How to Nullify a Harsh Decree and Bring Salvation? Here's How You Can Change Reality

It is possible that a harsh decree has been issued against a person according to heavenly calculations, and it is also possible that based on natural reality — the current state of affairs and logic regarding a particular situation — there are those who are expected to undergo something difficult. The good news is that this is not necessarily the end. There is an escape route that allows one to exit a current reality, which operates according to nature and logic, and shift to another reality where one can witness firsthand salvations, rescues, and occurrences beyond natural logic.

In this miraculous reality, we are no longer bound by a system of logic, forecasts, statistics, and laws of nature, but instead transition to a governance that is beyond nature. This is a path where there is divine personal providence from the Creator of the World, where anything can happen. The question that arises is: how can one ascend to governance that is beyond nature?

To rise to a governance above nature, we ourselves are required to act in a manner that is beyond our nature. When we act beyond our nature, then measure for measure, Hashem leads us under governance that is beyond nature. All the commandments of the Torah are spiritual actions beyond human nature, such as: observing Shabbat, maintaining modesty, conceding for the sake of another, charity, working on one's moral traits, strictness about kashrut, and other commandments, because human nature pulls one to act according to their own spirit, and when a person overcomes and rises above their nature, measure for measure they ascend to a system of governance that is above nature. Therefore, when a person strengthens and elevates their spiritual level, such as taking on Shabbat observance, they become led under a supernatural divine governance.

Rabbeinu Bechaye ben Asher, a biblical commentator who lived about 700 years ago, explains the verse "No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. Hashem his God is with him; the shout of the King is among them." (Numbers 23:21): "When is Hashem with them? When the shout of the King is among them, when there is a bond with the king, and it is similar to friendship, because then they will be above the constellations." When there is a connection and attachment from our side to the Creator of the World, then we merit that the Creator is with us, and from there we move to a divine leadership above nature.

Spiritual acts of strengthening, repentance, prayer, commandments, and good deeds take us out of the path of nature which is under the control of the constellations, and transfer us to the divine governance that is above natural reality. When a Jew strengthens, elevates their spiritual level, and overcomes their nature, which pulls them towards convenience and habits, then measure for measure they merit moving from a path of natural governance to a divine governance above the rule of constellations and nature, thereby being able to nullify decrees and achieve great salvations.

At times, an individual may face difficulties in their life, or our nation as a whole encounters challenges, all intended to encourage us to strengthen and make steps of progress. Therefore, it is certainly necessary to engage in these spiritual actions, which have the power to awaken divine mercy and change reality. Indeed, often when one strengthens and changes their spiritual path, those challenges and difficulties disappear, as they have fulfilled their purpose. Similarly, after a significant act of strengthening, or after a powerful act of mitzvah involving self-sacrifice, one can often achieve great salvation.