Welcome to the Daily Chizuk. It has been tried and tested. The more a person truly recognizes and feels Hashem’s control in the world, the more they are zocheh (merits) to see His help.
One of our listeners told me the other day that he had a large order from a company for clothing that he sells, and he was going to send them six different styles. The buyer told him very clearly, “The merchandise must be there by a certain date, and if it’s even a day late, there will be a heavy fee.” A couple of weeks later, the manufacturer called the man and told him, “I’m sorry, there’s a little problem, and all six styles are going to be shipped late.”
The man was a little upset. He was now going to lose a large portion of the profit. But he calmed himself down and said, “This is from Hashem. I’m not going to let it bother me.” He was thinking of calling the buyer, making up an excuse for why it was late, and trying to get out of paying the fee. But then he said to himself, “Hashem is in charge of my parnasah (livelihood). I don’t have to lie to make money.”
But he said he didn’t totally feel it yet, so he worked on himself for the next four days, listening to bitachon (trust in God) classes. Afterwards, he felt so powerful that he called the buyer back and was very straightforward. He said, “I’m sorry, the goods are going to be a little late, and please don’t give me the fee.” The buyer said, “Well, in your case, we gave ourselves a little cushion, and the goods will still be on the shelves on time. So there will be no extra fee.”
The man smiled and thanked Hashem for this small miracle. Unbelievable. They clearly told him there was going to be a fee, but in the merit of his emunah (faith), they took it away.
Another one of our listeners had a similar incident. His partner was at his manufacturer in the Orient and noticed a huge order made by his competitor from this manufacturer for a style that he made up. He couldn’t believe it. His competitor was ordering and selling his product. It turned out that one of his buyers ordered a small amount from him, gave that product to his competitor, and told them to get it for him for a cheaper price.
The man thought to himself, “Normally, I would call up the competitor and blast them for taking my merchandise. I would probably yell at the buyer for doing this behind my back.” He said, “But now I have emunah. Hashem is the only one in charge, and my competitor can’t take a dollar away from me. There’s no need to talk to my competitor at all.” He said, “I’m going to make a normal hishtadlut (effort) very calmly.”
He called up the buyer and said, “I understand you made a very large order for my competitor, but I would appreciate it if, in the future, you gave us the first chance, being that it’s our product that you’re buying. We’ve been doing business for a while together, and I would appreciate that.” The buyer was very impressed with the way he handled the situation, and he decided that he was going to cancel the order with the competitor and buy from him. This was the largest order he ever received from this buyer.
The formula is simple. Live your life with the awareness that Hashem is pulling the strings. Don’t lose your cool. Understand that it’s Hashem who gave you the situation, and Hashem can just as easily get you out of it. Have a great day.