Bitachon 181 - Gratitude and Trust

you're listening to the 181st edition of the podcast we're studying together the trust inem at all times my nation pour out your hearts in front of God God is our protector says King David says to his Nation now that I have shown you the imperative and the Mila the advantage of hoping in hoping to hem trusting in hem and God Saves and honors those who trust in him which we spoke about two weeks ago previous p trust in him at all times even when there's a very difficult situation that you find yourselves in trust in Hashem and it's important to point out there's two different places two different extreme situations that a person finds himself in that they need to work on we need to work on the first is what he's talking about a situation of challenge of difficulty it seems like hasm has abandoned me heav forbid seems like my enemies have power over me that's one situation that requires a strengthening of our but the other situation is where things are going good everything is smooth we're successful we have what we need we're succeeding in our businesses we're succeeding in our learning succeeding in ourem we also over there and as we'll see in the continuation we also over there need to make sure that at all times we're placing our in we are giving recognition to the fact that it's hem who's giving us success but here is talking about the extreme where the times are difficult pour out your hearts in front of hem pray in front of hem pray front of God with focus with the intent of your heart assures us and he ADV vast experience in this area hem is going to answer your prayers Hashem always protects us has always takes care of us look at the past God has always done for us has always protected us saved us we're here aren't we we're still here so if hasem has taken care of us until now assures us our prayers will be answered now as well talk our faith won't go unanswered says the the brings this out trusting in hasem is something that we have to do at all times as the P says all times whether it's a good time whether it's a difficult time not like people there are some people who look they when do they turn to God they do turn to God but only when things are difficult when things are good they uh don't necessarily appreciate that it's Hashem who's taking care of them they wake up when when the when the difficulties arise the Ia say something interesting so we need to obviously trust in hm at all times whether things are good whether things are challenging when it comes to trusting in hem when things are good so the ramification of that it affects our fulfillment of hm's Commandments let's say a person okay let's say not even good or bad situations but just a regular situation on a business trip and I have have to go and I have to make sure that certain things are attended to in my business and it might mean that I won't be able to DAV in with a minion I won't be able to D at all might not be able to learn the the way that I feel about my business the way that I feel about having what I need if I trust in hasem so then I don't have to think about whether I'm going to do a certain Mitzvah whether my business is going to take away from my regular fulfillment of Commandments if I trust in hasem so I know that I can do what I'm supposed to do and it doesn't take away from from my myz so the is saying there's an indicator of how much that I have or put it differently I'm allowed to allow myself I can allow myself to fulfill the Commandments properly when I have that B Because doing what's right is not going to take away from me getting what I need so that's all in included under the category of now he brings to person should trust in hem at all times at all of his times when a person has Serenity things are quiet he's successful so then he should recognize that everything comes from hem you shouldn't say look I'm successful here today because of my own strength no when things are going well give credit where credit is too who gives us power so who puts the idea in our heads to do a particular business deal and the request should be made even there when things are good Hashem please help me continue to have success when things are going well if there's money in the bank if the bills are being paid hhm please thank you so much for helping me please continue to help me I know my success comes from you and when it's a time of challenge so a person needs to strengthen himself and trust that hm is going to take him out from the difficulty to a wide place to a place where things are no longer difficult and then a person should ask Hashem to give him peace to give him success to take him out of the difficulty Al the sweet singer of the Jewish people he said trust in at all times this means to say when times are good good when times are challenging pour out your hearts to Hashem and say Hashem you are our protector this is so sweet the Jewish people are praised by the B in this Regard in this aspect in the 40 44th chapter of the PK is the first pk of of of the 44th chapter of it speaks of the fact that hasem with our ears we heard our far fathers heard they told us all the things that you did for us that's how the that's how it starts this is coming to teach us that the general principle of that mism of that chapter of that song this is to praise the Jewish people that we trust in hem when the days are good on a good day and things are going well the Jewish people are praise this is the mid of the Jewish people that when things go well we don't take credit ourselves as prime minister keeps repeating in every speech at the end of every speech it's with hashem's help that together we will succeed this is something that even someone who's not religious can recognize and know that we can only succeed and we have only succeeded and we will only succeed with aem's help and when things get difficult it's not a time to lose our faith it's not a time to lose our no we hold on to this Covenant the indication here from this is that our forefathers has told us about the things that hm has done for us which means that I didn't actually see it per se I haven't seen the salvation of Hashem yet but I don't need to see it personally to believe that it's forthcoming that Hashem can and will help me I heard about it from my forefathers I know that my parents were saved my grandparents were saved I know my my bubby and Zade and my great grandparent parents they escaped from Europe in the 30s they left they were zionists they came to AR Israel they came to Palestine and then during the War I know that my bubby and Zi took a boat to America and somehow despite the fact that it was in the middle of the war and Boats were being shot at they got there safely I know that my parents came to Israel I came to Israel my family is growing up here I know that things have gone well for us I know that there have been challenges and difficult times but we've gten through them all here we are so I know that I can count on Hashem henceforth as well that's the says the for trust in hasm at all times my dear Nation woman this morning says that this PK is actually directed by King David Aton at the general populace of the Jewish people Jewish people are involved trying to support our families that's a very important part of our Lives we try to support our families we're involved in parasa in in making a livelihood so DAV says to us to the regular people trust in at all times sh pour out your heart you're in the middle of something you're in the middle of working on a project you're in the middle of working on a a business deal my daughter she's 10 years old she's part of a play called the show another daughter 11-year-old they're involved in the play my daughter who's 10 told me she's daving she's praying that she should remember her lines She's daving Every Day the thing that's important to you the that you're involved in ask Hashem for help talk it out speak it out the things that we talk about become real when we when I work on this when I read to you guys from when you listen to it and you talk about and share with your friends your family members when we talk about it it becomes real becomes real when we D in for for AEM to help us it become we have a Consciousness answers our prayers really where does our success come from remind ourselves say it over and over again Ask hem for help ask hem for Success bless Upon Us hem Our God this year in all of its types of grain it's not just talking about grains it's talking about our parasa our livelihood Shem bless us and blessings means that we see that you're here you're in our lives you bless the years you show up you show that it's you that there's a spiritual component to what's going on in our lives the success is your success hasem there's no one else to depend on there's no one to protect us besides forem here's another word from leitz and King David says pour out your hearts in front of him pour your hearts in front of so it's like the P beginning of sh I believe that it's uh I'm not sure what it's speaking about I want to misquote it but it's speaking about someone said I poured out my heart in front of hasm poured out my soul in front of Hashem it's the same idea it's an aspect of prayer but it's also a a full prayer it's a it's a real prayer I really mean it I'm I'm sincere in my prayer if you do this if you pray with a full heart if you pray sincerely you can be assured that you're going to have you're going to have Divine Providence but openly every person has Hashem is directly involved in every individual's life but we want to see it we want to experience it is close to all those who call out to him but it's to all those who originally were calling out with truth with real realness sincerity we're real our prayers are real prayers our prayers are are said with our heart s they're sincere they're not just lip service says and I think I I hope I'm I'm understanding this correctly but he says I'll I'll make the the doctor so unusual it will be so unusual to have to go to a doctor to the point where you won't it won't happen at all you won't end up needing a doctor interestingly he points out the evid points out that the way that we do the order of the prayer the way that D is instructing us he says pray at all times pour out your hearts and say God you protect you're my protector why do we talk that way what what's the idea behind it it's similar to what we find chapter 9 verse 29 there we when was doming for he says they are your nation they're your inheritance says you've protected them until now you've taken care of them until now they're a nation he says he talks about the past he says Hashem you protected me I came over he talks about the kindness that hasm has already done for him I came I crossed over this Jordan River with nothing and here I come and I have an incredible encampment and a whole family 12 sons so much livestock so much wealth I started with nothing hashm you gave me everything protect me now Hashem D is saying the same idea he's saying trust in pour out your hearts and say that Hashem is your protector meaning recognize remember mention to Hashem in your prayer Hashem you helped me in this thing Hashem you helped me in that thing Hashem you you gave me parosa every single day of my life until today Hashem help me again with parasa Hashem you helped me raise my family you helped me have success help me again you gave me a successful song give me another successful song Let the Good let the good continue it's it's very beautiful because in Ence what we're saying is that part of and part of prayer an important part of prayer is recognizing the good that's been done for me and number one it makes as it were AEM want to give more good to me when I show my appreciation for what he's done but I think that it also gives me more of an ability to trust because hey when there's a difficulty in front of me it feels very overwhelming how am I supposed to get through this how am I going to succeed in this area how can I how can I do this again how can I go through this challenge again but but if I remind myself hey I got through this before Hashem stood by my side before he helped me before he's going to help me again I can strengthen my in that way it helps me believe it it helps me know it it helps me feel it so it's an incredible approach in be it's an incredible approach in prayer you helped me before please AEM help me again thank you so much for listening see you again next time