Bitachon 116 - Hashem is my Shepherd

you're listening to the 116th edition of the be talking podcast and the next silken that we have from represental the collation of represental is the famous and on through the entire chapter we're going to read chapter 23 into Hillen in Psalms song to to King David a song of David Hashem is my shepherd I shall not be missing anything so interestingly the measure says that these silkium beautiful silken beautiful words God is my shepherd he's leading me he's taking care of me he's watching over me so these sukum are actually referring to the Jewish people in their wandering through the desert the 40 years that they wandered through the desert Hashem was their Shepherd Hashem guided them Hashem LED them with the clouds of Glory Medina is when the king is present watching over his country when he's there when he hasn't gone off on any International trips in order to deal with other countries so when the king is there there's nothing missing the people have everything that they need because the king is present he's checking into and making sure that all of his subjects are taken care of is two verse 7. Hashem your God is with you and you're not missing anything you were never missing anything throughout the entire time that you were in the wilderness and let's understand the Wilderness a desert is a place where it's impossible to live there's no water there's no food there's nothing there are wild animals every everything should have gone awry but that's not what happened you weren't missing anything and not only did you not lack anything but Hashem constantly gave you everything that you needed says the magic that generally speaking when a person has a guest so the first day the guest comes he gives them the fancy foods he gives him uh calf meat yum Shaney said the second that he gives him a little bit less sheep sheep's meat you actually tire and gold and some chicken on the third day you want to view kidneys on the fourth day he gives him Beans you can't compare the first days of of uh sustenance what the what the the host gave his guest on the first day to what the host gave the guest as the days pass by you kind of you lose that excitement you might think that look when Hashem is providing for the Jewish people so you know at the beginning it was some gave them everything that they needed but you know as it got as the time progressed so it became less and less Thomas the entire 40 years was the same there was nothing missing it wasn't any less in the beginning they had all of their needs on through till the end the first day is the host of the Jewish people in the midward in the wilderness Hashem provided for them all of their needs the onset Hashem took care of them on through 40 years until they left the midwar that's the beautiful magic and that of course is a lesson for us Hashem is provided for me Hashem is taking care of me when I was a child as we spoke about last week when I came out of my mother's womb Hashem took care of me Hashem provided for me and Hashem continues to provide for me and I need not worry that tomorrow is going to be any different and you're not worried that today is going to be any different I've been married for nearly 22 years and every single day every single month every single year Hashem is taking care of me he's made sure that I have the money I need to provide for my family and it never got less it only got more right Brooklyn family seven kids a home a mortgage to pay bills to pay it always gets more Hashem is always providing all that we need says the message there is a tremendous hope that we can gain from this chapter into him the chapter speaks about how Hashem protected us and took care of us in the midboard we never lacked so this is a tremendous hope for us we live in a gullus you know in years past it was a much more difficult colors the Exile on a physical level meant that people really didn't have what they needed they were very limited in their options Jews didn't have opportunities to be part of the workforce but we talk and go to Lacey with China despite the challenges and today this challenges are much more spiritual challenges but I think it's the same idea that despite all the challenges despite all the difficulties despite the bitterness of the gulless of the exile on a physical level on a spiritual level but if we're trying to do his will if we are seeking Hashem for following or after our Shepherd foreign us that we can rely on Hashem we don't have to worry in the end of days the times that we live in now so close to mashiach's arrival when things seem so bleak for so long it seemed Bleak on a physical level and now it seems very Bleak on a spiritual level don't give up that there's going to be Mercy from Hashem from all of the Exile and the trouble in the end of days I will never be missing anything if I continue to follow Hashem he is my shepherd I will never be missing anything as it was says that about the times before mashiach about the Advent of the Messianic age the moment in time which we are standing in which is about to happen as our sages have told us over the last dozens of years it's going to be similar to the way it was in Egypt the way that there were wonders took care of us despite all the odds we just have to place our trust in Hashem if our hearts are complete with Hashem if we trust in Hashem completely like I said that okay Behavior right now as you said before this magician understands as well that King David talking about Hashem is Our Shepherd is a reference to what happened in the midboard for 40 years in the wilderness a place of snakes and scorpions thirst there's no water there's nothing there's nowhere to plant there's no bread they weren't missing anything why because Hashem was with them that's how it will be says the Magic in all of the goliaths and all the Exiles that we will have found ourselves in until Hashem brings us back to Earth Israel and brings us the base of English rebuilds the temple there'll be places and times where we don't have what we need the nastair is over it will seem that way but since Hashem is with us we will not be missing anything foreign in All the Troubles that we experience Hashem is there with us standing by our side in our troubles so this is what it means in our pasok a song to David Hashem is my shepherd I shall not be missing anything with Target if you look at the targum at the Aramaic translation the sukim are all speaking about what happened in the middle as we mentioned before that's what the measure says okay so there's a physic there's a there's a strengthening that we can have for ourselves Hashem is with us Hashem was with us Hashem will always be with us says the Hashem is interesting kind of turns this whole concept on its head and says you know we can talk about having me talking we talk about having trust in Hashanah is going to give us our many wants but here we're talking about it from the other side I will not be lacking I will not be lacking could mean I'll have everything that I want but it can also mean that even if I don't have I won't feel that I'm lacking that's what this law says there's a general principle a person doesn't die having attained half of his desires or sages tell us this is a very deep and profound wisdom that I say just share with us we'll never get everything that we want Ubisoft why the very fact that I am Desiring I will always feel a lack I will never ever feel that I've gotten everything volcano um right that starts to say that if a person increases his possessions so he ends up increasing his worries as well foreign the more he has in his hands the more he will want the whatever he has another time if I have two cars I want four cars if I have one Mansion I want two Mansions if I have three suits I want six suits it will never be enough whenever I have I want I want more because about this deposit says those who seek out Hashem those who are trying to do hashem's will those who are seeking a relationship with Hashem they will not be missing any good says the Shala what does this means when I come into resonance with godliness when I am seeking a relationship with Hashem the natural net result is that I become more satisfied with what I have because I realize that I don't need so much I don't need every single new Gadget that comes out I don't need every single new car new type of car I just need what I need my basics says that the Russia the wicked person has many pains why the pain for the Russia is not that he lacks because he has so much the pain for him is that the moment that he has a lot he needs more because uh I have a lot I want a lot I have a lot I want double what I have um someone who has a spiritual approach to life someone who has to be talking in Hashem a trust in Hashem a relationship with Hashem it's unbelievable I have a new shirt thank you Hashem I have a new shirt I'm so happy with what I have I have a pen I'm safer results that's why King David says Hashem Hashem is my shepherd it means I have a relationship with him I'm following him I am following him and therefore I don't feel like I'm missing anything I have everything that I need I have a relationship with Hashem what more do I need he brings her on the bottom and a Nova the flood explains in a series a similar vein but he understands it as a blessing is but the main gift if Hashem is my shepherd He gives me a gift and the gift is that I don't feel any Lacks I feel I feel satisfied with what I have that's the blessing it's not just I'm I'm trying to be a certain way but if I'm following Hashem the net result the automatic result I would say is that I'm going to have everything that I need I'm going to feel that I have everything that I need I'm going to be satisfied with what I have here he brings from the Grizz the briskarov the neighbor rambam Zilla showing a famous rambam to those who know and study with that it's not only the tribe of Levy is Hashem any person can be like a levite the Levites were the one the kohanim the priests the Levites that served in the basement Temple and they got special gifts they were the The Truman isomizers the tithes were reserved for them in payment so to speak for the fact that they were focused on serving as ambassadors so the Jewish people inside of the Michigan side of the basement in the temple anybody can choose to be a levite anyone can be a priest what does it take it takes a certain giving spirit it takes a certain understanding a recognition that I want to separate myself I want to serve Hashem I want to know Hashem he went straight he says I'm not interested in all of the calculations that people make I'm not getting involved in parnoso I'm not getting involved in his studlis in so much efforts so raised in a Scottish credit condition this kind of person says the ramam becomes the holy of holies portion forever Hashem will make sure that this person who dedicates himself solely completely to spirituality that'll have everything that he needs just like the Levites and the priests have everything that they need all right King David says in chapter 16 verse 5 of Psalms of tehelum Hashem is my portion he is my cup you are the one who supports my lot in life says there's a difference of opinion should a person be involved in his status be involved in efforts be involved in working in the world or can a person completely go would be talking trust in Hashem says you have to be involved in being involved in worldly marriages says no excuse me you can separate yourself and be involved completely in spiritual matters how do we pass skin we passed in that the general principle is for most people that a person should be involved in Derek Harris in trying to earn a livelihood because it doesn't mean to say that a person cannot uh a person cannot go through his life if anybody wants anybody wants anybody from all the people in the world decides you can live in this world without any history you don't need to do any actions you don't need to take any actions or do any efforts no status at all you can live like a malach like a like a like an angel the ramam finishes off and says that we see this from King David he mentions that Hashem is his portion foreign who lived this way he didn't involve himself in his thoughtless he completely depended upon Hashem otherwise what are you bringing this is verse clearly if it's a proof it's because King David lit this way clearly this as well this is what it means in the verse when he says Hashem is my portion is King David means to say everything that I have is because I live with Hashem not because I'm putting in any efforts it's all exclusively only from him says the risk of this is exactly what's going on in our Miss more in our Capital tillem Hashem is my my shepherd I shall not want balzam columnism is my shepherd a sheep doesn't worry about where the food is going to come from where the water is going to come from he just follows the shepherd to Green Pastures to to calm Waters now if she shave it I'll become set the table before meishi he'll pour oil upon my head why is he the king of the Jewish people which is represented by the that says that the oil was poured upon his head it's because as I just heard from arashiva in the madriguez Adam about yasif Italian he had to have absolutely talking in order to be a king because it says that my my cup overflows which means everything that I need in this world for him it's an overflowing like the realm explains on that verse I have everything that I need Hashem provides it for me this is the foundation of this capital of tehelum of this chapter of Psalms is anybody who wants to can live a life of full be talking without any status without any efforts it's possible it's within everyone's grasp and that is exactly what King David is talking about in this Capital to Helen chapter 23. thank you so much for listening we'll see you again next time