The Power of Faith: Why Did They Hand Her to Me When She Was Supposed to Be Rushed to Heart Surgery?

Gaining children is a free gift from Hashem, and raising children is a great trial. A man approached me with a question, what should I do, and Hashem blessed me with three healthy boys, but recently all three were diagnosed with attention and concentration issues, and almost every day one of them is sent back home due to discipline issues. I asked him, do you know there is a Creator of the world? The righteous man replied, of course. I asked again, do you know that He Himself decided that the children would have certain issues? He replied, certainly. I continued, do you know that He can change this at any moment for the better? Meaning, to change the children's brain structure, he replied, certainly. I told him now that you know only He can help you, don't despair. Reach out to Him, pray, and convince Him. You've already done half of your work.

In matters of matchmaking, the test of faith is very difficult as well. Because it depends on many factors such as beauty, education, money, good family, good character, etc. Every Jew and Jewess has their own list of what they are looking for, and even if they have found their match, it still depends on the other side's agreement. At a young age, it still seems easy. But after several years of searching and perhaps some disappointments or rejections, doubts enter the heart, maybe I don't deserve to marry at all? Maybe there's no suitable spouse for me in the world? And many other doubts, and of course, the answer to all of them is that there is a Creator of the world. In His hand is everything, and there is no woman in the world that Hashem can't provide her the husband she wants. Similarly, for the man interested in a particular woman, there's nothing stopping Hashem from fulfilling his wish. All one can do is believe in the Creator as stated by the prophet Habakkuk: "The righteous shall live by his faith."

A rich and loving father would be very happy to know that his beloved son thinks of him all the time, and in every problem his son encounters, he immediately thinks of him as a solution to his troubles. In this way, the father understands that the son relies on him. Similarly, Hashem wants us to always think of Him as King David testified about himself: "I have set Hashem always before me" and the very faith is a positive commandment from the Torah as the Biur Halacha brings in Siman Aleph, and if we only know to think of Hashem as the true solution to every problem, then by the merit of the thought, He will save us from all our troubles.

Here's another example: twelve years ago, we were informed that my wife was pregnant with twins. During a routine check, the doctor told us that one of the fetuses has a very severe heart defect and has no chance of surviving. This was the diagnosis of that doctor, and he sent us for comprehensive tests. We went to examinations in a hospital conducted by two world-renowned professors in the field. They reviewed the exams and ultrasound images and both stated unequivocally that the fetus has no chance of surviving "five minutes outside the womb," and therefore the conclusion was that it should be aborted, heaven forbid. We left there feeling very distressed, and mainly struggling with faith that the Creator can solve the difficult problem we faced.

I returned to the Beit Midrash and immediately opened the wonderful book "Duties of the Heart" in the Gate of Trust and felt how his words there are like cold water to a weary soul, gradually I understood that there is a Creator of the world, in His hand is the soul of every living being, and in His will gives life, and nothing prevents Him from helping in an instant and healing the fetus. I realized that my main efforts should be directed towards Him through prayer, charity, and a thorough examination of my deeds, in what I need to improve. So during all that time, we strengthened our faith in the Creator who can solve everything. Of course, we also turned to rabbis and righteous people to pray for us and my wife and I examined what we need to improve, and thus months passed without following the doctors' recommendation to go to a clinic at risk and undergo further tests.

Until a date was set for the cesarean surgery, coordinating a heart surgery room ready to immediately take the baby for urgent surgery and try to save and extend its life a little. While standing outside the surgery room and reciting Psalms, one of the nurses came out to me with a baby in her hands and said "Mazel Tov" it's a girl, thank Hashem, born healthy and whole, and continued with her to the baby room. I was very moved, but my thoughts were mainly with the second baby, and then a few minutes later another nurse came out with the second baby in her hand and said "Mazel Tov" another girl, and I stood in amazement, they are supposed to rush her to the heart surgery room, why are they handing her to me? After a brief inquiry, I understood that the child was breathing on her own, and currently, there was no need for surgery. I held my daughter with tears streaming down my cheeks, with the main thought in my mind being, thank Hashem who hears my prayers and did not abandon me even in such difficult moments, just thank you.

In recent years, many pregnant women have approached me with requests to pray for fetuses that doctors say have health risks, serious defects, Down syndrome, and other severe things. The common denominator for all was the sense of security I felt when I prayed for them and told them about my precious daughter, and for them too, there's nothing stopping Hashem from healing the fetuses, without exception, in just one moment really, for I have seen His salvation with my own eyes. Blessed be Hashem, in all the cases that approached me, the parents gave up the requested abortion and were blessed with healthy and happy children. 

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