Efforts in Livelihood, Where is the Limit?!
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Question
I don't know if this is the right place for such questions, but I'll try anyway (I have no one to ask, so I hope you can provide me with an answer). I am single and signed a 3-year work contract (about a year ago). The job is in a new field, a kind of gamble — it could be that after my contract ends, there will be a high demand in the market, and vice versa, if this field doesn't succeed, I will find myself in three years looking for a job without any experience in the job market. Currently, as I mentioned, I am single and don't need the money, but with God's help, in about two years, I hope to be married, and then it will be different. I was offered a position now, with more money, with better work experience, but it requires more effort from me. My question is, should I think about what will be in three years, is it part of the obligation of efforts in livelihood, or do I have a job now, and in three years God will take care of me? I hope I managed to express my doubts. Many thanks!
Answer
Peace and blessings
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita:
It is not an obligation to think about what will be in three years.