Welcome to the daily Chizuk (encouragement). A person who lives his life with Emunah (faith) will automatically bring out tremendous Kevod Shamayim, glory to Hashem. When people see the way he carries himself and the way he lives his life, they will see godliness. Abraham Avinu taught Emunah to the world, and people looked at him like a Nesi Elohim, like a prince of Hashem. Someone with Emunah never loses himself. He doesn't get upset about the things that normally would upset people. He knows everything is from Hashem, and Hashem is always doing the best for him, whether he understands it or not.
A man told me he came to work one day and his computer system was malfunctioning. He brought in technicians, and they said it looked like it was broken and he had lost all of his data. That meant 8 years of information wiped out in a second. The man said he had all the orders he needed to ship for the next 6 months there, all the records of the stores that owed him money, and records of what he owed, chargebacks, credits—everything was on the system. It was a mess. But the owners of this company had tremendous Emunah. They accepted the will of Hashem, b'simcha (with joy), and carried on with business as usual. The employees, on the other hand, weren't taking it so well. They were complaining, “How are we going to go on like this? The business is not going to work.” After 4 days of working on the problem, Baruch Hashem, the technicians were able to fix it. One piece of information was missing, and they all celebrated. One of the employees came over to the boss and said, “We are awestruck by how you handled this situation. You never lost your cool; we all couldn't believe it. You are our role model for life.” That's a Kiddush Hashem (sanctification of Hashem).
Someone I know once had a doctor's appointment in Manhattan that was supposed to take up a large portion of the day. The man cancelled all of his appointments. He drove into the city and waited in the office. After an hour of waiting, they started giving him tests and making preparations. Then he went back and waited for another hour. The doctor came out, very apologetic. The man was scared, but the doctor said, “I'm sorry, the machine for the surgery just broke. This has never happened in all of my years. I feel horrible, but we're not going to be able to do the procedure today. We have to reschedule.” Now this man knew there are no accidents; Hashem is behind everything. He didn't lose his cool. He said, “Okay, let's reschedule.” The doctor said, “Okay, let's reschedule.” The doctor couldn't believe the response. He thought the guy was going to throw a fit and go berserk, but the man stayed calm, and this was a Kiddush Hashem. Emunah gives a person nobility. He knows Hashem is calling all the shots. There are no mistakes. Everything happens exactly the way Hashem wanted it to happen. And Hashem is only interested in doing the best thing. There are many people who have reason to complain, yet they walk around with a smile and a cheery mood. This is Kiddush Hashem.
The Chazon Ish had a student who owned a printing press in Bnei Brak, and someone opened a very similar shop nearby. People would go crazy from this. But the man strengthened his Emunah. He told himself over and over, “Hashem gives me my Parnassah (livelihood). Hashem gives me my Parnassah. I'm not going to start a fight.” And he went over and befriended the competitor. He welcomed him to the neighborhood and said, “If you ever need anything, I'm here.” The competitor couldn't believe this response. But people with Emunah never lose their dignity. We have to strive to elevate ourselves, to have the proper attitudes and the proper responses. And this in turn will bring glory to the King, Hashem. Have a great day.