Before our soul descended into this realm, we were shown our entire life’s events. We saw the identity of our parents, our siblings, the neighborhood, our physical attributes, financial standing, emotional and physical health, sweet and sorrowful occurrences, our spouse, our children, etc.
Though it is possible to change ourselves spiritually and affect upon these circumstances (a subject beyond the scope of this lesson), these factors are generally out of our hands. We may ask: ‘Where is our level of creativity and free choice if everything is pre-ordained?’ G-d responds: ‘You can choose to see Me through all the circumstances of your life. The extent to which you do so is the extent to which you will attach yourself to Infinite wisdom, clarity and strength and thus become a co-partner in Creation.’
Feel & Heal exercise:
How stuck are we in thinking that we are victims of life’s circumstances? How ready are we to adapt our emuna viewpoint that G-d is the One who brought upon the circumstances in order to guide us to greater good.
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