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If you ask God for wisdom, He will give you a problem.
If you ask God for success, He will give you a duty.
If you ask God for riches, He will give you a dream.
If you ask God for power, He will give you a task.
If you ask God for patience, He will give you a burden.
If you ask God for strength, He will give you a load.
If you ask God for love, He will give you an enemy.
If you ask God for virtue, He will give you a temptation.
If you ask God for faith, He will give you a prophecy.
If you ask God to be a leader, He will make you a servant.
If you ask God to be a general, He will make you a soldier.
If you ask God to be a teacher, He will make you a student.
If you ask God to be a scholar, He will make you a thinker.
If you ask God to be a writer, He will make you a reader.
If you ask God to be an artist, He will make you a daydreamer.
If you ask God to be a pope, He will make you a priest.
If you ask God to be an architect, He will make you a builder.
If you ask God to be a sage, He will make you a learner.
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