Aug. 13, 2023

Navigating Life's Tests: Understanding Struggles as Stepping Stones to Triumph

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Season 5

Ever experienced a situation that felt like the end of the world, only to realize it was just a test to strengthen you? Join me on this episode as I share a personal encounter shortly after my second daughter's birth - an event that catapulted me into a profound understanding of life and faith. We'll explore the riveting metaphor of a 'false prophet' that stirs our lives off the spiritual path and the wisdom in recognizing them as mere life tests.

Drawing upon the teachings of the Torah, this conversation helps unravel the essence of our daily hurdles. Whether it's our careers, relationships, dreams, or personal flaws, they all contribute to this grand test we call life. I share how embracing these challenges, rather than fearing them, liberates immense joy and energy, fueling growth and success. Together, let's learn to see that every challenge is an opportunity and every test is a stepping stone to spiritual and personal triumph.

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After my second daughter was born.

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I remember sitting in the hospital room Kind of looking at her.

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She was sitting in that Tupperware looking thing, you know, when they push the baby around on that cart with the rolling wheels, whatever.

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And all of a sudden something really scary happened, where the sirens in the alarm started to go off, not in the room but outside in the hallway Code red in the emergency room, people running, and it was really scary and loud and the baby started to cry.

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And then they announced afterwards, just right after the sirens calm down.

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This was a test to see if the speakers are working.

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No harm, everyone remained calm, or something like that.

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And what this is is a perfect nymph shell, a perfect muscle.

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I was just thinking, for what it is, of how Frequently we make the same mistake.

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The Almighty gave us the clarity, he gave us the Torah, he gave us the ultimate blessing on higher Sinae.

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Here is the book of Hashem, the book of life, aka Torah, and in this week we get the commandment that if a false prophet should show himself, you should say something that exposes his falsehood.

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Say go everyone against the Torah.

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Clearly You're a liar, don't listen to him, says the Pusuk Kim.

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And NASA, for God is Coming to challenge you.

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And you know what?

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What happens is that when we get set with a test, when something should come up in our life and it's pulling us astray, we freak out.

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We don't know what to do.

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We get all tense, we start to push back.

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Wait, maybe he's got some truth to him.

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He know he's just actually made a miracle.

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It looks really cool.

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This little side hustle I got going on where I'm involved in something that's anti Torah, a false prophet in our lives.

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The alarm's crazy.

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It's a test.

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Minasah Elohim Hashem says don't Listen to him.

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And what we don't understand.

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And how many times we are gonna keep saying, and then keep saying it from hell tells us Ha'oni mitzad echad, bah'a'u'sher mitzad echad.

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Everything in the world is in a saw-yoon.

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The poor person tested by faith.

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The rich, tasted with, tested with haughtiness.

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Anisayoon, ramchal, ravi, rukhim, rav desler.

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Every single one of the reshining they tell us, all Based on the Tyra your wife, your husband, your job, the Tyra, your laziness, your money.

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It's all a test, a test, anisayoon.

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So when everything is crazy and you don't know what to do, when you feel so succumbed by your Tyros, your covered, your wants, your needs remember.

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Ah, this is a test and that will give you the strength, let it Emancipate your joy and your energy when you come to your senses and say this is my opportunity, for it is impossible to Stagon to grow without In this, jonas, and in fact the entire world, is one big challenge.

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Love it, embrace it and know that it's the key to your success.