Mrs. Weinberg had an eye doctor’s appointment with her child, and she was running late. She called up and asked if the doctor could still see them, because they were running late. The receptionist said that if she could come within seven minutes then yes. Otherwise, nothing doing. Mrs. Weinberg thought to herself, “The doctor said seven minutes, and he’s very firm about it.” She was thinking, “There’s no way I’m going to get there in seven minutes. If I rush, it’s going to rob me of my menuchas hanefesh and simchas hachaim. That’s not proper hishtadlus.” She said to herself that she would go calmly. She went calmly, and she said to herself, “While I’m having Bitachon, not only are they going to take me, they’re going to be nice to me! They’re going to be friendly, easy-going and geshmak!” When she came to the office, even though she was late, the secretary said, “Wow, it’s so amazing you came. I’m so happy!” The nicest greeting in the world!! Read more: Bitachon Story #323

Mrs. Fried* from Eretz Yisrael was looking high and low for a new apartment. People told her that what she’s looking for was a dream and that she was never going to get it. “Just take whatever you can get.” Somebody called her up and said that they knew of an apartment that was available; she should come check it out. It had nothing that she wanted, but she said to herself, “Hishtadlus is not cause and effect. We do our part and Hashem will do His part.” They went to check it out, and on the way they saw a sign for a different apartment. They checked out all the details, and it was exactly what they were looking for! It was a dream apartment. They took it, and they saw that Hashem has many ways. You just do your part, and Hashem will do the rest!

R’ Katz* was trying to get his child into a certain school. People said, “There’s a waiting list out the door. You need a lot of pull to get in. It’s not practical. Even people with pull can’t get in.” R’ Katz said, “One second. If we have no pull, then let’s use Hashem’s pull.” They applied, and the school said that they would put them on the bottom of the list but that they shouldn’t even think it’s possible because there were 100 people before them. The next day, the school called them up and said, “Okay, come for an interview.” R’ Katz asked them, “Aren’t we the last on the list?” They said, “You’re right, we made a mistake. We looked at the bottom of the list instead of the top, but once we called you, we called you.” They got in!!! Read more: Bitachon Story #320

One week, Mrs. Levine* wanted to take a break from Shabbos cooking and baking and setting up the table. She wanted a vacation. However, she couldn’t afford to go anywhere that cost money. She said to herself, “I wish someone would invite my entire family for all the seudos. But I don’t have any family near me, and nobody has invited me in the past Yovel!” Then she said, “One second. Who puts it in people’s minds to invite others? It’s Hashem!” That night, she got a phone call from one of her friends, who said to her, “You know, “I’m in the mood to have some company over.” I haven’t had guests in such a long time. It’s probably too late to call you; you probably already made Shabbos. But is there any way you could come?” Her friend lived close by, and they were able to walk over for all the seudos! Just like that, she got a free vacation on Hashem’s tab! Read more: Bitachon Story #319