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Daily Chizuk #1265
Parnasa / Money
Plans and Frustration: Accepting the Unexpected Change
Never Underestimate Tefila
Hashem yitbarach has given us a tool that is more powerful than destiny. It can break any decree. Chazal tell us that Leah’s destiny was to marry Esav and Rachel was to marry Yaakov. This was decreed before they were even born, as is every shidduch. Everybody at the time knew of this, including Rachel and Leah. Leah used to ask people about the deeds of Esav and she was told, “He is an evil man, a thief, a murderer, and does every abomination that Hashem hates. The Midrash writes on the words כי שנואה לאה that Hashem saw how much the deeds of Esav were hated by Leah. She cried buckets of tears in tefila, begging Hashem not to marry Esav, to the point where her eyes became tender from it, like it says ועיני לאה רכות.
Nothing can ever be taken for granted. And tefila could accomplish everything. When Avraham Avinu sent Eliezer to go find a wife for Yitzchak, he could have easily felt that it could be a very simple process, being that he was considered to be a prince in the eyes of the world. He had the best son “on the market” and everyone wished they could marry into his family. Yet, it is apparent from the Ohr HacHaim and others that Avraham prayed for Eliezer to have success on this mission. He knew nothing could be taken for granted. And that is why the shidduch came to fruition.
A person always needs tefila in all circumstances. As well, a person should never feel that he is beyond help. It does not matter if a Mekubal told him that he has a certain destiny. It does not matter if the odds appear against his favor in receiving what he wants. Hashem gave us a power that defies all odds, that can break decrees, and can make things happen against what destiny was supposed to be.
Never underestimate the power of tefila. It can change worlds.
Hashem yitbarach has given us a tool that is more powerful than destiny. It can break any decree. Chazal tell us that Leah’s destiny was to marry Esav and Rachel was to marry Yaakov. This was decreed before they were even born, as is every shidduch. Everybody at the time knew of this, including Rachel and Leah. Leah used to ask people about the deeds of Esav and she was told, “He is an evil man, a thief, a murderer, and does every abomination that Hashem hates. The Midrash writes on the words כי שנואה לאה that Hashem saw how much the deeds of Esav were hated by Leah. She cried buckets of tears in tefila, begging Hashem not to marry Esav, to the point where her eyes became tender from it, like it says ועיני לאה רכות.
Nothing can ever be taken for granted. And tefila could accomplish everything. When Avraham Avinu sent Eliezer to go find a wife for Yitzchak, he could have easily felt that it could be a very simple process, being that he was considered to be a prince in the eyes of the world. He had the best son “on the market” and everyone wished they could marry into his family. Yet, it is apparent from the Ohr HacHaim and others that Avraham prayed for Eliezer to have success on this mission. He knew nothing could be taken for granted. And that is why the shidduch came to fruition.
A person always needs tefila in all circumstances. As well, a person should never feel that he is beyond help. It does not matter if a Mekubal told him that he has a certain destiny. It does not matter if the odds appear against his favor in receiving what he wants. Hashem gave us a power that defies all odds, that can break decrees, and can make things happen against what destiny was supposed to be.
Never underestimate the power of tefila. It can change worlds.
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