Daily Chizuk #0602

The pasuk at the end of Kohelet says, את האלוקים ירא ואת מצוותיו שמור כי זה כל האדם– having Yirat Shamayim and doing mitzvot is what life is all about. When Hashem puts a test in front of a person and no one will know other than Him, if he passes it, that is a great opportunity of showing Yirat Shamayim. The harder the test is, the greater amount of Yirat Shamayim needed to pass it. When someone overcomes a big test, great things happen. We might not see the effects of those actions right away, but we should always feel so happy knowing that we gave up something to stay loyal to Hashem, and one day we will see great rewards from it.
Yirat shamayim and shmirat hamitzvot is what life is all about. Every time we overcome a test, knowing Hashem is watching, we are accomplishing what we have been sent here to accomplish.