Welcome to the daily chizuk (encouragement). Chovot HaLevavot brings another proof that Hashem can bring you your parnasah (livelihood) in all situations. Just as Hashem sent down man (manna) from Shamayim (heavens) for millions of people for 40 years, so too He could provide for you. Again, we could ask the question: We’re not on the level of the Jewish people in the desert, and we don’t see bread falling from the sky. But the pasuk (verse) says clearly that Hashem didn’t just send them man to feed them, but also to teach us a lesson: Hashem is the sole provider.
Hashem told Moshe to take a flask of man and put it in the Kodesh Kodeshim (Holy of Holies). Rashi in Chumash brings that Yirmiyahu HaNavi was chastising the Jewish people and asked them, “Why don’t you devote more time to serving Hashem?” They said, “We’re too busy with our parnasah.” So Yirmiyahu took out the flask and said, “Hashem has many ways to provide.”
There are people who live life daily with this realization, and they have hundreds of stories of how Hashem sent them their parnasah in ways they least expected. Someone told me they were doing a chesed (kindness) for another family, which was very costly, but they knew it was the right thing to do and that Hashem would help them do it. By the time the chesed mission was completed, the total cost was about a hundred thousand dollars. Even though it was a tremendous burden to carry, they were confident that Hashem would provide for them. A short while later, they got the news that they had just won a hundred-thousand-dollar raffle. Amazing—the exact same amount they had just given away.
Someone else told me a story. She said her husband was out of a job for a while and applied for some type of disability from the government, but they never received a penny. In the meantime, they were able to get by by receiving financial assistance from their relatives. The husband ended up being out of work for a long time, and after two years, the relatives said they couldn’t help anymore. The woman said, “I wasn’t worried. Hashem always takes care of us.” She called me up one day in jubilation, saying, “The government just sent a check for over five years, and just sent a check for over $40,000 for the last two years. I knew Hashem would come through.” These stories sound like fairy tales, but they’re common scenarios that happen every day to thousands of people. The way to tap into the unlimited wellspring of Hashem is to come to the realization that only He could help, and only He provides. Have a great day.