As we explained, we must accept the avodas Hashem that Hashem chooses for us, and we must also accept the life circumstances that Hashem chooses for us because Hashem knows best.
It states (Devarim 18:13) אלקיך 'ה עם תהיה תמים, and Rashi explains, "Whatever happens to you, accept it with temimus." Temimus means to believe that Hashem leads us on the best path possible. If it would be better another way, Hashem would have guided us on the other path.
The Shem MiShmuel (5677) explains that the sin of the meraglim was that they didn't believe Hashem was leading them in the best way. But temimus is to trust that Hashem knows what is best for us, and we can rely on Hashem blindly.
The Shem Mishmuel teaches a tremendous benefit that is gained from believing that Hashem leads us in the best way. He writes in the name of his father, the Avnei Nezer zt'l, that with this temimus, Klal Yisrael can win wars against their enemies effortlessly. "The strength of the nations comes from a spark of holiness that gives them life. [It is known that everything can only live on a spark of holiness; therefore, even our enemies have some sparks of holiness that they captured and utilize, which is their strength and life source.]
"If that spark leaves them, they will fall as dead corpses. This is the meaning of Rashi (Devarim 20:1), 'In your eyes, they are a large army, but in My eyes, they aren't many.'" This is because they don't really have any strength. It is all just a spark of holiness. Remove that spark, and they all fall.
Shem MiShmuel writes, "From this we learn that the wars of Bnei Yisrael are to take out the spark of holiness from the goyim, and then automatically, they will fall like stalks of wheat after the harvest. But we must understand, how does Bnei Yisrael remove this spark? The answer is that the spark of holiness desires to unite with kedushah like a needle is drawn after a magnet. This will only occur when Bnei Yisrael are worthy, and Hashem's presence resides in them. Then the spark of holiness [that gives life to the goyim, our enemies] will automatically be drawn to the Jewish nation and become attached to them."
We have learned a new tactic in war. We don't need tanks or machine guns. We have to remove the spark of kedushah that gives them life and strength. But how do we do that?
5. We wonder how the meraglim fell so drastically and sinned so severely. Initially, they were called אנשים, which means worthy and righteous (see Rashi 13:3). So what caused their great fall?
Rashi writes that when one has temimus, he becomes ולחלקו עמו, “With Hashem; His portion.” In contrast, we understand that when one doesn’t have temimus, Hashem isn’t with him. Without Hashem’s aid, one is likely to sin. Hashem isn’t with him to protect him from sin. The meraglim didn’t have temimus, so Hashem wasn’t with them, and therefore, they fell so quickly and drastically.
Shem MiShmuel writes, "It seems that the best way to attain this is with temimus, as it states (Devarim 18:) אלקיך 'ה עם 'תהי תמים and Rashi writes that when you have temimus, you will be 'ה עם, with Hashem and you will be His portion." Hashem will be with them, due to their temimus, and then the spark of holiness of the goyim will come to them [like to a magnet], and the goyim, our enemies, will fall before Bnei Yisrael... And then, without any act of war...the nations will fall dead before them... They will fall by their own swords, one person by the sword of his fellow man... But this will occur when they have temimus... and they will accept Hashem's will. Whatever Hashem desires to do should be desired and good in their eyes. And then, they have nothing to fear..."
So, the Shem MiShmuel's wonderful counsel at times of war is to have temimus. To believe that Hashem is leading us in the best way. It might not have been our original idea of what is good, but we believe that Hashem knows better, and the way Hashem leads us is certainly the best. And with that emunah, the goyim have no strength over us. They will fall due to their own swords. They won't be able to harm us.
