Hashem knows what you need

There is a fundamental principle brought by the Zohar in Parashat Korach. The Zohar goes as follows: 

וַיִּקַּח קֹרַח, מַאי וַיִּקַּח. נָסִיב עֵיטָא בִּישָׁא לְגַרְמֵיהּ, כָּל דְּרָדַף בָּתַר דְּלָאו דִּילֵיהּ, אִיהוּ עָרִיק מִקַּמֵּיהּ. וְלֹא עוֹד, אֶלָּא מַה דְּאִית בֵּיהּ אִתְאֲבִיד מִנֵּיהּ. קֹרַח רָדִיף בָּתַר דְּלָאו דִּילֵיהּ, דִּילֵיהּ אָבִיד, וְאַחֲרָא לָא רָוַוח.

“Now Korah…took” (Bemidbar 16:1). HE ASKS: What is the meaning of “took”? HE RESPONDS: He took faulty counsel for himself. If one chases after something that does not belong to him, it escapes from him and he even loses what he has. Korah chased after something that was not his. Therefore, he lost his own and no one else gained”

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is telling us that Korach was running towards something that did not belong to him. Anyone that is running after something that does not belong to him, this thing runs away from this person. 

This is a big lesson, people instead of being happy with their portion, they are desiring what belongs to others. Even though most of the people know that envy is not a good thin, it is very hard to be happy with one’s portion. How can we stay focused on what we have? The simple answer is that it has its root in faith. The right thought should be: if Hashem gave it to me is because I need it and if Hashem did not give it to me is because I do not need it. To have faith that whatever Hashem sends to us is what we need seems a simple thing but hard to apply it to our lives. If we meditate...

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