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Daily Chizuk #1291
Parenting / Family
Receiving His Blessings: The Commandment to Love Your Neighbor
Bitachon in the Face of Competition
The Bote’ach b’Hashem knows nobody could ever take away anything that's coming to him. And therefore, he never feels threatened by other individuals, even if on the surface level it appears as if they are going to take away from him. He views a competitor as a means of growth in his avodat Hashem. It requires him to dig deep down and bring out all of the emunah lessons that he has acquired. The levels he could reach are endless.
The Chazon Ish writes that feeling good towards competitors, and even helping them, brings so much kedusha into the world. Nobody can take anything that's coming to us. And if we rise above our natural feelings and not be jealous of competitors or jealous of those people who have what we want for ourselves, that zechut could give us things we wouldn't have gotten otherwise.
Giving others and being happy for them, even though we may need the same thing for ourselves, is a wondrous avodah.
The Bote’ach b’Hashem knows nobody could ever take away anything that's coming to him. And therefore, he never feels threatened by other individuals, even if on the surface level it appears as if they are going to take away from him. He views a competitor as a means of growth in his avodat Hashem. It requires him to dig deep down and bring out all of the emunah lessons that he has acquired. The levels he could reach are endless.
The Chazon Ish writes that feeling good towards competitors, and even helping them, brings so much kedusha into the world. Nobody can take anything that's coming to us. And if we rise above our natural feelings and not be jealous of competitors or jealous of those people who have what we want for ourselves, that zechut could give us things we wouldn't have gotten otherwise.
Giving others and being happy for them, even though we may need the same thing for ourselves, is a wondrous avodah.
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