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Lynx

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I meant it as a general jest about money and who gets it. Not particularly televangelists. Though we are supposed to call out sin where we see it. And yes I suppose nearly all of us are struggling after the lxckdowns a few years ago. If God does not want it, it is fine. I just don't like having my time wasted on being as far as I know, into game design basics and 3d modelling for nothing, only to have it stopped and nothing come of it, especially when it could be so useful. But I suppose it is another desire of mine and not God's that has to die. It all seems too slow and too late, too little to be of use now. But thanks. I think I just hoped to be more useful than useless forever. Nevermind.
Ah, THAT'S why you're so frustrated. You have only a vague idea of what you want to do, and you're hoping one of us has the magic solution that will instantly click with your nebulous desire.

Usually when I have a vague idea of what I want to do, but I don't know enough about it to even ask the right questions, what helps most is a LOT of googling. I google everything even remotely related to what I want to do. Eventually I will find something that puts me on the right track, and then I can refine my searches accordingly.
 

Mem

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I think I just hoped to be more useful than useless forever.
Okay. I'll never mind all the same, but...
even if your greatest skillset is discouragement, that could still be useful in the service of God. Like, you could apply that talent to discouraging p3opl3 from their sin, for example. You know, redirect the energy you do have into something useful. I'm into art for nothing but I recently found out I had an art app factory installed on my phone that I've had for, well I don't remember for how long. I just got the note20 because I like the idea I could take notes on it. Now, I can draw and share my work for nothing, but I have to rely on a day job to fund it. Where does it fit in God's plans? I have no idea, only God knows, but whenever someone "likes" one of my works I suppose it has made them happy in some way, or it gave them something about it to appreciate and I figure that fits into God's directive to love your neighbor considering that when Jesus gave the example of "who was that man's neighbor?" being the Samaritan rather than the priest or the Levite.
But as I promised, per your request, I shall leave you as uninspired as you want to be and never mind. I don't want to waste any more of your time.
 
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Okay. I'll never mind all the same, but...
even if your greatest skillset is discouragement, that could still be useful in the service of God. Like, you could apply that talent to discouraging p3opl3 from their sin, for example. You know, redirect the energy you do have into something useful. I'm into art for nothing but I recently found out I had an art app factory installed on my phone that I've had for, well I don't remember for how long. I just got the note20 because I like the idea I could take notes on it. Now, I can draw and share my work for nothing, but I have to rely on a day job to fund it. Where does it fit in God's plans? I have no idea, only God knows, but whenever someone "likes" one of my works I suppose it has made them happy in some way, or it gave them something about it to appreciate and I figure that fits into God's directive to love your neighbor considering that when Jesus gave the example of "who was that man's neighbor?" being the Samaritan rather than the priest or the Levite.
But as I promised, per your request, I shall leave you as uninspired as you want to be and never mind. I don't want to waste any more of your time.
I think you missed my issue with giving up on the gaming design / other etc. It is not because I see no point in it. It is because God seems to block it. I see plenty of things I can do but they all seem as if I am being actually blocked by the Spirit/God etc. I would make a game and do it now but God will not let me. Not because I am unable, but because I assume He knows it will not be the path He wants for me or is of little effect in Glorifying God etc. Or along these lines of though anyway. Otherwise I would have made a game like a cross between captain bible / detective / investigation / nathan drake uncharted / prince of persia, but in a limited to bible / history / memorisation / puzzle / learning scripture-historical texts, with many other useful things but limited to one individuals path, at least for game one. Something that would lead to many more games, if I got the first one done of course, that would lead to more of a series of next step uses: evangelism / training by discussion and selection of verses to uses in conversations to various groups, athiests/ general public/ mormons/JW's etc. And more. But I feel a big internal selfish chemical change in me when I go to make a game as if I am sinning and trying to do something selfish for myself. It goes away if I do not. Like as if i'm being told somehow, no this is not what you should do.

So, it is not for nothing when I would do it, but it is for nothing due to not being allowed to use it and therefore it is a complete waste = for nothing all that time of learning which I seemed led into in the first place by God??? Which has gone no-where? Thats what I meant.
 
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The most effective tract that I have seen used is a red dot on the corner on your glasses. Answer the question "What is the red dot?" with "When I look into the mirror, it reminds me of the blood that my savior shed for me." The door is now open, share your testimony.