559 - Transform Your Bitachon! (Part-8)

I'm so excited to continue our Bitachon journey. So let's revise. We divided the sections into 15 parts. So far we discussed, in terms of the headlines of the sections we're going to be discussing, Bezrat Hashem. Part one, what is Bitachon exactly? Part two, what is the source for the mitzvah of Bitachon? Part three, how important exactly is Bitachon? Part four, does Bitachon always work? Is the correct perspective that Hashem can do anything but not necessarily will He do it in the way that I need and desire? Or is the correct perspective that I can have reliance on Hashem to come through for me in the way that I need and the way I desire? Part five, if the latter is the case, that I can rely on Hashem to the extent that I need and I desire, why must Hashem come through for me? Hashem has many reasons and considerations why it might not be good for me if He comes through for me in the way that I desire. And therefore, why must He come through for me?

 

Let's move on now to discuss part number six. Does Bitachon have a prerequisite to be effective? Now this is so important to elaborate a little bit on what this means. As I'm sure you self-understood from the way I've presented the questions, we're going to see that there is a type of Bitachon that one can be so confident in Hashem that one will for sure receive exactly what they desire. This is honestly one of the greatest and most exciting keys to our life. And after I had the opportunity to learn this topic, I wondered to myself and also had the privilege to discuss it with some great Torah authorities, what is the reason that this type of Bitachon, which is such a powerful weapon that we have available, why have I never heard of this concept before in all the many Torah lectures that I've explored over the years? Why have I not come across this topic? Again, if it was just like a side topic for someone who's very learned, who's exploring intricate topics beyond the scope of what usually people explore, then I'd understand. But if, as we're going to learn, it is the most basic foundation to all of Torah and to all of mitzvos, and we're going to see how not only is this a possible type of Bitachon that we are allowed to tap into, but it's actually one of the higher levels of Bitachon that we should aspire to arrive at, B’ezrat Hashem.

 

But one of the reasons one doesn't usually come across this topic, and rightly so, is because if this prerequisite and precondition is not met, then of course one's absolute reliance on Hashem is not going to work. So let's clarify what we're trying to say. If somebody is looking for a marriage partner and has Bitachon to Hashem, and again we need to define exactly what does it mean to have Bitachon in Hashem, but let's assume somebody reaches out to Hashem and reaches a space of full reliance on Hashem that they're going to find their marriage partner in the near future. As we're going to learn, there has to be such a sincere reliance on Hashem that one has absolutely no doubt that Hashem will come through for them. Now again, many questions are going to arise as we learn these topics because so many of them are intertwined.

 

One might ask, if I am so reliant on Hashem, why should I do any Hishtadlus? Why should I make any of my own efforts to make anything happen? Because if I know Hashem is going to take care of it, then why should I make any of my own efforts? And if I am making any of my own efforts, does that mean that I don't have true, sincere reliance? Again, B’ezrat Hashem, we're going to get to this section of Hishtadlus as we proceed to discuss these topics. And another question that will arise is, okay that's very nice. If one has such sincere reliance on Hashem that they're 100% sure Hashem will come through for them, then Hashem will come through for them in exactly the way they desire. But as we're going to see, that's quite a high level. So does that mean that bitachon is only for the elite? Because I don't even know if I can ever get to such a level. And again, as we're going to discuss in the coming sections, what is the true reward for bitachon? Is it just receiving what I'd like? Or even if I'm not able to have the full sincerity in bitachon, do I reap tremendous benefits in both the spiritual worlds as well as this physical world? B’ezrat Hashem, let's continue to explore these topics and transform our bitachon.