Editor’s Note: This message is attributed to Ben Golden and shared through facilitated communication. According to Arthur Golden, Ben’s father, these communications are recognized and authorized by the Golden family.
The Trap: A World That Pulls Us Away from the Creator
Dear and beloved Jewish people,
Wake up. The reality before our eyes is not always what it appears to be. Do not allow headlines, speeches, or world events to become your only source of understanding. Behind the constant noise of politics, money, technology, and international conflict, many powerful influences pull mankind further away from the Creator and from holiness.
Many systems in our generation encourage dependence on human power, technology, wealth, and political leaders instead of trust in Hashem. Through fear, distraction, and endless confusion, people become occupied with the temporary and lose sight of the eternal.
Our greatest danger is not only what happens around us. It is forgetting why we were created.
Everything Is Under Hashem’s Direction
The world often appears carefully arranged by human hands. Events unfold in ways that surprise us, confuse us, and leave many people searching for answers. Ben’s message is not that human beings control history. His message is that we must never mistake human plans for ultimate power.
Power is not in the hands of the wicked.
Hashem allows deception and confusion for a purpose. He calls to us through difficult times and urges us to awaken from spiritual indifference and return to Him.
We are not meant to place our complete trust in governments, armies, financial systems, or public figures. Our trust belongs first and foremost in Hashem.
The Creator wants us to seek Him, cast aside empty pursuits, and strengthen our connection to Torah and its commandments.
A Time of Clarification
Every generation faces moments that reveal where its trust truly rests.
Today, each person is being asked:
Will fear control me?
Will comfort become my goal?
Or will I draw closer to Hashem with sincerity and faith?
Every person must answer these questions for himself.
What Should We Do?
Hashem waits for our sincere prayers.
Cry out to Him from the heart.
Ask Him to remove confusion, strengthen your faith, and help you recognize His guidance in every part of your life.
Increase your Torah study.
Perform acts of kindness.
Guard your speech.
Strengthen your family.
Encourage others to remember that Hashem alone directs history.
Gather together to pray, recite Psalms, and ask that Hashem’s presence become revealed throughout the world.
Wake Up
The responsibility belongs to each of us.
Do not become spiritually asleep.
Do not surrender to fear.
Do not allow the distractions of this world to separate you from your Creator.
Every sincere step toward Hashem brings more light into the world.
May we merit to recognize His guidance, strengthen our trust in Him, and witness the complete redemption speedily in our days.
Continue Reading More Messages from Ben Golden
- The Time Is Now – A message about recognizing the urgency of our generation and drawing closer to Hashem.



