I fasted for a day and a half and asked God to help me.

我禁食了一天半，请求上帝帮助我。

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One day, a 7-year-old boy held a dollar coin in his hand and asked the shop owners along the street, "Excuse me, do you sell God?"

一天，一个7岁的小男孩手里拿着一美元硬币，问沿街的店主：“请问，你们出售上帝吗？”

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I asked God to show me where to improve and to give me the courage to face it.

我问上帝，我应该在那方面改善自我，并请求他给我面对现实的勇气。

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More than once, I went down on my knees and asked God to help me decide.

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He replied, "Jacob." Said he, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and men, and have prevailed." Jacob asked, "Pray tell me your name." But he said, "You must not ask my name!"

答，“我名叫雅各，“那人说，“你的名不要再叫雅各,要叫以色列，因为你与神与人较力都得了胜，“雅各问,“请将你的名告诉我，“那人却说，“何必问我的名，“

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"In recent months, I felt that my strength had decreased, and I asked God earnestly in prayer to enlighten me with his light to make me take the right decision not for my sake, but for the good of the Church, " he said.

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