Daily Chizuk #0977

Our job during these days of Elul is to figure out how we can improve in our avodat Hashem and then make concrete commitments on what exactly we are going to do about it. This is one of the ways in which we prepare for the awesome days of judgment ahead. When the evil inclination tries to dissuade us by saying “This is too difficult for you,” or “People will laugh at you.” We must remember, by improving in our avodat Hashem, we are only helping ourselves. Everyone has many needs that they ask of Hashem. Very often, the way He gives us what we need is through the mitzvah opportunities that He sends our way. If we become inspired to take on something new, that inspiration is also m’et Hashemת and we should not let it go without doing something about it first.