I think we can learn a lesson about having emuna(faith) and bitchon(trust) from one of the early communication between HaShem and Moshe. HaShem has chosen Moshe to lead the Children of Israel out of slavery from Egypt. My thought is the first encounter with pharaoh did not go as Moshe had envisioned. As the leader, I suspect Moshe was looking for some kind of positive result. Instead, what happened? Not only did pharaoh not let the people go, he made life even more difficult for them.
I believe this is where the lesson of having emuna and bitchon is taught. Moshe asked HaShem, why did you make things more difficult for the people and why did you send me? I think any leader can sympathize with the way Moshe felt and his reaction. Imagine, you are chosen to be the leader of a task. You are given the instructions of how to accomplish that task and it doesn't work out like you thought it would. In fact, things are even worst than they were before you took charge.
Sometimes we have expectations of what success looks like and how quickly we should be able to accomplish the goal. However, HaShem is teaching us that it may not look like you are making progress based on your expectations. Sometimes we must take a step or two backwards in order to make progress. HaShem reminds Moshe how Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had emuna and bitchon in HaShem. HaShem was teaching us that there is a process and we should trust and have faith that we will succeed. If things aren't working out as fast as you would like, don't quit. Look for the positive and continue your journey.
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