Welcome to the daily chizuk (encouragement). The Steipler writes in Birkat Peretz that everything that happens to a person on a daily basis—his successes, his losses, his pain, his joy—all comes directly from Hashem. As the Gemara teaches us, Hakol bidei Shamayim, everything is sent from heaven. Another Gemara says, Ein adam nokef etzba'o milmata, ela im ken machrizin alav milmala. A person will not even stub his toe unless Hashem decreed it first.
The Vilna Gaon explains that Hashem decides exactly what should happen, and then He uses nature to carry out His will. We only see the natural parts, and therefore it's difficult for us to attribute everything to Hashem. But in reality, all day long we are seeing Hashem's will being carried out. The Meshech Chochmah writes that one of our jobs in this world is to see through nature and recognize that Hashem is really in control. This will cause us to develop a closer relationship with Hashem, and that's what we're in the world to accomplish.
Rabbi Yechezkel Levenstein said, “The more you recognize the Yad Hashem (the hand of Hashem) in your life, the more opportunities Hashem will give you to see Him in your life even clearer.” So let us accustom ourselves to constantly say, “It's Me'et Hashem (from Hashem), it's Me'et Hashem.” Just recognizing is an accomplishment.
Rabbi Fishel Schachter told the story of a man who got a parking ticket. He couldn't believe it. He thought the spot was legal, and he got very upset. Later that day, he was speeding a little over the limit and was stopped by the police. He explained to the police that he was in a rush, and he begged them to have mercy. So the policeman said, “Okay, I'm just going to give you a parking ticket.” The man said, “Baruch Hashem, thank you Hashem for just giving me a parking ticket.” And the rabbi said, “Maybe if he had said that for the first ticket, he wouldn't have needed the second one.”
If your car gets dented, it's Min haShamayim (from Heaven). If the rearview mirror gets knocked off, it's Min haShamayim. Even if the horn is broken, it's Min haShamayim.
Rabbi Schachter told another story of a man who got up to speak at his daughter's Sheva Berachot. He told everybody, “You know why I picked this boy to be my son-in-law? Because he drove me from Yerushalayim all the way to Bnei Brak on a Friday with very heavy traffic. And not once, not even once, did he honk his horn. Do you know what kind of patience you need for that?” The boy turned all red and said, “Well, that's because my horn was broken.” But that was also Hashgacha Peratit (individual Divine providence).
If we would learn to recognize that Hashem is always in control and He only wants to do what's best for us, it would enhance the quality of our lives immensely. We don't always understand, but the knowledge that it was Hashem and it was good for me could get a person through anything.
The rabbi said, “Imagine someone fell out of a building and landed in a garbage dump, but he was totally fine. Even though that guy is lying in a heap of garbage, he is happy because his life was just saved.” So too, sometimes Hashem will let a person suffer an embarrassing moment, and the person feels like he's in a garbage dump. But little does he know, Hashem just saved his life.
If you train yourself to live your life with this recognition—Hashem knows what He's doing—you will enjoy your life so much more.