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We will now discuss Divine Providence, with the help of Hashem. A person's activities can be divided into two general categories: Those considered minor and those viewed as major. For example, purchasing a home, getting married, and the like, are seen as major events. One does not change his home on a daily basis, and certainly, one hopes to marry only once a lifetime.

In these types of cases, most people with emunah are aware of Hashem's Providence and feel that they need His help. Many will seek out various tefillos composed by greatest tzaddikim, look for segulos, and try to increase their merits. But when it comes to the small events that occur on a daily basis, the fact that these things come so naturally, make many people forget the truth, that just as marriage is dependent on Hashem's help, so is every little detail of life.

For example, when a person enters a store to purchase a small cassette tape recorder, he checks the various brands, compares prices, tries them out, and finally buys one. Does he feel that he needs Hashem's help now, just as he does when he gets married? Yet, this is his avodah - to remember that Hashem is guiding his life on a daily basis, even during very minor events. When one remembers this with every detail of life on a daily basis, he lives a life of emunah, a proper life in which he is connected to Hashem.
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He is also saved a lot of agony, because even if something goes wrong, it's not as upsetting if seen as part of his entire life and Hashem's gift to him as it is the moment it happens without that realization.

By the way, for those looking for aids in having kavanah- the more thought space you give thinking about Hashem during other matters over the day, the easier it is to always be thinking of Hashem when davening and not get distracted.

True, true..
It also helps to remind yourself, right after missing a bus, being cut off by a huge truck one centimeter away from your car, or having to teach the same thing 45 times, that...
Obviously, it was supposed to be this way. G-d planned it like this.
Even if it's the driver's fault for cutting you off.
Or your fault for leaving a minute late.
Or the kids' parents' faults because they didn't do homework with him.
But it's still Hashagacha Pratis..