Doing so made Jehovah real to me. It taught me to rely on him rather than on myself or even on other people.
وَهٰذَا مَا جَعَلَهُ حَقِيقِيًّا فِي نَظَرِي وَعَلَّمَنِي ٱلِٱتِّكَالَ عَلَيْهِ ،‏ لَا عَلَى نَفْسِي وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْآخَرِينَ .‏