ישמח לב מבקשי ה' (תהלים קה ג) Rejoice all you SEEKERS of Hashem! שוטטו בחוצות ירושלים וראו נא ודעו ובקשו ברחובותיה אם תמצאו איש אם יש עושה משפט מבקש אמונה ואסלח לה (ירמיה ה א) Hashem is looking for a M'vakesh Emuna, meaning that the main thing is the DESIRE to be a Baal Bitachon. Even if presently you’re a “basket case” and are full of fear and anxiety. רחמנא ליבא בעי Hashem wants our intentions. The main thing is your Ratzon to be a Baal Bitachon and to always sing, even though you have a strong depressive streak.
And those who keep talking about expecting Nissim will be Zoche much more than others. Naaman, the general of Aram had a terrible Tzora'as, and Elisha HaNavi told him to Tovel (immerse) in the Yarden River. Why the Yarden? The Malbim says that the waters of the Yarden are very cold, which is detrimental to Tzora'as, and Elisha wanted to be: מגדל הנס (play up) the Ness.
We can suggest that he was copying his Rebbe, Eliyahu HaNavi, who told the whole Klal Yisroel that he would have a fire come down from Hashem Himself to burn his Korban. This is exactly what happened. It was a great Kiddush Hashem, and Klal Yisroel all said: 'ההוא האלקים (Hashem is the only power). But first, Eliyahu told Elisha to pour loads of water all over the Korban and Mizbeach, etc. This was to be: מגדל הנס (play up) the Ness, i.e., that fire should burn water! Similarly, we find that Dovid and Yonasan were very close, and the Malbim says that they were similar in their high level of Bitachon, and this was the reason for their great love for each other.
