Fear of Retribution BH FILMS

What we're made of. We're [music] made of body and soul. The soul itself is not just a little ghost that you see in movies [music] that enters the body, leaves the body. There are different parts of the soul. And the five [music] main parts are the nefesh, neshama, ruach, chaya, yechida. [music] But nonetheless, everyone has the nefesh and the neshama. That [music] it's only for our benefit that Hakadosh Baruch Hu created us and not his. >> [music] >> Why does a person go against Hashem? [music] First, fear. Pachad. >> [music] >> Fear of missing out, fear of being lonely, fear of being poor, [music] fear of being mocked. Second, benefit. Joy. [music] He goes with a woman that's forbidden to him. She goes with a man that's forbidden [music] to her. For joy, for benefit, because they feel like they're going to benefit out of it. >> [music] >> The third reason, foolishness. The person is a fool. You [music] are ignoring the Torah. And people that ignore the Torah unfortunately suffer. >> [music] [music] >> Whether you remember that you were at Mount Sinai or not, whether you [music] believe that you were at Mount Sinai or not, whether you believe that God created the world or not, the obligation [music] stays the same. So, if a person does not believe that Hakadosh Baruch Hu he himself is watching every single [music] thing, knows your thoughts, knows what's in your heart, he's the only one. >> [music] >> No one else can hurt you or help you if it's not the will of Hashem. >> [music] >> He does not have a body. He didn't come back and transform himself. [music] He's above anything and everything physical. He has [music] no limitations. We're commanded [music] to have fear of God. If a person does not have fear of the Almighty, >> [music] >> they may be able to do mitzvot like putting on their tefillin, keeping Shabbat, [music] tzedakah, but it's not going to stop them from [music] going against Hashem. How come I see that there are wicked people, but they succeed? [music] Do not despair of retribution. That the heart of a person who has sinned should be in fear every day, and he [music] should constantly say to himself, "Woe is me. Perhaps the divine retribution for my sins will befall me today. Perhaps [music] it will be tomorrow." Thus, it emerges that he's in fear of retribution every day. [music] This will dissuade him from sinning further. >> [music] >> Every day, Hakadosh Baruch Hu [music] gives us 86,400 opportunities [music] to do his will. Moments where he's giving you life. He's giving you the ability to see. He's giving you the ability to hear. He's giving you the [music] ability to speak. He's giving you food. He's giving you sustenance. >> [music] >> He's giving you a spouse, children. He's giving you all types of good. >> [music] >> Everything you have. Every single day. Yet, if we evaluate how much he gives us every single day, >> [music] >> proving our worth, serving him, doing what we're obligated to do, >> [music] >> we're not exactly all there. And if that's not enough, what about when we use those 86,000 moments >> [music] >> to sin against him? I said, [music] "My God, I'm embarrassed and ashamed to lift my face to you, my God. For our >> [music] >> iniquities have multiplied over our head, and our sins extend up [music] to the heavens." Boshti even ichlam. Boshti even ichlamti says Ezra. Our sins, [music] if we put them, stack them up one on top of the other, they'd surpass the mountains, they'd surpass the heavens. >> [music] [music] >> If a person does not feel shame before his creator, that means that he not only has arrogance, that means he [music] has literally a spiritual disease that is incurable by anyone else other than himself. >> [music] >> By learning from Hakhamim, they will actually give him the medicine. The only other cure is Hakadosh Baruch Hu having mercy on him and breaking him to pieces, force him. Not everyone has that merit. >> [music] >> Do you love God or do you just love what he gives you? If he gave you problems, would you still love him? >> [music] >> Do you trust God no matter what? What does that all have to do with giving over life to Hashem? Loving [music] Hashem, trusting Hashem, and giving over one's life to Hashem. Giving over your life to Hashem [music] means you have complete and absolute [music] bitachon in Hashem. A person that submits themselves to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, gives over their life to Hakadosh Baruch Hu, it [music] means live. It means live on Kiddush Hashem. It means that despite the problems, "You're the one that made me sick. You're the one [music] that made me poor. You're the one that made me lonely. You're the one that put me in this predicament. You're the [music] one that took this. You're the one that took that. You're the one that does everything. And of course, [music] I know that you only created me for my benefit. You don't benefit me. Only I benefit. Therefore, all that you do is for [music] my benefit, even though I don't see it and I don't understand it currently. [music] But because I believe in you completely, BECAUSE I'M GIVING MY FULL LIFE TO YOU, >> [music] >> I lower my head and I say, "Thank you, Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Baruch Hashem." >> [music] >> BARUCH HASHEM. I know that you're going to take me to a better place [music] as a result of this than otherwise it would have. >> [music] >> A person that has complete emunah and bitachon in Hashem, a person that has given his life over to Hashem, >> [music] >> has problems. Trust me, they have Everybody has problems. And [music] therefore, this too is for my benefit. So, why should [music] I reject it? Why should I fight it? Why should I delete it? I'm going wherever you take me. >> [music]