Emuna Daily

If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow?

~ R’ Nachman of Breslov

Sometimes we are angry at G-d, because we think He doesn’t listen to our prayers.   

Reb Tzadok HaKohen says something so strong.  The truth is that G-d listens to every prayer.  But sometimes while I am praying, I’m already making plans of what to do if G-d doesn’t help me.   

So G-d says  “Listen brother, do your thing. I don’t want to disturb your plans “

~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

If a person is afraid of Gehinom, he has nothing to fear.

But if he isn’t afraid, he has a lot to be afraid of.

~ The Beis Aharon

People are not influenced by what you say. 

They are influenced by who you are.

~ R’ Daniel Glatstein

When it comes to mitzvos, don’t make a “To Do” list. 

Instead, make a “Do” list. 

Don’t wait! 

~ R’ Yisroel Majeski

Wherever you let God in – there God can be found. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

Just as one is certain the sun will rise in the morning, he should be certain that Hashem will help him.

~ Sefer Ha’Ikrim

After being told that his legs didn’t have to be amputated, R’ Leibke Glauberman replied, “I heard from my rebbe, the Yanuka (R’ Yisrael of Stolin): to say ‘if only I would have done things differently…’ is apikorsis. 

Everything is destined from Heaven.  The doctors may say that an illness such as I had didn’t call for amputation. But my legs needed to be amputated nonetheless, because that was decreed from Above.  It wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t Hashem’s will. 

There are those who want to daven, and there are others who want to learn. 

But to want what Hashem wants – that’s something else, entirely.

~ The Beis Avraham zt”l

Hashem put me in this situation. Ask yourself, what does He want of me right now?

A Yid must believe in Hashem’s salvation, not solely when he understands how it can happen.  Even if he doesn’t have any plan, and he doesn’t see any possibility (within the rules of nature), he still believes and trusts in Hashem’s salvation.

~ R’ Klonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczna hy’d (The Aish Kodesh)