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Pour all of your energy into trusting me. It is through trust that you stay connected to me, aware of my presence. Every step on your life-journey can be a step of faith. Baby steps of trust are simple for you; you can take them with almost unconscious ease. Giant steps are another matter altogether: leaping across chasms in semidarkness, scaling cliffs of uncertainty, trudging through the valley of the shadow of death. These feats require sheer concentration, as well as utter commitment to me.

Each of my children is a unique blend of temperament, giftedness, and life experiences. Something that is a baby step for you may be a giant step for another person, and vice versa. Only I know the difficulty or ease fo each segment of your journey. Beware of trying to impress others by acting as if your giant steps are only baby ones. Do not judge others who hesitate in trembling fear before an act that would be easy for you. If each of my children would seek to please me above all else, fear of others' judgments would vanish, as would attempts to impress others. Focus your attention on the path just ahead of you and on the one who never leaves your side.

將你所有的精力都投入到對我信任上。正是通過信任，你與我保持聯係，察覺我的同在。在你生命旅程中的每一步都可以成為信心的一步。對你來說，信心的初級步驟是簡單的，你幾乎可以毫不費力地邁出它們。但是，巨大的飛躍是另一回事：在半昏暗中跨越深淵，在不確定的懸崖上攀爬，穿越死亡陰影的峽穀。這些壯舉需要全神貫注，以及對我完全的承諾。

每一個我的孩子都是性格、才能和生活經曆的獨特結合。對你來說是初級步驟的事情，對另一個人來說可能是巨大的一步，反之亦然。隻有我知道你的旅程每一段的難易程度。不要試圖通過表現得好像你的巨大飛躍隻是初級步驟來討好別人。不要論斷那些在進行對你來說很容易的行動之前因害怕而猶豫不決的人。如果我的每一個孩子都追求最大程度地取悅我，對他人的論斷會消失，討好別人的企圖也會消失。將你的注意力集中在你前方的道路上，集中注意力在永遠不會離開你身邊的那一位身上。