Daily Chizuk #0171

There’s a mitzvah from the Torah to love Hashem. The Pele Yoetz writes, someone who loves Hashem would choose to do His will even if he would lose as a result. If he would be told that for doing mitzvot he would be punished and for doing averot he would be rewarded, but Hashem’s will is for him to do mitzvot, it would be a no-brainer – he would do the mitzvot happily, knowing that he’s bringing satisfaction to Hashem.
Many times, people attempt to grow in religion. They pray harder to Hashem for salvation, they do things for zechuyot, but they get let down. And it could be, time after time, if instead of complaining or getting angry at Hashem, they could seize their opportunity and show their love to Hashem instead, then they would soar to the greatest heights.