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  • Rick Arnold and Arnold Pocket like this.
  • Rick Arnold How was your 2nd birthday in Vietnam?
    February 13 at 11:50pm · Like · 1
  • Joey Arnold I did not have a birthday. In 2013, nobody knew I had a birthday. I did an experiment last year to see if anybody would know if it was my birthday or not. Nobody knew. This year, I told people, but there was no birthday party or anything like that. I really do miss the USA because I love ice-cream, cake, and parties like that. There are many things that I truly miss about the USA. The USA can be much cooler and safer and more exciting sometimes.
    February 14 at 11:03am · Like · 1
  • Larry Mitchell · Friends with Marilyn Mitchell
    birthdays are not imp0rtant.
    February 15 at 2:44am · Like
  • Joey Arnold But love is important. Love is sometimes illustrated through present giving and the celebration and gathering of the birthday ceremonies and parties themselves sometimes to some extent. Birthdays are reminders and illustrations of what it means to care for others as Christians to various degrees.
    February 15 at 11:47am · Like
  • Lincoln Hawk · 88 mutual friends
    How many birthday gifts have you given to someone? How many parties have you thrown for someone? It seems to me that you're asking or wanting something from Christians that you yourself don't do???? You reap what you sow Joey.
    February 15 at 11:52pm · Like
  • Joey Arnold Do you really think that I am only a selfish person that never does things for other people?
    Yesterday at 12:26am · Like
  • Lincoln Hawk · 88 mutual friends
    Not at all! That's why I was asking the question. What do you do for other people's bdays?
    Yesterday at 1:20am · Like
  • Lincoln Hawk · 88 mutual friends
    AND if the answer is NOTHING! Than what would you expect. Ps. This is Biblical. Love your neighbor as yourself
    Yesterday at 8:07am · Like · 1
  • Joey Arnold I spend time with people. Sometimes, I give people money. I try to be there for people. I try to help people whenever I can. I teach English to people for free sometimes or for reduced prices. I listen to people as often as I can. I once gave a man around $5,000 a few years ago. I gave another girl around $2,000. I made my younger sister a game board and a doll house. I made my church a Pocketball Table. I bought food for homeless people sometimes. I have donates my clothes and other things to people. I try to share Christ with everyone all of the time. I try to smile and make friends with everyone. I refrain from fighting people. I do not always tell people what I do for others.

    Most people do not know that I do things for other people because I do not talk about it. I do not tell people about these things. Many times, people think and say to me that I am just a selfish person that only does things for personal interests.

    I would not be in a third-world country if I was only interested in being rich, in taking care of only me, because I can make more money and take care of myself better in the USA.
    Yesterday at 11:35am · Like
  • Lincoln Hawk · 88 mutual friends
    Joey, I believe you have a good heart brother. I'm sure that there are plenty of GREAT things you have done. I am just a little sadden to see some of your posts as late. You blasted some some girl about your bike and have been posting bad things about some secular site. I'm not saying that you don't have justification on either BUT I don't see what possible good will come of it to post negativity like that brother. It seems like you have a lot of bitterness. LORD knows we all do! Especially me. But this only damages relationships more and most importantly damages your character. I've learned that no one wants to be around someone that is focused on the bad things that life throws are way. This is how you lose friends. Instead I challenge you to post positive things on your page (ONLY) positive things and find someone that you can call or vent to about the negatives. If we truly represent CHRIST than we are forgiving, gracious, and merciful. Easier said than done, but what I have learned as of late is that it's far more rewarding to forget self and live for Christ. It takes all the hard ache of people and the things they have done to us off our backs and into the hands of an ALMIGHTY GOD! If someone stole your bike. Give them your computer too! I miss you buddy. I think you're pretty courageous to what you did, which is leave all behind and travel. That's awesome. I'm sure you have your lonely days but CHRIST has never left you bro. You already know this. We all do. It's the living it and the faith that is hard. Praying for you tonight. If you can. Remember to pray for me! I know you're up for the challenge so I'm excited to see some uplifting posts on your page and not all the wrong doings of others.
    23 hours ago · Unlike · 2
  • Emily Luttrell ^Agree! Uplifting, encouraging posts are the best to read and the ones that make me want to comment and interact with the post-er.
    12 hours ago · Unlike · 1
  • Joey Arnold I am always losing friends no matter what I do, it seems, historically speaking, personally speaking. I am always seeing people come in and out of my life. I have tried many times to keep people in my life through various methods. Too often, people leave me. Sometimes, my best friends die or they have some kind of change of heart. Too often, people do not tell me how they really feel about certain things.

    Life is about doing the right things in life. Christ got angry when they turned the temple into a den of robbers. He turned over tables. Sometimes, we must stand up for certain rights, freedoms, liberties, principles, that are true.

    I would rather die an honest man than live a traitor. Life is about honesty, transparency, character, morality, patience, love, integrity, and the desire to seek after what is best is better in life for the common good of everyone according to God's will.

    The things that I write and do are not just about me. I am trying to stand up against bullies, robbers, and dishonest people alike. It is not just about what other people have done about me. 

    Lincoln Hawk, I think, appreciate, and pray for you. I am not always bitter. I am especially not as bitter as some may think. I do feel bitter, lonely, conflicted, sad, angry, confused, sometimes, but I try not to let my emotional feelings cloud my judgement, actions, behavior, mentality, views on life. 

    Many people say that I complain too much, that I am not encouraging enough, that I do not say thank you enough, that I am not clean enough, that I am too selfish, that I am not doing enough for others, that I only thinking about myself, but these things are not exactly accurate.

    Too some degree, I do procrastinate on some of the things that I need to be doing more. I need to be more encouraging, inspiring, educational, helpful, and practical for others. I am always plotting how to reinvent my image to the world. I am always making promises and vows to myself for the things that I need to do and for things I need to change.

    Many times, I have promised to myself that I would not post certain "Negative things" onto websites like Facebook, into videos, other medias, or from my mouth, through what I write, through my thoughts even, etc.

    Too often, I procrastinate and make exceptions, excuses, reasons, for breaking my own rules to my own life. Too often, I say to myself, "I will just post one more "Bad thing" onto my Facebook and then I will never do that again. 

    The next day, week, month, or year, I end up doing it again. I say, "Oh, but I must post this, or write that, or do this, one last time, again." Some people have gambling and drinking problems. However, I may have Facebook or other like media problems where I truly believe in what I do so severely.

    Many times, I do social experiments. I say to myself, "I know this or that might be kind of bad to do but I really want to see what will happen if I do this or that," and this is partly since I am a writer, artist, film-maker, musician, missionary, thinker, philosopher, and especially as a social scientist.

    I do try to apologize, and I do apologize, or at least theoretically, hypothetically, to certain extents as it may seem with exceptions, and I certainly do not want to lose friends, but I also certainly do not want to compromise with truth............................
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