A Letter from The Lubavitcher Rebbe concerning Joy and Confidence
By zevi770 · October 14, 2013
I am in receipt of your letter of the 2cnd of Cheshvah, and your previous correspondence as well as your telegram.
Your question is surprising, inasmuch as you surely know that one of the basics of our Torah – call Torat Emess, because it tells the truth – is that everything happens by Hashgachah Pratis (Divine Supervision and execution.)
Hence you certainly have your mission and purpose in this world, and in addition, you have been given the ability and capacity to carry it out.
For it is logical that G-d would not give one a task which is impossible to carry out.
Furthermore, it is possible and necessary to carry out one’s task with joy, as it is written, “Serve G-d with joy,” and also for this, the necessary capacity has been given.
One of the ways to stimulate such joy is to reflect, first of all, that G-d has chosen the Jewish people, and you in particular, to carry out a mission for Him.
Imagine, if a human king would come from his city and residence to visit your home and entrust you with a special task, how welcome this would be; how much more so is this true in regard to the King of Kings.
Our sages state that, “It is a pleasure, so to speak, for G-d that he has given a commandment and His Will has been done.”
Surely it is most gratifying to be able to please G-d, especially since G-d promises a generous reward both in this world and in the World to Come.
Carrying the illustration a little further, one should consider that in the case of a human king, one can never be certain that the task he gives is all for the good, or that it can be carried out completely, or that he can fully keep his promise of reward.
All this, of course, does apply in the case of a Mitzvah.
It is also clear that when a person goes about his tasks with joy and confidence, he is likely to have greater success and also overcome any discouragement or difficulty that might arise.
If you reflect on the above in some depth, you will surely find a great deal of strength and encouragement, and you will see how easy it is to carry it out, without any doubts in this regard.
Hoping to hear good news from you in all of the above,