He Hides His Face From Those Who Think They Can Help Themselves

One also should know that Hashem’s face is hidden only when a person thinks that he can find ways to help himself. The pasuk in Tehillim (13:2-3) states: “How long will You hide Your face from me? How long will I seek solutions on my own.” The Ruzhiner Rebbe zy”a explains this to mean that Hashem Hides his face when we try to find solutions on our own. But if we recognize that our only solution is to trust in Hashem, He will not hide His face from us.