How should we take the sufferings ?
We must know that there are situations that only lead man to rectify his bad actions, and each of these situations is for the person to "wake up by himself" and with his own attitudes and intelligence listen to his intellect and thus discover very valuable principles!
The Wise Man says: "Above all things, my son, you must take care to return to the Creator every day and purify your soul, regardless of the reasons you may discover daily that justify Teshuvah (return-repentance), you must remember your Creator and let this memory motivate you to return from worldly actions."
One of these situations is:
'When man is affected by suffering'
Then you should conclude: All this is the result of my own conduct; my sins are what brought this on me. You should return to the Creator, and He will have mercy, as it is written:
"And many evils and sufferings found him, and he will declare on that day: Because the Lord is not with me, these evils found me."
(Deuteronomy 31-17)
"Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in iniquity; take your words and return to the Lord... I will heal their stubbornness; I will love them willingly" (Hosea 14 - 25)
And he also says:
"For whom the Lord loves he rebukes, and as a father accepts his son."
(Proverbs 3-12)
But if man does not return from his evil ways during his moments of anguish and does not accept such sufferings as part of Divine reproach, then his sin grows doubly and his punishment will increase.
Observe! As in the analogy, if the king punishes someone who acts against him and the latter does not accept the punishment, the rebuke will be harsher and his burden even heavier.
For it is written:
"And if you still will not listen to Me, I will increase My punishment on you (Leviticus 26-18)
But it is also said:
"And the false in heart will increase their fury, and will not cry out when He imprisons them" (Job 36:13)
If a person does not meditate and conclude that suffering is a product of his sins, if he does not affirm, as the Philistines did, "For it was not His hand that punished us, but a chance" (Samuel 1 6-9)
He will increase the Divine fury, increasing their sin even more than the previous ones, for them it is written about the previous group: "I will increase my punishment for you."
Which group do you want to belong to?
Rather, he recognizes that "everything is directed by the Creator," even all our sufferings are sent and supervised from heaven.
Don't worry anymore! There is a solution, a beautiful gift from the Creator called "Teshuvah." Apply it to your life!
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