Haven has something a lot of places don’t: options.

Public transportation, walkable neighborhoods, a train station, an airport, and access to services like Uber when it actually makes sense. That mattered to me, because by then I had already learned a big lesson from Rich Dad Poor Dad the difference between assets and liabilities.

For most people, a car is one of the biggest liabilities they’ll ever own. Payments, insurance, gas, repairs… it adds up fast. I know not everyone can live without a car — that’s real life — but once you understand assets vs. liabilities, you can’t unsee where a lot of money quietly leaks out.

So I made a decision.

I chose to walk. I chose the bus. Not because it was easy, but because it was intentional. Walking gave me time to think, learn, and stay healthy. The bus gave me predictable costs without surprise expenses. And when I do need a ride once in a while, I don’t mind using Uber those drivers are working, just like I am.

What I don’t have is a car payment and that’s been freeing.

And when it comes to travel, I’m not stuck. In a couple of weeks, I’ll be taking the train down to Baltimore to see family for Christmas. I’ve flown out of New Haven to Florida twice to visit my mom. No keys in my pocket but no walls either.

Maybe one day I’ll own a car. But if I do, I want it working for me not the other way around. That’s why things like autonomous taxis, Tesla, Waymo, and similar models catch my attention. Not as hype, but as a potential shift where a vehicle could offset its own costs or even become an income stream.

If I’m going to own a liability, I want it managed wisely. Fuel-efficient over flashy. Practical over impressive. And I’m not afraid to stay open-minded and explore new technology when I genuinely believe in it.

For now, New Haven has been an asset in my comeback. And sometimes, choosing where you live and how you move matters more than what you own.

One of the oldest magic effects ever created is called The Miser’s Dream.

If you’ve never seen it, here’s the non-magician explanation:

A magician reaches into thin air…
pulls out a silver coin…
drops it into a bucket.

Then does it again.
And again.
And again.

Eventually the audience reaches the same conclusion at the same time:

“There is absolutely no way that many coins should exist right now.”

That’s the fun of it.

The Miser’s Dream goes back hundreds of years and was popularized by performers like T. Nelson Downs — often called The King of Coins.
(If you’re curious, here’s a short background on him: Wikipedia — T. Nelson Downs) Traditionally, it’s performed with silver coins — not because they’re flashy, but because they’re familiar, tangible, and unmistakably real when they hit the bucket.

No explosions. No assistants. No distractions. Just coin after coin appearing out of nowhere, calmly and confidently.

And that’s the key.

The magician never rushes. Never looks surprised. Meanwhile, the audience is quietly doing math in their head and losing.

What makes the Miser’s Dream so timeless isn’t speed or spectacle — it’s rhythm. One coin at a time. Letting the moment breathe. Letting anticipation build. Rush it, and it feels messy. Respect the pace, and it feels impossible.

That’s probably why the effect has lasted so long.

It mirrors something we don’t talk about enough: real abundance usually doesn’t show up all at once. It accumulates. Slowly. Quietly. When the process is respected.

Magic doesn’t work because things appear.
It works because when they appear feels right.

And sometimes the oldest tricks stick around because they understand human nature better than the flashy new ones.

Between writing, working, and everything else life throws at you, CodeBreeze keeps moving — one project at a time. I’m focused on finishing current builds and refining systems while building powerful, practical websites that actually work for real people. If you’re curious what I’m working on, you can take a look here:

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Slow, honest building still wins.

One thing I’ve learned the hard way is that most bad decisions aren’t made because of bad information.

They’re made because of uncontrolled emotion.

Fear.
Ego.
Impulse.
The need to react instead of think.

Wall Street understands this well. Markets don’t just move on fundamentals they move on emotion. Fear at the bottom. Greed at the top. Panic selling. FOMO buying. That emotional cycle is how everyday people get wrecked over and over again.

And if I’m being honest, unmanaged emotion is also how I ended up where I did years ago. One moment. One reaction. One decision without pause and everything changed.

That’s why mindset, to me, isn’t about staying positive.
It’s about emotional discipline.

Part of learning that discipline meant learning something else too: mental health requires maintenance. Just like money, just like the body, just like faith.

I’ve had a lot of mental health treatment over the years and it wasn’t forced. It was by choice. Because understanding your emotions, learning how to regulate them, and having tools for when things get heavy isn’t weakness. It’s responsibility.

Treatment didn’t “fix” me.
It gave me language.
Awareness.
Pause.

Books like Rich Dad Poor Dad helped me see money more clearly — assets vs. liabilities, long-term thinking, patience. Scripture helped me see the importance of restraint, wisdom, and self-control. Mental health work helped me slow down enough to apply all of it.

The guidance I try to live by now is simple, but not easy:

Silver doesn’t react to headlines.
Refinement doesn’t happen instantly.
And growth doesn’t come from impulse.

Mastering emotions doesn’t mean suppressing them.
It means recognizing them — and refusing to let them drive.

That’s how progress becomes sustainable.
That’s how cycles get broken.
And that’s how real forward movement starts.

If you made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read.

This newsletter isn’t about predictions or pretending I have everything figured out. It’s about sharing what I’m learning in real time — about money, faith, mindset, and the discipline it takes to rebuild something that lasts.

If this issue resonated with you:

In future issues, I’ll be going deeper into some of these topics — emotional discipline, mental health maintenance, faith under pressure, and how small, intentional choices compound over time.

Grace and peace this week,
— Mo Magic (Kevin Mohan)