I grew up thinking that God exists.
我从小就认为上帝是存在的。
So I turned to him for help.
所以我向他寻求帮助。
One day, I just cried out.
有一天,我哭了出来。
“God I do not know who you are.
“上帝,我不知道你是谁。
But I know that you exist.
但我知道你存在。
I believe you can help me. Please help me.”
我相信你能帮助我。请帮帮我。”
It was a real cry from my heart.
这是我发自内心的呐喊。
In the Christian Bible God says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
在基督教的《圣经》中,上帝说:“你们寻求我,若专心寻求我,就必寻见。”
Three days later, I went to a church.
三天后,我去了教堂。
I could not believe it!
我简直不敢相信!
The speaker said he used to be a drug addict.
演讲者说他以前是个瘾君子。
Everything he said made sense to me.
他说的每一句话对我来说都有意义。
I learned that Jesus Christ had healed him.
我知道耶稣基督治愈了他。
And Jesus Christ could heal me too.
耶稣基督也能治愈我。
After the speaker had finished, I went to meet him face to face.
演讲者讲完后,我去和他面对面交谈。
He prayed for me.
他为我祈祷。
Then, someone took me to a Christian house for drug addicts.
然后,有人带我去了一所收容吸毒者的基督教之家。
It’s called, ‘The Helping Hand.’
它的名字叫“援助之手”。
There, I met other people recovering from drug addictions.
在那里,我遇到了其他正在戒毒的人。
They told me how Christ had changed their lives.
他们告诉我基督如何改变了他们的生活。
I decided to ask Christ to change my life too.
我决定请求基督也改变我的生活。
I have learned from a man in the Bible - Paul.
我从《圣经》中的一个人——保罗——那里学到了东西。
He said, “I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot do it."
他说:“立志为善由得我,只是行出来由不得我。”
But he also said "I can do everything through Jesus who gives me strength.”
但他也说:“我可以做万事,靠着那加给我力量的基督。”
God set me free from my addiction.
上帝让我摆脱了毒瘾。
And I learned from the Bible that I had become his child.
我从《圣经》中得知,我成了他的孩子。
I learned that he has a plan and purpose for my life.
我知道他赐予我生活计划和目标。
By his grace and mercy I am living a new life.
靠着他的恩典和仁慈,我正在过着新的生活。
Ranjit went on to work with the ‘Helping Hand’ aid group for nine years.
兰吉特继续在援助组织“援助之手”工作了九年。
Today, he is a minister!
如今,他是一名部长!
His story encourages other people in similar situations.
他的故事鼓舞了其他有类似情况的人。