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Daily Chizuk #1608
Parnasa / Money
Results through Recognition: Opening the Pipeline
The Will to Do Hashem’s Will
The Chovot HaLevavot teaches us that when it comes to avodat Hashem, we are rewarded for our desire to do a mitzvah—even if we're unable to carry it out. This means that even a poor man is rewarded for wanting to give tzedakah, even if he doesn't physically have the means to do so. Our choices and our will to perform mitzvot are the very reasons we were created.
This is the one area in which a person is not allowed to say, "I'll trust that Hashem will put the desire in my heart to do His will." Hashem created us to make that decision on our own and to develop that desire ourselves—He will not do it for us. However, a person may—and should—pray that Hashem help him maintain his desire to do good and provide him with the right environment and conditions to carry it out.
In fact, Hashem loves when we ask Him for help to fulfill His will. First, it is up to us to decide that we want to do His will; only then can we ask for His assistance in following through. Sometimes we face extremely difficult circumstances, and it seems we may have to compromise on the spiritual standards we've set for ourselves.
But we must know: Hashem yearns for us to do His will. If we truly desire it and sincerely ask Him for help, He will move heaven and earth to make it possible.
Everyone can be helped in their spiritual pursuits. But first, we must develop a sincere and powerful desire to do Hashem's will. Once we take that step, we can ask Hashem for help—and He will always be there to guide us through.
The Chovot HaLevavot teaches us that when it comes to avodat Hashem, we are rewarded for our desire to do a mitzvah—even if we're unable to carry it out. This means that even a poor man is rewarded for wanting to give tzedakah, even if he doesn't physically have the means to do so. Our choices and our will to perform mitzvot are the very reasons we were created.
This is the one area in which a person is not allowed to say, "I'll trust that Hashem will put the desire in my heart to do His will." Hashem created us to make that decision on our own and to develop that desire ourselves—He will not do it for us. However, a person may—and should—pray that Hashem help him maintain his desire to do good and provide him with the right environment and conditions to carry it out.
In fact, Hashem loves when we ask Him for help to fulfill His will. First, it is up to us to decide that we want to do His will; only then can we ask for His assistance in following through. Sometimes we face extremely difficult circumstances, and it seems we may have to compromise on the spiritual standards we've set for ourselves.
But we must know: Hashem yearns for us to do His will. If we truly desire it and sincerely ask Him for help, He will move heaven and earth to make it possible.
Everyone can be helped in their spiritual pursuits. But first, we must develop a sincere and powerful desire to do Hashem's will. Once we take that step, we can ask Hashem for help—and He will always be there to guide us through.
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