Bitachon stories inspired by the “A Life with Bitachon” hotline.
A Yid in England owns a factory that produces candles. One day, he received an order from a store for 8,000 candles. It took him two weeks to produce that amount of candles. When he was done, he loaded it into the back of his truck and went to deliver it. When he arrived at the store, which was four hours away, the owner apologized and explained that he was in the middle of a financial crisis and couldn’t afford them, so he would have to cancel the order. The Yid said, “Okay” and left, instead of making a fight. He left a broken man – what would he do with the candles? On the way home, he stopped off at a park and pulled out the Chovas Halevavos he likes to have handy, and went through the whole Sha’ar HaBitachon. A non-Jew then came over to him and asked him what brought him there. He explained that he produces candles and that he was traveling with an order. The man was amazed and told him that he owns a store and needed 8,000 candles! He was willing to pay him a certain price if it would be ready in a few weeks time. The Yid asked him how much he would be willing to pay if he had them for him today. The man named a price which was even higher. He said, “No problem, please come to my van. I have it here with me.” He gave the man the candles, and got paid on the spot. Done deal. (Kav Hashgacha Pratis)
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