I went down to the basement of the large building. I marveled as I looked around. Here is the foundations of the magnificent edifice we see from the outside. Here are the inner workings of a beautiful building. Looking around, I see pillars. Lots of pillars. Each one, on its own, would not get very far in terms of supporting a building of this size. And yet, as all of these pillars come together, they hold up a building of enormous size and magnificent beauty.
And that my friends, is our lives. We often look to Hashem, expecting Him to send us some massive sign that He is there, watching us, helping us, and taking care of our every need. And yet, often, as we sit in the darkness we realize that the Big Sign isn't coming. But the signs are there. All day, every day.
Looking around the world, we see little signs here and there that Hashem is there for us. A coupon here, a ride there, little things, little pillars. Yet, when we draw the full strength out of each one we find that, just like the huge building, we can be supported by lots of little pillars.
Can each solitary sign fortify us enough to draw strength for our lives? Probably not. But we just need to look around, to grab onto all of those pillars, to recognize them for the signs that they are, and utilize them. We must realize that Hashem is sending the signs, and recognizing them is the biggest favor a person can ever do for themselves...
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Wow. That is a beautiful message!! It's soo true. If only we'd remember to look around every day and see those 'little' messages Hashem is sending our way! It's like a care package - He wants to remind us that He's taking care of us everystep of the way!!
Thanks for the reminder!
Thank you m'dear
I really really needed to hear this today...
:)
The converse is also true - all of those little things are what ultimately hold us up. When our supports crumble one by one, it's so easy to say to ourselves, "eh, it's just something small, why should I make a big deal out of nothing, I'm fine, etc." But really, when we look at the bigger picture, things are actually really hard when we're faced with so many "small" difficulties all at once, which taken on their own might not be so bad but all together they wear us down.
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