Daily Chizuk #0886

The Sefer HaChinuch in mitzvat 430 explains the kavana we’re supposed to have when we say the word יתברך – it is a request that Hashem should put into the hearts of all people the recognition that all of the blessing they have comes from Him and that that recognition should motivate them to properly praise and thank Hashem for what He has given them. He writes further that it is our heartfelt thank yous which cause more blessing to come down into the world and that, kavayachol, enables Hashem to fulfill His greatest desire which is to give us more.
The first part of thanking is recognizing – we have to be in tune with how much Hashem does for us at every moment of the day. Part of the lesson we are supposed to take from a hashgacha peratit story is to see how much Hashem is involved in our littlest needs and then, on other occasions when they get taken care of in the natural way of the world, we will still recognize that that also was Hashem in disguise.
Hashem helps us with all our needs and the more we recognize it, the more we’ll thank Him!