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Daily Chizuk #1444
Weekly Parasha
Hishtadlut and Thanks: Reaching Goals through Hashem
Parashat Ki Tetzeh: Keep Praying
This week's parasha begins with the wordsכי תצא למלחמה על אויבך - when you go out to war against your enemy. The sefarim hakedoshim tell us that besides for its simple explanation, this pasuk is also referring to the war against our evil inclination.
The Maor V'Shemesh in parashat Ki Tetzeh writes that the main attack of the yetzer hara is to stop a person from praying properly. A person can become so close to Hashem through tefila and, therefore, the yetzer hara will do whatever is in its power to stop the person from attaining that closeness.
One of the causes of people not valuing their prayers is when they see that they tried so hard to do it right and it still didn't help them get what they wanted.
We don't know which times our prayers are more accepted and therefore, at all times, we always continue to pray. And even if we think the prayer will be worthless, חזק ויאמץ לבך וקוה אל ה' we must strengthen our hearts and call out to Hashem anyway.
Shabbat Shalom!
This week's parasha begins with the wordsכי תצא למלחמה על אויבך - when you go out to war against your enemy. The sefarim hakedoshim tell us that besides for its simple explanation, this pasuk is also referring to the war against our evil inclination.
The Maor V'Shemesh in parashat Ki Tetzeh writes that the main attack of the yetzer hara is to stop a person from praying properly. A person can become so close to Hashem through tefila and, therefore, the yetzer hara will do whatever is in its power to stop the person from attaining that closeness.
One of the causes of people not valuing their prayers is when they see that they tried so hard to do it right and it still didn't help them get what they wanted.
We don't know which times our prayers are more accepted and therefore, at all times, we always continue to pray. And even if we think the prayer will be worthless, חזק ויאמץ לבך וקוה אל ה' we must strengthen our hearts and call out to Hashem anyway.
Shabbat Shalom!
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