Bitachon: A Practical Guide to Trust in God

Everything in the world comes from the Almighty.

Whereas logic and intellect hinder bitachon, simple emuna is ever so conducive to total bitachon, when a person leans entirely on Hashem.

By the same token, when a person works for his own benefit, he or she will be lucky to have the bare minimum, like the proverbial one-dollar tin of shoe polish. But, when they work with the intent of serving Hashem and fulfilling His commandments, he or she will ultimately have whatever they need.

Sometimes Hashem withholds our needs. This could be for one of two reasons: first, either we didn't sufficiently pray for them; or second, we covet something that's not ours.

The second group of people who engage in full hishtadlus are the "nonbelievers", the ones who believe that their income depends on them only and has nothing to do with Hashem, Heaven forbid. These are the people with no emuna, much less bitachon, who work from sunup to sundown.

In other words, by tithing over and over again, a person progressively internalizes deeper trust in Hashem.

We receive sustenance daily from Above. 2. Observing the Sabbath does not cause a decrease in income; indeed, it generates a blessing of income. We now continue to learn our third lesson of the manna, the three levels of bitachon.

inseparable, arrogance and bitachon are mutually

other words, the more a person trusts in Hashem and truly believes that Hashem is the Provider, the less he or she needs to work.