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In this way, a person should analyze all the aspects of his life in great detail. He should also articulate any considerations that might, chas veshalom, oppose simple emunah: "It seems that I chose my marriage partner and my home." Then, he should discount them one by one, saying to Hashem, "Even though my feeling is that I am in control, I know that this is not true. You are the One Who determined that this person will be my marriage partner and that I will live here."

A person should carefully consider one detail after another. He should consider, for example, the chair he is sitting on and the table nearby. He should reconstruct the process of the purchase, how he chose the particular style and color of the table and chairs: "If so, on the surface, it seems that I chose my table and chairs." But, he should then continue to reflect and then articulate: "This is not true. Only, You, Hashem, determined precisely which table and chairs I would get. Without a doubt, even if I chose the color and style, the manufacturer makes many such chairs, so why did this chair or table specifically become mine? This was Your doing, Hashem, and You determined it with precision."

In this way, he should consider the contents of his wardrobe, his shirts, his shoes, and so on, item by item. With each item, he should repeat in his mind and verbally state that only Hashem determines with precision which object will be his. He should thus cover all the objects he owns, and review all the events he has experienced, considering each one in detail, instilling within himself the fundamentals of emunah, the simple emunah that only Hashem determines each detail. He should first think about it in his mind, and then articulate it, as we said before, either in the third person ("He") or in the second person ("You") - if he is ready for that.
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This is quite powerful, similar to what was said earlier about the question and answer process. Through asking and answering, we strengthen our souls and our belief.

I am getting the idea that the only control we have in our lives is our Yirat Shamayim. Is this correct? Is this what the author is saying?