Just moved from South Africa to start a new life in the Palm Springs, CA area! (how often do you get guys like that on this forum?)

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MendedSoul

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Welcome Roy! I’ve read your posts and I truly believe if you stay in prayer and trusting in God all things were work out for you according to His Will. What a relief, right?
 
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Welcome Roy! I’ve read your posts and I truly believe if you stay in prayer and trusting in God all things were work out for you according to His Will. What a relief, right?
I couldn't agree more, dear MendedSoul! I'm glad your soul is mended ;) Good user name! Do you need prayer for anything? Do you have a job? Did you lose your job due to COVID-19? I pray God provides for you and your loved ones.

Let me know if there's anything I can do for you.

God Bless, Roy.
 

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Roy, unfortunately I’ve been on social security since some past car accidents and past life non Christian behaviors years ago.
Your prayers for well being are super appreciated and I’ll make sure to include you in mine too!
God Bless
 
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Roy, unfortunately I’ve been on social security since some past car accidents and past life non Christian behaviors years ago.
Your prayers for well being are super appreciated and I’ll make sure to include you in mine too!
God Bless
Thanks, MendedSoul! I'll be sure to put you on my daily prayer spreadsheet.

Just some things I need prayer for, please:


  1. For progress to be made in my spiritual life, and praise God for the amazing progress that has already been made.
  2. For a giving Christian wife. For God to bring her to me in such an amazing way for us to become friends, even under lock-down.
  3. For God to use me for His purposes, and for me to surrender 100% to God's Will, because He wants the best for my life.
  4. That God would cause my epilepsy medication to work, the E.E.G. shows no signs of seizures and I'm given permission to drive.

Thanks brother!
 

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Thanks, MendedSoul! I'll be sure to put you on my daily prayer spreadsheet.

Just some things I need prayer for, please:


  1. For progress to be made in my spiritual life, and praise God for the amazing progress that has already been made.
  2. For a giving Christian wife. For God to bring her to me in such an amazing way for us to become friends, even under lock-down.
  3. For God to use me for His purposes, and for me to surrender 100% to God's Will, because He wants the best for my life.
  4. That God would cause my epilepsy medication to work, the E.E.G. shows no signs of seizures and I'm given permission to drive.

Thanks brother!
You got it bud. Asking others to lift you up and pray for you as well. There’s power in numbers!
 
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Hi Magenta!

How are you? I wanted to ask a little favor of you please, to make some art for the following quote(s). I want to put it up as my cover photo on Facebook. Please put the following quote(s) in some art which you think would be appropriate:

"As You Ask God To Give To You, You Will Be Able To Give To Others. Keep Asking God To Give To You, So That You Are Capable Of Giving To Others. And When They Recognize How Much God Has Given To You, They Will Be Encouraged To Give To Others, Thereby Giving Back To The God Who Gives. The World Will Be A Happier Place Because In Friendships, Relationships And Marriages, People Will GIVE TO Others Instead Of TAKING FROM Others."

God Bless, thanks for doing this for me (and you're doing it for others too). I can't wait to see what you come up with. Feel free to share it with other people too, and I pray that God stirs their hearts to give. You're in my daily prayers.

With brotherly love, Roy.
 

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Hi Magenta!

How are you? I wanted to ask a little favor of you please, to make some art for the following quote(s). I want to put it up as my cover photo on Facebook. Please put the following quote(s) in some art which you think would be appropriate:

"As You Ask God To Give To You, You Will Be Able To Give To Others. Keep Asking God To Give To You, So That You Are Capable Of Giving To Others. And When They Recognize How Much God Has Given To You, They Will Be Encouraged To Give To Others, Thereby Giving Back To The God Who Gives. The World Will Be A Happier Place Because In Friendships, Relationships And Marriages, People Will GIVE TO Others Instead Of TAKING FROM Others."

God Bless, thanks for doing this for me (and you're doing it for others too). I can't wait to see what you come up with. Feel free to share it with other people too, and I pray that God stirs their hearts to give. You're in my daily prayers.

With brotherly love, Roy.
Good morning Roy :) So nice to see you back posting and being active with us :D

Say, is there any way you could reduce the amount of text?
 
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Good morning Roy :) So nice to see you back posting and being active with us :D

Say, is there any way you could reduce the amount of text?
“Receive Daily From God And Give Daily To Others. Others Will See A Giving God, So They Will Give. Give To Others Instead Of Taking From Them, And You Will Be Happy To Give Back To A Giving God.”
 

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“Receive Daily From God And Give Daily To Others. Others Will See A Giving God, So They Will Give. Give To Others Instead Of Taking From Them, And You Will Be Happy To Give Back To A Giving God.”
Much better, thank you! I have a few other things on the go right now, but I will queue you in :giggle:

Could you provide some details, like, your fave colors, or, would you like figure on it (I construct angels) or maybe just flora?

This is the one I am currently working on:



That is Marilyn Monroe's face :D I am looking for arms to add to the figure :)

I did this one recently too ;)



I was not having a good day that day, but designing that made it much better :)
 
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Much better, thank you! I have a few other things on the go right now, but I will queue you in :giggle:

Could you provide some details, like, your fave colors, or, would you like figure on it (I construct angels) or maybe just flora?

This is the one I am currently working on:



That is Marilyn Monroe's face :D

I did this one recently too ;)



I was not having a good day that day, but designing that made it much better :)
Sorry about your bad day! Glad making art made it better.

About the art I asked you to design for me: Could you please size it for your typical Facebook cover photo? (I'm sure you have a Facebook account). I think the art would look fantastic with angels interacting with real people, depicting God giving to them. The art should give the impression that God works behind the scenes and in people's minds, encouraging them to give. Floral colors would also be nice in the corners of the cover photo.

Use your imagination! I know you'll come up with something really nice. Thanks again.
 

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Sorry about your bad day! Glad making art made it better.

About the art I asked you to design for me: Could you please size it for your typical Facebook cover photo? (I'm sure you have a Facebook account). I think the art would look fantastic with angels interacting with real people, depicting God giving to them. The art should give the impression that God works behind the scenes and in people's minds, encouraging them to give. Floral colors would also be nice in the corners of the cover photo.

Use your imagination! I know you'll come up with something really nice. Thanks again.
Actually I do not use facebook, so I do not know what size it needs to be? Is it to be a vertical image like for smart phones, or... ? Please tell me the dimensions you would like, and the orientation = portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) :)
 
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Actually I do not use facebook, so I do not know what size it needs to be? Is it to be a vertical image like for smart phones, or... ? Please tell me the dimensions you would like, and the orientation = portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) :)
The cover photo I've got at the moment, according to Paint, is 960 x 720 pixels and it's a landscape-orientated .JPG image.
 

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Hi brothers and sisters-in-Christ,

I've got millions of things to share with you guys, and so many text chats to go through. But with such a good Christian community like yours, should that be a bad thing? I don't think so! I'm actually looking forward to it! You'll probably notice how active I am on this website all day, every day. I'm probably going to stay logged into this website all day; I'm tired of bouncing all over Internet looking for Christian friends. I think I'll stick with you guys.

Wow, where do I start? Born in Zimbabwe (I have Africa in my blood), moved to South Africa with my elder brother Garth and my parents when I was just 5 (I'm now 44). Arrived about 5 weeks ago in California after a traumatizing 8 years, 3 months living apart from my Mother who now has me back. So much to do to get my new life up-and-running, but COVID-19 has closed everybody up and I flipped with frustration this week, admitting myself to RI International in Palm Springs, CA but they did very little for me. I'm still looking for a job. But it was refreshing doing text chats on this website last night, and God threw not one, but TWO friends my way! So I'd like to keep that up every day.

I was diagnosed in October 2007 with high-functioning autism, and this has caused heaps of damage to my love-life. Been through hundreds of break-ups. More break-ups, more trauma, more desperate to get married a second time (I lost my bipolar wife to suicide after just 5 months of marriage. I was in a psychiatric clinic at the time, unable to get to my wife where she was living alone, and unable to talk her out of suicide). I've been despairing that I'll ever get married again, and even Christian dating websites have disappointed me because they're full of scammers and con-artists. I've met too many "ladies" who hide behind their fake profiles and profile photos that most probably are of somebody else. Because the moment I request a video chat with them, they run away and I've never heard from them again! I love having video chats and joining in Zoom sessions, and I hope I can do those right here on this website.

I want to meet as many guys and girls as I can, and form a circle of Christian friends that I haven't had for 5 solid weeks. If I meet my second wife on this website, all the better! I'm ready to dive into everything on this website. It would be great to have somebody in daily contact with me to walk a journey with me. I have issues of severe impatience, selfishness and my "my way or the highway and I'll throw one massive adult tantrum and sulk all day" kind of attitude. I also seem to be very touchy these days. These issues need attention before I move into any kind of intimate relationship with a lady. They will cause lots of damage, and probably cost me my first marriage.

That's all for now! I'll be logged in all day and probably avail myself for text chats in the main room as well. I'm unemployed and ready for anything in my new life. Please, let's chat! I want to make friends. If you're reading this, please drop me a text in the chat room.

God Bless you all, Roy.
You very obviously don't sound Christian at all from the way you speak at a 100mph. All Christians are meek & mild-mannered and have very good self-discipline & control. They also don't spill their dirty laundry to the public since they rely on the Lord who makes them content no matter what happens in their life.
 

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You very obviously don't sound Christian at all from the way you speak at a 100mph. All Christians are meek & mild-mannered and have very good self-discipline & control. They also don't spill their dirty laundry to the public since they rely on the Lord who makes them content no matter what happens in their life.
Andy I don’t think that was a very kind response. Every Christian is human and we all have different function, abilities and personalities. He was just being open and honestly was a bold vulnerable move I applaud him for. Takes guts to be open and honest about ones self. I think maybe you need to read your Bible more about the fruits of the Spirit God has given His Christian brothers and sisters.
 
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You very obviously don't sound Christian at all from the way you speak at a 100mph. All Christians are meek & mild-mannered and have very good self-discipline & control. They also don't spill their dirty laundry to the public since they rely on the Lord who makes them content no matter what happens in their life.
Greetings Andy.

You are right. Christians should have these qualities: meek & mild-mannered and have very good self-discipline & control.

But now that you have shown yourself to be lacking in the departments you mentioned, where does that leave you?
 
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Greetings Andy.

You are right. Christians should have these qualities: meek & mild-mannered and have very good self-discipline & control.

But now that you have shown yourself to be lacking in the departments you mentioned, where does that leave you?
Thanks, Kim. I don't want to be hard on Andy at all. But I am doing a journey with God right now (in fact, I threw an adult tantrum about having to wait so long for a neurologist to do an E.E.G. on me to tell me it's safe to drive a car about 1 or 2 hours ago), and it will take a while. What I HAVE learnt at this point is to stay really close to God and spend a lot of time with Him. That didn't happen today and my whole afternoon fell apart when my mood started to drop. I should've been in prayer instead.

All I ask of everybody on this website is to not judge anybody, and I give myself that advice too. We're all travelling different journeys and have different pasts. You can only judge somebody if 1) You are Jesus Christ Himself, or 2) you've lived the very same life they have and both of those are not true.

God Bless you all, and thanks for the input!

Roy.
 

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Hello again, Roy, I meant to ask you earlier if you would like a pic of yourself
inserted onto your cover art thing-a-ma-jig? Something like this, maybe?


 
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Hello again, Roy, I meant to ask you earlier if you would like a pic of yourself
inserted onto your cover art thing-a-ma-jig? Something like this, maybe?


I think so, thanks. But I think I'll send you a .JPG image file of me posing as if I'm giving you something (I'll try and find a gift-like box to hold in my hand), and get my Mom to take a photo of me. Then, please would you replace Jesus' image with my image? Maybe you could position this image of Jesus in the bottom right corner of the art? What do you think? I'll leave it up to you to decide. I do think it would be important to have a picture of Jesus and/or angels in the art.