OivedElokim wrote on 18 Oct 2020 02:21:
Day 48:
Clean day today.
Shabbos is a hard day not to lust, with all the well dressed women. But you gotta do what you gotta do...
There is a Mishnah in Pirkei Avos (5:26): Ben Hei Hei taught, “Lefum tza’ara agra,” which means that heavenly reward is granted in accordance with the level of challenge.
In Avos D’Rebbe Nosson (3:6), Rabbi Yishmael the son of Rabbi Yosi relates that a mitzvah done despite difficulty is worth more than a hundred mitzvos done without challenge. Again, a mitzvah done despite challenge is over a hundred times as great as a mitzvah done when it is easy!
Hashem cherishes each of these accomplishments and takes great pride in us. We cannot fathom how amazing it is and how proud Hashem
will be when we actually win the battle! Controlling ourselves is so impressive because it is so difficult.