Hashem is always with you/us!!!!

A good thing to do, we should work on understanding the t'feilot we are saying.  Some good sefarim to buy for this and use-pick one t'filah at a time and work on it. 

Praise My Soul by Rav Avigdor Miller zt''l 

Calling to Hashem B'emes

When I was going/and go through difficult times. When I’m worried or down, when I feel lost, I get chizuk.

I needed chizuk, because I had fallen so low that I didn’t recognize Hashem’s presence in my life. The following advice from Gedolim changed my way of thinking. They helped me find Hashem

Blessed Be His Great and Holy Name  and walk in His ways.

  We must always work on becoming closer to Hashem. At one point, I called Harav Shimon Schwab ZT’L. He told me to be mispallel for emunah pshuta shlema b’emes - to have simple faith in Hashem. He also told me whoever is mispallel for this is muvtach to get it.

Then a dear friend gave me the sefer, Praise My Soul, by Harav Avigdor Miller, zt’’l.

It explains the meaning of what we daven every day.

 In אַשְׁרֵי (Ashrei) we say-

קָרוֹב ה' לְכָל קֹרְאָיו,

Hashem is close to all who call to HIM

לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻֽהוּ בֶאֱמֶת.

To all who call to HIM b’emes.

How do we call to Hashem b’emes?

First one has to be mispalel for Syata d’Shmaya - help from Above.

for without Hashem we can accomplish nothing. This is calling to Him.

One has to run to Hashem like a child runs to a parent. (close your eyes and say with lots of feelings Please Hashem, Please. Please Tati Please, help me get close to you. I’m calling to You. You are my Father. I need You.

Next one has to investigate what he/she might be doing wrong, and work on correcting it.

One MUST have a reliable Rav to talk to and confide in.

One MUST have good friends, who support him physically and spiritually.

One MUST want to walk and talk with Hashem.

One MUST work on improving one’stTefillah.

One MUST work on his/her learning.

One MUST be mechazek oneself- get chizuk wherever you can.

One MUST work on following always in the way of Hashem Torah and Mitzvos.

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Have in mind (add a name you might know) Menachem Shalom Ben Miriam may Hashem give him a refuah shleima bzechus our working on ourselves. AMEN!