Daily Chizuk #0451

Rav Zundel of Salant wrote a letter to his son when he told him to go to chutz l’aretz to help out his sister. To paraphrase that letter, he told him “never feel bad if your travel plans don’t work according to schedule, "כי כל עקבה לטובה – every delay or detour is for the best. Wherever Hashem leads you is the place He wants you to be. רבות מחשבות בלב איש ועצת ה' היא תקום. Man may have many plans, but Hashem is the one who decides the outcomes. מה' מצעדי גבר כוננו – Hashem determines where our footsteps take us – ואדם מה יבין דרכו. We might think we know where we’re headed, but Hashem may have a completely different plan for us. The Rabbi added, everything is determined by Hashem, where we are, what time we’ll be there, how long we’ll be there for and which people we’ll meet there. Never be worried or sad because Hashem is always in control and always doing everything for our best!