All the Nisyonos and Difficulties in Our Lives Are Tremendous Zechusim

Avraham Avinu didn’t know where he was going, in order that he’d love every inch of travel, since it is a Tza'ar not knowing where you’re going, and: לְפּום צַעֲרָא אַגְרָא אבות ה כב the reward increases according to your effort. R' Yerucham Zatzal says that every step and step is a Mitzva by itself! All the Nisyonos and difficulties in our lives are tremendous Zechusim. We have very little appreciation for so many unending details of pain in our lives, and this robs us of the precious truth of the Ma'ala of Yissurim. We suffer so much:

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For instance, look at the pain that mothers have getting their children to school on time! Or from lacking money today for tuition, or looking for the proper friends.

If a person would live with Emuna and Bitachon, he would notice thousands of subtle forms of Yissurim in his life, and he would thank Hashem for each and every drop of pain! And we’d realize that just like Hashem Davka caused pain to Avraham Avinu, so does He hurt us so we should get more Schar. Especially not knowing where you’re heading, וֵ איןִ שְ מָ חהְ כַ הָ תַ רתַ הְ סֵ פיקֹו תְ and achieving clarity is the greatest Simcha.

These days there is lots and lots of confusion in Avodas Hashem; what to do and what not to do. A person should realize that the confusion is Min HaShamayim and Le’chatchila, in order to give you more Schar, and he should be Machshiv every inch of confusion and doubt!

from our silly mistakes from bad weather from our forgetfulness from all kinds of inadequacies, like: being messy being too rigid lacking in Kish'ron (ability) being inferior in Ruchaniyus and/or Gashmiyus.