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8-23

Entrust your loved ones to me; release them into my protective care. They are much safer with me than in your clinging hands. If you let a loved one become an idol in your heart, you endanger that one - as well as yourself. Joseph and his father, Jacob, suffered terribly because Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons and treated him with special favor. So Joseph's brothers hated him and plotted against him. Ultimately, I used that situation for good, but both father and son had to endure years of suffering and separation from one another.

I detest idolatry, even in the form of parental love, so beware of making a beloved child your idol. When you release loved ones to me, you are free to cling to my hand. As you entrust others into my care, I am free to shower blessings on them. My presence will go with them wherever they go, and I will give them rest. This same presence stays with you as you relax and place your trust in me. Watch to see what I will do.

將你所愛的人托付給我；將他們交托到我保護的照顧之下。他們與我同在比在你緊握的手中更加安全。如果你讓所愛成為你心中的偶像，你將危及他們，也危及自己。約瑟和他的父親雅各都經曆了痛苦，因為雅各特別寵愛約瑟，勝過其他兒子。因此，約瑟的兄弟憎恨他並密謀害他。最終，我將那個局麵變成好事，但父親和兒子都必須忍受多年的痛苦和分離。

我厭惡偶像崇拜，即使以親子之愛的形式存在，所以小心不要將心愛的孩子變成你的偶像。當你將所愛的人托付給我時，你就自由地緊握我的手。當你將他們交托到我的照顧中，我就自由地將福氣如雨水降在他們身上。他們無論去到哪裏，我的同在將追隨他們，我也會使他們得安息。當你放鬆下來，全然地信靠我，同樣的同在也會伴隨你。留心看我將會做什麽。