Bitachon 244 - Complete Release from Troubles

You're listening to the 244th edition of the podcast. We're studying together the I can't help but think how this [gasps] was a song that I sang as a 13-year-old in Miami boys choir and uh it's an important pik to me. I feel like mentioned this to somebody yesterday that uh if we look around in our lives very often we see that Hashem was with us in the past and it gives us it strengthens us to know that Hashem is going to be with us in the present and in the future. That's what bakan is about. Plants events in our lives, a song in our life such that he's he smiles and says I'm here. [snorts] So let's learn together this p. It's inia Jeremiah 17:7. Blessed is the one who trusts in Hashem. Hashem will be his trust. The red says if you trust in hem will guarantee he'll be his guarantor does not need to be afraid of any evil brings here from the masem which is the son of the raam in his chapter on Sorry. Understand as follows says the ven is something trusting in Hashem is something that obligates you. That's how you have to see it. This is something that obligates me as I'm involved in my work, as I'm involved in trying to provide for my family. It obligates me to trust in Hashem that it's Hashem who's doing it. When you have a choice about what is going to be your what is going to be the source of my livelihood, choose something that's simple that doesn't take you away from serving Hashem. accept what's absolutely necessary. So if you go in this path, so then you'll be a true be somebody who truly trusts in Hashem. Everything that we do should support our relationship with Hashem. And afterwards the result will be that you will rise up to Hashem in his kindness. Interesting. He says that if Hashem decides it as you work on your And as you choose a type of work which allows you to serve Hashem and doesn't swallow up all your time with all of your energy and all of your focus. So eventually you'll be freed from having to work. Person who trusts in Hashem makes it the center of his life. This according to the Gur the says this is why we're on earth to work on to have a real relationship with Hashem if that's the center of my life if that comes before everything. So then the result will be ultimately that Hashem will be my guarantor Hashem will provide for me in a way that doesn't require me giving up on my relationship with him at any point or at any time. On the bottom here, he brings also from the maspic in another place the writes as follows. Interesting listening. When I listen, which means to say I pay attention and I follow that which I know is the will of Hashem. So that brings about a an expansion of my livelihood and it lets me excuse me have more of what I need. As the Pik says, Hashem says, "And it will be as a result of listening will bless the fruit of your womb, the fruit of the earth, your grain, your your wineries, your places that produce oil, the animals that you have, your flocks, they'll increase, they'll improve. So listening to Hashem, Saitonus, he refers to it as paying attention to and following the will of Hashem. The result of that is that you have everything that you need. It's a spiritual principle. If you do what's right, Hashem will give you everything that you need. says the maspe a person who listens to hem what does he do he's somebody who's called that they listen to hashem and the result will be that hashem will provide you as you trust in him he'll give you a way of receiving your livelihood in an easy way, in a way that's enjoyable. I'll add in a way that doesn't take away from your so he will give to his beloved. I think it means sleep. I didn't look up the here, but it if if it if it does mean sleep, so then Pik would be saying a person can rest, a person can relax. If you have, you have everything. You don't need anything. Everything will come to you easily. We say this in benching at the end of benching. Those who seek Hashem will not be missing anything good. What's what is a person who seeks Hashem? How do we define it? It seems he's understanding. Someone who seeks Hashem is I'm looking to serve Hashem. I'm looking to trust in Hashem. I'm looking to believe and live my life in a way that shows that it's Hashem who's in charge of me, in charge of my pasa, in charge of my livelihood, in charge of my life. Then he brings the he speaks in the second about he says in regards to there's nothing like that nothing like it there's no attribute that compares to it says in second chapter in psalms praiseworthy is the one who trusts in hashem person who's talking what does he have? He has a belief. He knows that in this world there is a God. The God that he trusts in is able and is watching over him. Blessed is the one who trusts in Hashem. Hashem will be his trust. Hashem will be his guarantor. He knows for sure he's not going to ever lack his livelihood. Throw your burden onto Hashem. Stop thinking so much. Stop worrying so much. Stop being so concerned. Just be with Hashem all the time and he will provide for you. Throw your package onto Hashem and he will he will sustain you. >> [gasps] >> He says tells us the condition here. You have to believe it. Absolutely. There's no shaky there's no shaky belief here. Which reminds me of the story that the alter brought with the al-shik and the the wagon driver who used to go and collect lime that he heard the alik talking about and he just believed it. He said why do I have to work so hard and he just sat in the m and he had a really almost the n happened. Somebody bought his horse and his wagon went out to dig lime and that person got killed. But before that, he had found a a treasure and he put it onto the wagon. The horse brought the wagon back or the mule, whatever it was, brought the wagon back to the to the schper's house and uh his family was elated. They had all this money just magically arrived. But it was just the the alik explained to his students. It was just a simple understanding that he had and he didn't surround it with so many thoughts. I was thinking about this. I don't know it was today or yesterday. I was thinking about it in terms of that's what real is let go of all of my thoughts and my doubts and my mind's fixing. My mind is trying to to fix problems that don't even exist. When I let go of all of the the the many calculations, if I can be like that simple wagon driver and just believe it. It doesn't It's the truth. It's the truth. The problem is my thoughts are the problem. My confusion is the problem. My trying to fix something that's not broken is the problem. When a person trusts in hem says when you trust in hem you can be involved in learning Torah and in performing Hashem's mitzvah with all of your heart without any thoughts without any worries. The confusion is gone is like a a breath of fresh air. It's a It's a relief. It's a release. [sighs] Everything is okay. Everything is awesome. Everything is going to be awesome. That's that release. Take that deep breath and let it all out. Release all your muscles. Release all the thoughts, the confusion, the worry. Just let it all go. It's not helping. Just let it go. It's only hindering. Now you can sit and learn. Now you can do what you need to do. Now you can be involved in coming close to Hashem. That's the brings here. The sixth aspect is somebody who trusts in Hashem, he has a feeling that he's given over into Hashem's hand. I am in Hashem's hand. Hashem is Hashem has got me. He's got my back. I'm walking together with him through life. Nobody can cause me damage. No human being can help me or or or hurt me. Nobody can take away damage from me except for Hashem. If I'm experiencing a challenge, the only one who can remove it is Hashem. Curse is the one who trusts in a human being because the result net the net result is I don't necessarily get what I want. A human being can't necessarily help me. Blessed is the one who trusts in Hashem, who places himself completely in Hashem's hands or really recognizes that that's the truth. I think that part of what's going on here is that there's a truth which we deny, which we think we are in charge. We think that we have some power. We think that we can accomplish. It's just not true. We need to just be honest with ourselves. That's what that's what teaches us. Let's have some honesty. Who's really in charge? Not me. It's only Hashem. Okay. He brings here from the in the name of the deaf. He's going to teach us something in the name of his father. The says, "I'd like to teach you here with hints that which Hashem graced me with an understanding, with his compassion and and great kindness." in the path of that which my my master my father said he says blessed is the one who trust in Hashem will be his trust here's the essence of what the said there's the one who trusts there's the one he trusts in. And then there's the thing that he trusts is going to happen. Obviously, who's the one who trusts? The one who trusts. Who's the one that he trusts in? The one that makes the promise. I'm going to help you. And and what is the what is the thing that he trusts is going to happen? It's that thing that he believes will help him and and help him out with whatever difficulty or positive thing he wants. As an analogy, Hashem promises us he's going to give us everything that we need. We're going to have everything that we need. Anything that you're missing, Hashem will give you. That's a promise. So he's the he's the one on whom we rely the human being. If we're if we merit, so we trust. We're the one who trusts. What is the thing that we're trusting about? It's that Hashem is going to give us our partners, give us our livelihood. But we live in the real world. Does not drop golden coins from heaven. Nor does he drop the at this time, the mana. So, we need something that's going to be the means. might be a business deal, something else, but this person has not yet reached the main type of faith. The main thing is to believe in Hashem that he is alone, that he is all there is. There's no one besides for him. I don't need anything. I don't need any normal natural cause through which to get my pas. You know what? Hashem can drop golden coins on me from heaven. Watch out. Hashem is the cause of every cause. He's the reason behind every reason. So here's a here's a secret my friends. You don't have to do any interesting. This is coming from the you don't have to do anything. You don't have to do any preparation for your livelihood. Hashem can just provide for you with his great kindness. Which means to say you can receive it miraculously or you can see receive it in a way which looks natural and has nothing to do with your efforts. This is what it means. Blessed is the one who trusts inem trust. It means when it says it means that Hashem will also be the means itself. There's nothing there's nothing that is the source or the reason for his livelihood or anything else that Hashem promises you that doesn't require some antecedent. Everything goes back to Hashem. And even if you see okay this is the thing that it seems like Hashem is going to provide me with my let's say my livelihood through this particular u means you have to believe with absolute faith that this means is only Hashem really it's really only Hashem wrote to the fine wants him to receive his livelihood through this means But it's not because I have this means. It could be any other means too. It could be a hundred different ways. Just because this is how Hashem is sending it doesn't mean it has to come this way. It could come from any way. And the bottom line is says the in the name of the in the name of the bottom line is just trust in Hashem and Hashem will be the the absolute root the absolute reason the absolute source for everything that you need. Thank you so much for listening. We'll see you again next time.