Bitachon: A Practical Guide to Trust in God

The Almighty is my loving Father in Heaven, Who loves me much more than I love myself.

Money: "He who loves money will never be satiated with money" (Ecclesiastes 5:9). In other words, the person who desires money will never have all the money that he or she wants. Rebbe Nachman of Breslev says that such a person will therefore readily violate the Torah – even commit idolatry – in the pursuit of more money.

The greatest miracle it guarantees us is inner peace in the face of life's most challenging adversity.

When a person knows that Hashem is omniscient and all-powerful, he or she readily leans on Hashem, and leaning on Hashem in total reliance leads to true tranquility of the soul.

"Tranquility of the soul whose heart leans on He Whom he trusts, Who will always do what's good and befitting for whatever the matter is, and he trusts that the One he leans on has the knowledge and ability to do whatever is best and befitting for him"

inseparable, arrogance and bitachon are mutually

Many people ask me for a simple definition of bitachon. Many translate it simply as trust, but more accurately, it is security. Bitachon is not merely trust in Hashem, but the secure feeling a person has when he or she knows that they're in good hands – in Hashem's hands.

Hashem has the knowledge and ability to do what's best and befitting always.

Some of our sages say that the blessing in Malachi 3:10 of "greater than enough" does not refer to quantitative opulence, but means that whatever Hashem gives the faithful trustee will be more than enough for that person. In other words, they will be blessed with satiation. In stark contrast, King Solomon says, "He who loves money wi