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TRANSFORM YOUR EMUNAH!Author: Rabbi Reuven Garber
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556 - Transform Your Bitachon! (Part-5)
Episode 559
Thursday, 12 March, 2026
I'm really excited to be sharing this incredible information with all of you. Any bit of Torah is exciting to be able to share because it's Hashem's will and ultimately much greater than any other information we're going to learn in this world. But the reason I'm so passionate and excited about this is because this has been a discovery for myself to truly get a clear direction from early to contemporary Torah sources about what exactly bitachon is. And many of these concepts are counterintuitive in some ways and not so popularly taught for certain reasons that we'll discuss. But once one is able to access these keys, we literally are able to access chambers and gates in terms of our relationship with Hashem that we certainly could not have previously accessed. We discussed in the previous session part number one of a rundown of 15 parts which we're going to be going through. Again, just to give a bit of clarity of direction of where we're going to be heading because again so many of these concepts are intertwined and when one question comes up one thinks of many other aspects. So just to get a bit of direction in terms of how we're going to be exploring the topic of bitachon. We discussed in the previous session part number one, what exactly is bitachon? A little bit of an introduction to bitachon. Part number two, what is the source for the mitzvah of bitachon? Part number three, how important exactly is bitachon? And where we left off in the previous session was part four, does bitachon always work? And again, to elaborate on this a little bit more, just in terms of the question, we again haven't explored any Torah sources yet. It's so important to emphasize one can say whatever they want in terms of anything and if one is a better lawyer than someone else you will win the argument. But the only true perspective is Hashem's perspective. So we want to come from the Torah sources, the true perspective of what is the absolute truth. Does bitachon always work? Again, let's try to illustrate this in a clear way. I'm currently short of money, I need an extra thousand dollars. And again, we're not going now into the mitzvah of hishtadlus, which is a component we're going to get to later. As you can already see, that already is a concept which is intertwined. But forgetting hishtadlus for a moment. One qualifies to be able to have bitachon, to receive their thousand dollars. And one reaches out to Hashem to please give them their thousand dollars and one relies on Hashem to give them a thousand dollars. Because again, we'll discuss, B'ezrat Hashem, each of these concepts: What does it mean exactly to have bitachon? How do I practically apply bitachon? Do I have to be qualified to be able to have bitachon? We'll get to everything, B'ezrat Hashem. As I'm mentioning, everything is quite intertwined. But that's why it's so important to try to get a bit of a direction. So is my approach, if I have asked Hashem and I'm relying on Him to give me a thousand dollars, that of course He can give it to me, even if all circumstances seem to point against me. Of course Hashem is not limited to those circumstances. That is basic emunah that is according to every opinion. One has to know that Hashem is Ein Od Milvado. In one second, He can turn all nature upside down and He can make it look like it's not going against the laws of nature and He can certainly in one moment give me the thousand dollars that I need. But at the same time, Hashem has many considerations as we know. Maybe I don't deserve this, maybe I've sinned, maybe a previous reincarnation would dictate that it's not good for me to receive the thousand dollars now, or many other millions of factors that might be beyond our human understanding. So as is usually understood, not necessarily will Hashem come through for me. Of course He can come through for me, but not necessarily will He come through for me in the way that I desire. In other words, maybe I will ask for something and He will say no, because it is better for me. That is one way of viewing it. Another way of viewing this, again without yet going into the answer, but again just presenting the question in a clear format so that we can just get a better understanding of where we're heading. Those thousand dollars that I currently need and I'm relying on Hashem to give me, and again I've applied practical bitachon which we'll discuss. Not only do I know that Hashem can give it to me, but I've reached such an extent of trust that I know and I rely that Hashem will for sure give me the thousand dollars. Now again, if that would be the case, then many might ask, but how do I know it's good for me? And why would Hashem necessarily give it to me? And who says I deserve it? And even if I do, again, doesn't Hashem have many considerations? And how do I know that I shouldn't even be asking for anything and having bitachon in Hashem for the things that I desire; isn't it wiser to just rely on Hashem that He should call the shots for me? B’ezrat Hashem, we will continue in the next session in our journey of bitachon.
