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Having emuna when it comes to our parnassa is particularly a challenge for most these days. The Torah teaches that it is only Hashem who provides us with all of our wealth; not our employer, investor or even the local charity organization. Hashem in His infinite wisdom determines what we need and how it will be channeled our way; people are merely ‘messengers’. Therefore we should not forget that Hashem is the source of all riches and the only one capable of providing us with all our needs.
Yet what happens if we have been accustomed to financial security; we have been working in our jobs for so long, our pension funds are locked or we have been promised a blessed amount of money from someone or another? This puts us in a position to be confident that all is safely kept; we are secure of our future. In these cases, it is a great challenge to remember that it is all from Hashem and nothing is ever guaranteed.
We daven for our parnassa daily in order to remind ourselves that the Creator of the world is the only source of goodness and has been given to us only to serve Him in this world; it is not a goal onto itself. Money should not provide us security. However davening to Hashem everyday reminds us that it is only Hashem Who is the Wellspring and at any point and time He can designate another unknown source to provide blessings to us.
The key is not to dependent on anyone else but Borei HaOlam and to remember to thank Him for today and trust that it is Him and Him alone who decides from who, how much and for how long it will come to you.
