Lessons from the Maamar in the Service of Hashem

Lessons from the Maamar in the Service of Hashem

1. A Jew needs to have a balance between selfless dedication to Hashem and having a personal feeling of yearning to accomplish and grow in his service of Hashem. He should truly want to learn how to daven with excitement and passion, how to truly understand Chassidus and Gemara etc. and he should feel driven to accomplish. At the same time, he should be humble and not think that he is better than others. It is only Hashem’s help and what he inherited from our Forefathers in his soul that enables him to accomplish. It is not his own personal greatness.
2. A Jew needs to reveal the joy, the power, and the pride of his G-dly soul by refining himself and removing the coarseness and ego of his animal soul. The more he can overcome the desires of his animal soul, the more he can experience the true joy and strength of his G-dly soul.