Below you will find 9 facts about the number 9:

1. Nine is not yet the full or complete, number ten, but it does mark the ending. It is the last of the single digits, in our decimal numbering system. Thus it can represent the conclusion or ending of a matter.

2. Bullinger also notes that it has a link with the number six. In that the sum of its factors is six (3 x 3 = 9, 3 + 3 = 6). Thus nine can particularly represent the conclusion of mans works. We see that the numeric value (gematria) of the word Dan is 54 = 9 x 6. Dan means a judge.

3. The number nine represents finality or judgment.

4. So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest. Hebrews 3:11
The phrase “my wrath”, in the Greek is th orgh mou. This has a numeric value (gematria) of 999. Statements 1- 4 were taken from this {Source}.

5. This number has also been used to describe the perfect movement of God. {Source}

6. There are 9 gifts of the spirit: the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith, healing, the working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, divers kinds of tongues, and the interpretation of tongues. {1 Corinthians 12:8-10 }

7. Nine is the square of three, and three is the number of Divine perfection, as well as the number peculiar to the Holy Spirit.

8. It is not surprising, therefore, to find that this number denotes finality in divine things.

9. “Fruit (not fruits) of the Spirit” comprises nine (32) graces: (1) love, (2) joy, (3) peace, (4) longsuffering, (5) gentleness, (6) goodness, (7) faith, (8) meekness, (9) temperance,* while
it will be noticed that in this fruit of the Spirit “temperance” is put last; while in the “works of the flesh” (vv 19-21), which are sixteen in number (42, the earth number), “drunkenness and revellings” are put last! Truly man’s ways are not God’s ways, nor God’s thoughts man’s thoughts (Isaia

Theresa, those are just a couple of the million things people have posted about the number nine. Nine has been an important number in my life, I was born in the ninth month and Kip proposed to me on the ninth day of November. I guess it should be left up to each individual what they want to believe or what they feel.

Congratulations to you and Blessing!! You must be so proud of her, it is such a big step and she wouldn’t be able to do it if she didn’t have supporting parents. You did a good job and I wish her the best. Kellie

Let me ask you something. Why do you feel numerology is key to your success or failure? If that is key – looking to the numbers, the starry heavens (which God tells people from the Bible not to do but that’s a different subject), or to any other sign for what is going on, then it absolves a person from responsibility, and places blame squarely on the cosmos.

It is natural for us as humans to want to try to interpret our world, to find some pattern in amongst randomness. I mean that’s the idea behind evolution – order came from nothing. An intelligent designer didn’t do it, it was order from randomness. But if order among chaos (thereby denying God his role as creator) really is what this world is, then we are powerless to stop the “cosmic order”, the cosmic force. And to say that this cosmic force is God, is to say that God wants us to suffer, and die, and he wants us to be aware of that by a simple mechanism of looking into the stars, tea leaves, tarot cards, and the liver and kidneys ( people did this in ancient times).

Think about it though. God gave us free will. According to the Bible (I have read you pray so I assume you believe the Bible) Adam and Eve disobeyed God (their choice) and suffered the consequences for it. That is not a loving God, to know that they were going to disobey him but he made them anyway.

But think about it – if it were “written in the cards” so to speak, then why wear seatbelts? If it’s written in the stars for a person to die, they’re going to die, right? If it were up to number manipulation (numerology) to decide success or the right course of action, then why didn’t my grandfather become insanely rich?

So what I suggest is you take a lesson from Grace. Determination and free choice is what makes or breaks a person. Granted there is randomness, but remember that the Bible says that can happen to even the best planned ideas. Insurance companies know risk, and know how to manage risk, and they’re successful – unless they’re under poor management, but that’s like blaming the car for breaking down when you didn’t do regular maintenance – it’s insane to blame blind chance.

Take more confidence in yourself. I know you’re nervous, as any person would be, but a businessman I know has two sayings. “Fake it tilll you make it” meaning if you appear big, you can become big (watch the movie “Be Cool” for the example), and the other is “use your money as if it was monopoly money” meaning take chances and think of life and your money as a game. That takes the pressure off and helps you into the proper mindset for success – that of managing people effectively without worrying about ‘what if I fail”.

Take care of yourself ok?

JC