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Consider this: you think that you lack free will. That is because A New Light
you assume that your free will lies in the realm of action, and
you see that you lack the strength to control and change your
behavior. But that is where you are wrong. It is true that you do By
not have control over your behavior (as will be discussed further
on). What do you control? Only your will. At the moment that
you discover the power of free choice that you do control—which Rabbi Shalom Arush shlit"a
is your will—you will understand that every person on every level
possesses complete free will, and that everything that Hashem
wants of us is easy, simple, and accessible to everyone, even the Author of:
most debased, degraded and godless individual—literally,
every person in every situation! The Garden of Emuna
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Everything Is in the Hands of Heaven
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Allow me to explain. You are wrong to think that your free will In Forest Fields
lies in the realm of action. Simple faith tells us that everything is Women’s Wisdom
in Hashem’s hands, including our deeds, words and thoughts. A
person’s deed is not in his hands. Rather, Hashem is the Master of The Garden of Riches
all deeds. As the first Principle of Faith based on Rambam’s view The Garden of Gratitude
states, “I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be
He, creates and guides all created beings, and that He alone made, The Universal Garden of Emuna
makes and will make all things.” That is the foundation of faith: The Garden of Wisdom
that the Creator Himself performed, performs and will perform all
actions. The Garden of Education
The Garden of Knowledge
This is to be understood in the most literal sense as including even
your own actions that appear to depend solely on you. Be aware The Garden of Purity
that even such actions only come about by the power of Hashem, The Garden of Healing
because He is the Master of all forces. A person’s every capability The Garden of Emuna for Young People
comes from the Creator of the universe. That being so, a person’s
every action derives from the power of the Creator. Regarding this, I Said Thank-You and I Saw Miracles
the verse states, “All of our deeds You performed for us” (Isaiah
26:12). and other books

In that case, what role does the individual play? His only role
is to implement his will. That is the meaning of the statement in
the Gemara that “in the way that a person wishes to go, he is Tammuz 5778
led” (Makkot 10b). A person does not go anywhere or do anything